Daily Bible Readings

March 27 – April 2: Lent 5

  • Monday, March 27 – John gives many examples of Jesus admitting his relationship to his father…
  • Tuesday, March 28 –  How often have people inserted their own understanding of what God wants…
  • Wednesday, March 29 – Two things become apparent in this passage and will continue as themes…
  • Thursday, March 30 – How often did individuals presume to know what the scriptures meant…
  • Friday, March 31 – Have you ever compared God’s covenant given through Moses on Mt Sinai to the new covenant…
  • Saturday, April 1 – This passage shows the sovereign will of God as well as His tempered might…
  • Sunday, April 2 – Oh, that people today would have the courage and faith that Bartimaeus showed…

March 20 – March 26: Lent 4

  • Monday, March 20 – The birth rights and responsibilities of the first born is a foreign concept in our country today…
  • Tuesday, March 21 –  When does the need to follow a rule or law lead to sinfulness?…
  • Wednesday, March 22 – How can one of the holiest activities bring a curse on those that take it lightly…
  • Thursday, March 23 – While it’s not perfectly clear that Joseph’s brothers were lying to him to save themselves…
  • Friday, March 24 – Have you ever pondered how many religious and political groups are amongst the 12 disciples?…
  • Saturday, March 25 – This passage leads into one of the most quoted and misused passages in scripture…
  • Sunday, March 26 – How often in scripture do we see the theme of someone that God prepares for a greater work…

March 13 – March 19: Lent 3

  • Monday, March 13 – Why does Paul differentiate between life in the flesh and life in the spirit?…
  • Tuesday, March 14 –  Joseph has laid a trap to test the love and dedication of his brothers…
  • Wednesday, March 15 – Astonished describes the reaction of people towards Jesus’s works as an  unschooled Rabbi…
  • Thursday, March 16 – What is strength or weakness in the life of a Christian?…
  • Friday, March 17 – This passage is the preparation for Jacob to be reunited with Joseph in Egypt…
  • Saturday, March 18 – Mark includes many miracles and allusions here…
  • Sunday, March 19 – How can Paul show the Corinthian church they are taking God for granted?…

March 6 – March 12: Lent 2

  • Monday, March 6 – Have you ever noticed the arguments and infighting between the different groups in opposition…
  • Tuesday, March 7 –  Why do Christians that are taught to be like Christ, the meekest man in history, need to…
  • Wednesday, March 8 – We see here how God would use a great famine to reconcile the family of Jacob…
  • Thursday, March 9 – Have you ever planted a garden? 2000 years ago the process was different…
  • Friday, March 10 – This passage is just as appropriate today. Arguments about the spirit vs the body…
  • Saturday, March 11 – When Joseph’s brothers returned to their father they were delayed by Jacob’s fear….
  • Sunday, March 12 – This is a story of one of the first gentile missionaries…

February 27 – March 5: Lent 1

  • Monday, February 27 – Have you ever apologized for something someone else did?…
  • Tuesday, February 28 –  After 20 plus years, Jacob feels the pull of the Lord to return to the land of God’s promise…
  • Wednesday, March 1 – Why does Paul start out comparing man’s wisdom to God’s foolishness and man’s strength to…
  • Thursday, March 2 – The irony and cruelty in the stories of this family are truly amazing…
  • Friday, March 3 – Can you imagine the love and faith of the friends of this paralyzed man?…
  • Saturday, March 4 – Why would Paul use the terms defile or temple to describe the condition or body of a Christian?…
  • Sunday, March 5 – This passage shows the power and the wisdom of God compared to the wisdom of the “wise men”…

February 20 – February 26: Epiphany 7

  • Monday, February 20 – This discussion of light and darkness shows the importance of belief in Christ and…
  • Tuesday, February 21 –  After 20 plus years, Jacob feels the pull of the Lord to return to the land of God’s promise…
  • Wednesday, February 22 – Imagine your family has been doing something for years and someone tells you they know…
  • Thursday, February 23 – Does it ever feel that the passage you are reading is more appropriate today…
  • Friday, February 24 – God’s preservation and protection continue in the life of Jacob…
  • Saturday, February 25 – Why is it that every great miracle that Jesus did made the Jewish leaders despise him more?…
  • Sunday, February 26 – Why would Paul tell the Corinthians to not boast in appearances but for the content of their hearts?…

February 13 – February 19: Epiphany 6

February 6 – February 12: Epiphany 5

  • Monday, February 6 – What is the value of a righteous person?…
  • Tuesday, February 7 –  After reading this passage, how many responses are there to Jesus Christ and why?…
  • Wednesday, February 8 – This passage is part of the Heroes of Faith chapter…
  • Thursday, February 9 – When Abraham’s beloved Sarah dies, he enters into a negotiation to purchase a cave and plot/field…
  • Friday, February 10 – How would it feel to be a leader and not have your own family believe in you?…
  • Saturday, February 11 – The books of Hebrews and Mathew, are believed to be written for an audience that knew…
  • Sunday, February 12 – This is a great story about faith in God, and trust in God’s ability…

