Psalms 90–92: My Refuge & My Fortress

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 31: Wednesday “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!” Psalm 91:1–2 Wednesday’s Bible reading is Psalms 90–92. Psalm 91 is […]

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Psalms 84–86: Threshold & Tents

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 29: Wednesday “For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand outside. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.” Psalm 84:10 Wednesday’s Bible reading is Psalms 84–86. The variety of these three psalms […]

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Luke 17–18: The Pharisee & The Tax Collector

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 27: Saturday And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt: “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. “The Pharisee stood and was praying […]

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Philippians 3–4: Joy & Peace

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 27: Sunday Furthermore*, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. Philippians 3:1 Sunday’s Bible reading is Philippians 3–4. Paul’s letter to the church at Philippi is about joy in the midst of the circumstances of our lives. If you look at this letter you’ll find that even it’s structure […]

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Luke 15–16: A Son & A Father

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 26: Saturday Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming near Him to listen to Him. Both the Pharisees and the scribes began to grumble, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” Luke 15:1 Saturday’s Bible reading is Luke 15–16. One thing that’s always […]

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“My servant Job”

In the heading at the top,  “My servant Job”, is a page containing my posts on Job. I’ll be adding to it as I write more on the book. There’s a subheading under it titled, Help & Comfort, in which I’ve gathered a list of posts on adversity and suffering in the hope of offering […]

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Growing Fruit

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22–23 Yesterday I told a former pastor that I’d love to see pastors take the nine qualities Paul lists as the fruit of the Spirit and tell their churches they were […]

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Genesis 40–43: Triumph & Testing

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 11: Monday “So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has informed you of all this, there is no one so discerning and wise as you are. You shall be over my house, and according to your command all my people shall do homage; only in the throne I […]

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Psalms 27–29: Providence & Power

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 10: Wednesday “To You, O LORD, I call; My rock, do not be deaf to me, For if You are silent to me, I will become like those who go down to the pit. Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to You for help, When […]

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A New Year’s Love

The Prodigal Son is probably the best known, and the best loved, of all of the parables told by Jesus.  I think that’s because it tells the story of the kind of father we would all like to have.  Some of us may have been blessed with a father similar to the one in the […]

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