Daily Readings for September 21 – 27
Fellow travelers: For those looking for a Bible reading plan, each week I 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 Old Testament books.…
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Faith is Not a Democracy
In our lives, there are many “voices” that try to influence us, from the people we know, to the things we read, to all the messages in our culture, and beyond. These may not be literal voices in our heads, but all of these influences affect our inner dialogue and compete to make us act in certain ways. Often, we don’t know why we do what we do or feel…
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The Cross and the Fury of God
Shortly after the death of King David, the kingdom was split into two: 10 of the twelve tribes becoming Israel, and the remaining 2 (Judah and Benjamin) becoming Judah. Much of the OT history and prophets tells the story of how these 2 kingdoms – first Israel and then Judah – fell away from worship of the true God into idolatry. But the prophets also emphasize that idolatry resulted in…
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What You Have Forgotten Today He Can Supply
The Gospel of Mark records two miraculous feedings of multitudes. The first was mainly a Jewish crowd of about 5,000 in Mark 6:30-44; the second was a mainly Gentile group of about 4,000 in Mark 8:1-9. These two stories are very well known, but if you read on Mark adds this about Jesus’ disciples in 8:14 – “Now they had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf…
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Only Christ Can Practice What We Preach
We all know the phrase “practice what you preach.” It’s a way to call someone a hypocrite, and at the same time tear down what the other person claims to believe in. These beliefs may be political or moral philosophies, but they may also be religious beliefs like denominations or theological systems. For this post, I’ll call all of these “isms.” The history of Christianity has been a constant conflict…
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Forgiveness and Its Alternatives: A Quint of Quotes
Dear fellow travelers, Here is another “Quint of Quotes” from my collection. These quints are five quotes somewhat related to each other, but not exactly in agreement. These deal with the importance of forgiveness. Hope you find them interesting and thought-provoking. Enjoy! “You can have vengeance, or peace, but you can’t have both” – Herbert Hoover, after World War II “Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other…
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Beware the Bugblatter Beast of Traal
Regular readers will know that I am a fan of Douglas Adams’ science fiction comedy novel The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Adams makes a comic art form of extreme absurdity, and one such creation is the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal. In the book, intergalactic hitchhikers are urged to always travel with a towel, and among the reasons is that a towel is handy to wrap around your head…
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Daily Readings for September 14 – 20
Fellow travelers: For those looking for a Bible reading plan, each week I 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 Old Testament books.…
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The Snares of Death
Sometimes a particular Psalm, or part of a Psalm can be hard to identify with. Often the writers were going through circumstances unlike anything we have faced or ever will face. The author of Psalm 116 mentions such a situation in verse 3. Here are the first 4 verses: “I love the LORD, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy.Because he inclined his ear to me, …
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Compel Them to Come In, But How?
Luke 14:23 “Then the master said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.” This verse is part of a larger parable about how the master invited many, but many of those declined the invitation. So, the master, wanting a full house, asks the servant to go outside the original invitation list and bring in whoever…
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