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May 28, 2019

Suffering Seeks Hope

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – May 28, 2019 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. Romans 5:3-4 I remember the exact moment I heard “the voice.” As a new Christian I had heard that the Lord promises [...]

May 23, 2019

Celebrating Diversity

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – May 23, 2019 Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man or man independent of woman. For just as woman came from man, so man comes through woman; but all things come from God. 1 Corinthians 11:11-12 (NRSV) Of all of Paul’s writings, 1 Corinthians 11 [...]

May 18, 2019

Spiritual Training

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – May 18, 2019 Athletes exercise self-control in all things; they do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable one. So I do not run aimlessly, nor do I box as though beating the air. 1 Corinthians 9:25-26 (NRSV) I’ve always had a love/hate relationship with [...]

May 11, 2019

Financial Constraint To Advance The Gospel

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – May 11, 2019 We endure anything rather than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ. 1 Corinthians 9:12b (NRSV) It is incredibly easy to follow Jesus and pursue a life of devotion to him only to the extent that we get something out [...]

May 4, 2019

Death is Destroyed

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – May 4, 2019 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death. 1 Corinthians 15:25-26 (NRSV) As a kid, I remember hearing people comment on Christian leaders who had a great deal of integrity. Usually [...]

May 2, 2019

Love Builds Up

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – May 2, 2019 Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. Anyone who claims to know something does not yet have the necessary knowledge; but anyone who loves God is known by him. 1 Corinthians 8:1b-3 (NRSV) I’ve enjoyed school for as long as I can remember. At every age [...]

April 27, 2019

Unhindered Devotion

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – April 27, 2019 I want you to be free from anxieties. I say this for your own benefit, not to put any restraint upon you, but to promote good order and unhindered devotion to the Lord. 1 Corinthians 7:32a, 35 (NRSV) It used to be that the [...]

April 21, 2019

Foundational to Faith

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – April 21, 2019 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. 1 Corinthians 15:17 How do we become a Christian? Belief in the death of Christ and the resurrection of Christ for our sins. The cross of Jesus [...]

April 18, 2019

Bloom Where You Are Planted

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – April 18, 2019 However that may be, let each of you lead the life that the Lord has assigned, to which God called you. This is my rule in all the churches. 1 Corinthians 7:17 (NRSV) I have a short daily commute that takes me on the [...]

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