Job 13–14: Ashes & Clay

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 7: Thursday “Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes, Your defenses are defenses of clay.” Job 13:12 In today’s Bible reading of Job 13–14, Job finishes his rejoinder to Zophar and his other friends. Zopar was the last of the three men to speak to Job, and as […]

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Psalms 18–20: Praise & Prayers

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 7: Wednesday “Some boast in chariots and some in horses, But we will boast in the name of the LORD, our God. They have bowed down and fallen, But we have risen and stood upright. Save, O LORD; May the King answer us in the day we call.” […]

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Judges 7–11: Disobedience & Deliverance

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 7: Tuesday “Then it came about, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the sons of Israel again played the harlot with the Baals, and made Baal-berith their god. Thus the sons of Israel did not remember the LORD their God, who had delivered them from the hands […]

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Genesis 24–27: Isaac & Rebekah

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 7: Monday “Sojourn in this land and I will be with you and bless you, for to you and to your descendants I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore to your father Abraham. I will multiply your descendants as the […]

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The Trivialization of God’s Image

I find it both encouraging and maddening when I read items from the business world that speak to important points in our relationships with others. Last night I stumbled across an article at BNET on networking that stated those things that are beneficial in personal relationships are also good for business relationships. Generosity, authenticity and […]

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Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 7

Week 7 of Read the Bible in 2011 begins today. I’m writing down some of my thoughts and reflections as I read through the Bible to encourage you in your own Bible reading. I’m giving a small amount of background material, but for the most part I’m trying to keep my focus on broad outlines […]

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Matthew 14–16: Hypocrites & Hearts

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 6: Saturday “And by this you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition. You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you: ‘THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME. BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING […]

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