Persevering on the Cross
The Passion stories at the end of each Gospel can be difficult to read. When you love Jesus, it’s hard to see Him suffer such injustice in multiple trials before the Jews and the Romans, to suffer abuse such as flogging and being spit upon, but mostly to read about His crucifixion. It’s also frustrating to read about those who abused Him and wonder, how did they not know better? …
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The Lord Cares Even for Your Wilderness
If you are like me, some days feel very eventful and productive, but other days remind me of the saying: “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” There are times when we all wonder: Who cares about what I did today? Did today matter? Did anyone notice? When recently reading Psalm 29, verse 8 struck me, which…
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Daily Readings for February 2 – 8
Fellow travelers: For those looking for a Bible reading plan, each week in 2026 I will post 2 chapters to read per day as a main reading plan, and for anyone who wants to read the whole Bible in 2026, I’ll post the extra chapters to read that week. The main readings will include nearly all of the New Testament, plus Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, the Prophets, and a few other…
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“The Way to Death”
Is everything a matter of life and death? In Deuteronomy 30:19, Moses said to the people of Israel about God’s law: “I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live.” This idea of things being a choice between life and death also shows up in wisdom literature,…
Keep readingGodly Offspring Aren’t an Accident
“And God blessed them. And God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.’” – Genesis 1:28“Did he not make them one, with a portion of the Spirit in their union? And what was the one God seeking? …
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When Our Seeds Only Grow Thorns
Sometimes we feel like we’re putting in a lot of effort but getting no results from it. We’re sowing good seeds but not reaping any harvest. At times, it seems disappointment is our only reward. Often this can just be the way things are at the time – we’re doing nothing wrong but it’s just not obvious what God is doing at that time. We don’t need to change anything. …
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The God Over All Government
We’d all like to live under a better government, but the only perfect, Godly government we’ll ever see is a monarchy under Jesus in heaven. Until then, like it or not, we all have to live under imperfect governments. We hope and pray for our government to be more Godly, more like the perfect government, and we should, as Paul wrote: “First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers,…
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Modern Media: A Quint of Quotes
Fellow travelers, Here is another “Quint of Quotes” from my collection. These five somewhat related sayings are about the way news is reported and used today. I hope you find them thought-provoking, or at least interesting, but please don’t fight over them! “The news media has decided that the way to arrive at neutrality is to put two opposing voices together and let them yell at each other.” – Wikipedia…
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God Knows Where the Grass is Greenest
The Old Testament book of Numbers has a story about Balak, the king of Moab. Scared of Israel after seeing their military success, he was desperate to find a way to avoid defeat himself. Balak sought out Balaam, known as a prophet who spoke oracles, to curse Israel for him. After repeatedly paying Balaam and making many sacrifices, Balaam refused to curse Israel because God told him to bless Israel,…
Keep readingDaily Readings for January 26 – February 1
Fellow travelers: For those looking for a Bible reading plan, each week in 2026 I will post 2 chapters to read per day as a main reading plan, and for anyone who wants to read the whole Bible in 2026, I’ll post the extra chapters to read that week. The main readings will include nearly all of the New Testament, plus Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, the Prophets, and a few other…
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