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October 13, 2019

How To Recover From Exhaustion

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – October 13, 2019 Then David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and who were left behind at the Besor Ravine. They came out to meet David and the people with him. As David and his men approached, he greeted [...]

October 12, 2019

Perfect Love Leads Us

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – October 12, 2019 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want; he makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Psalm 23:1-3 (RSV) I read a story about [...]

October 11, 2019

Strength In God

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – October 11, 2019 And Saul’s son Jonathan went to David at Horesh and helped him find strength in God. 1 Samuel 23:16 Strength in God is significant, as it is our stronghold when we are in serious trouble. It is our source of encouragement and our motivation [...]

October 10, 2019

Turn Back To Love

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – October 10, 2019 And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’ Luke 15:9 I am convinced that so much of our confusion and discouragement in faith is rooted in a distorted view [...]

October 9, 2019

Spiritual Fervor

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – October 9, 2019 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:11-12 Spiritual fervor is evidence of faith that is alive. It is vibrant and effervescent in expectation of an encounter [...]

October 8, 2019

Humble and Courageous Conversations

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – October 8, 2019 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. James 1:19 Some time ago, I watched an online video of [...]

October 7, 2019

Parenting Together

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – October 7, 2019 For we are co-workers in God’s service. 1 Corinthians 3:9 My wife Rita and I recently enjoyed the company of 8 couples under 40, all with children under 10. The purpose of our three hours together over dinner and discussion was to better understand [...]

October 6, 2019

God’s Qualifications

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – October 6, 2019 But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 [...]

October 5, 2019

The Power of Story Telling

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – October 5, 2019 He told them another parable. Matthew 13:33 Jesus loved to teach in parables. In fact, roughly one third of his teaching was in this format. Time and time again he used these metaphorical stories to communicate great truths about the kingdom of God. Parables are [...]

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