We are still on track with our 1-year Bible plan. There’s a theme in today’s Old Testament readings: 2 Samuel 22, Psalm 18, and the verse of the day is Isaiah 26:4. ‘”The Lord lives! Praise to my Rock! May God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted! ‘2 Samuel 22:47 ‘The Lord is my…
Today’s verse is Romans 12:12. ‘Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. ‘Romans 12:12 In my quest to grow in my faith and personal spiritual training, I’ve been writing down the verse of the day. The Bible app has a great feature that allows you to compare different versions. As I read…
Whoo Hoo! It’s day 181 of this year’s Bible reading, and we are 50% finished. And today’s verse of the day is Luke 6:28. But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.Luke 6:27-28 In…
My youngest son and I were in eastern Kentucky on a mission trip last week. I didn’t have time to post as much as I would have liked. But we are plugging right along through the Bible. I’m pondering choices and how our choices can affect so many people. In 2 Samuel 11-15, we learn…
“Don’t drink only water. You ought to drink a little wine for the sake of your stomach because you are sick so often.”1 Timothy 5:23 I’ve heard some people say that if you are a Christian, you won’t get sick. But Timothy had stomach issues — “You are sick so often”. For whatever reason, God…
Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come. 1 Timothy 4:8 This stood out to me today. There are so many fitness programs to get people into shape. 24-hour gyms, yoga studios, weight training, resistance training, and diet training. People will…
I’m on a mission trip this week without internet. I’m still reading through the Bible, but won’t be able to post. I’ve scheduled this week’s post on some of my favorite readings. With so much outrage and anger in the world, there’s never been a better time to meditate on Psalm 37.
It’s day 170 of following the solidlives.com plan in reading through the Bible this year. And today’s readings were Psalm 22 and Matthew 27. Psalm 22 was prophetic and written 1,000 years before Christ. Psalm 22:1 corresponds to Jesus’ cry in Matthew 27:46. Both passages contain the words, ‘My God, my God, why have you…
We are truckin’ right through the Bible this year, and today’s New Testament reading is Matthew 26. We learn that the leading priests want to kill Jesus and that Judas will betray Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. ‘Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve disciples, went to the leading priests and asked, “How much…
After finishing my Bible study this morning, a scroll through social media brought to mind an old neighborhood friend. He was the first kid I met when we first moved to central Kentucky; we were both in the 4th grade. And after 40-plus years, I reached out to him on social media in 2021. We…