January 30 – February 5: Epiphany 4

January 23 – January 29: Epiphany 3

  • Monday, January 23 – Why do you follow Jesus? During Jesus’s ministry, people came from many regions…
  • Tuesday, January 24 –  Have you ever seen a teacher or presenter get so tired of explaining something…
  • Wednesday, January 25 – Even the righteous can fall into sins of their own doing…
  • Thursday, January 26 – This passage is the start of the story best known as, “The Woman at the Well”…
  • Friday, January 27 – Who was this high king of peace and a priest mentioned in Genesis, Psalms and here again…
  • Saturday, January 28 – Have you ever noticed the highs and lows of righteousness, faith and courage…
  • Sunday, January 29 – In the Gospels, Jesus uses many different methods to reveal and perform the miracles…

January 16 – January 22: Epiphany 2

  • Monday, January 16 – In this passage we see an example of God’s early provision for mankind…
  • Tuesday, January 17 –  As we have seen in our meditations recently, first century Judaism was full of different views…
  • Wednesday, January 18 – Have you pondered our relationship to Jesus Christ and His Father?…
  • Thursday, January 19 – The first of so many genealogies shows the progression of the ungodly versus the more righteous…
  • Friday, January 20 – Scripture here tells us that this was Jesus’s first miracle…
  • Saturday, January 21 – This passage is a contrast of 3 views of Jesus during His ministry…
  • Sunday, January 22 – Can anyone even imagine the scale of evil amongst mankind for God to intercede…

January 9 – January 15: Epiphany

January 2 – January 8: Christmas 2

December 26 – January 1: Christmas 1

December 19 – December 25: Advent 4

  • Monday, December 19 – Luke starts with a statement of the truths he is about to write and the reason he has compiled…
  • Tuesday, December 20 –  In this passage Paul outlines to Titus how Christian men and women of all ages should live…
  • Wednesday, December 21 – David’s offer to build a permanent  “house” for God seems reasonable..
  • Thursday, December 22 – Many months after Zacharias had seen the angel, Elizabeth gave birth to John the Baptist…
  • Friday, December 23 – What makes us right with God?…
  • Saturday, December 24 – What would you do if suddenly you were in the presence of true righteousness?…
  • Sunday, December 25 – This is John’s testimony again of who Jesus is…

December 12 – December 18: Advent 3

December 5 – December 11: Advent 2

  • Monday, December 5 – The introduction to this book seems to say: look here, I have a message from God…
  • Tuesday, December 6 –  Has God’s truth and correction ever been received happily by those getting rebuked?…
  • Wednesday, December 7 – Are there any of Jesus’s teachings or parables that aren’t problematic?…
  • Thursday, December 8 – It is unusual to look at multiple churches at the same time…
  • Friday, December 9 – The first commandment tells us what our first priority and responsibility should be…
  • Saturday, December 10 – In this prophetic passage Jesus is discussing things to come for the temple, Jerusalem and…
  • Sunday, December 11 – Paul notes here that while the Gospel is shared by humans, it is a divine message…

November 28 – December 4: Advent 1

  • Monday, November 28 – How keenly aware of the Messianic prophecies was Matthew?…
  • Tuesday, November 29 –  What would you say to  your followers if you knew your time with them would be cut short?…
  • Wednesday, November 30 – It is interesting that God uses His people as a witness to both His love and justice…
  • Thursday, December 1 – Jesus alludes to the past, present and future here…
  • Friday, December 2 – Isn’t it amazing how much of the New Testament is devoted to keeping up your guard…
  • Saturday, December 3 – The Lord desires righteousness in others like His own…
  • Sunday, December 4 – Even the naming of John the Baptist did not come without controversy and a miracle…

November 21 – November 27: Proper 29

November 14 – November 20: Proper 28

November 7 – November 13: Proper 27

October 31 – November 6: Proper 26

October 24 – October 30: Proper 25

October 17 – October 23: Proper 24

October 10 – October 16: Proper 23

October 3 – October 9: Proper 22

  • Monday, October 3 – Idolatry in Paul’s time drove the economics of some cities and societies…
  • Tuesday, October 4 –  There are many stories in the Bible of evil children that come from righteous …
  • Wednesday, October 5 – Jesus formed his band of disciples with men from very different…
  • Thursday, October 6 – How can you tell if you or someone else belongs to Jesus?…
  • Friday, October 7 – Contrast the lives of Judean Kings that did evil in the eyes of the Lord…
  • Saturday, October 8 – We don’t always get the reason behind Jesus’s actions…
  • Sunday, October 9 – Here we see signs of the Gospel going out and being met…

September 26 – October 2: Proper 21

September 19 – September 25: Proper 20

September 12 – September 18: Proper 19

September 5 – September 11: Proper 18

August 29 – September 4: Proper 17

August 22 – August 28: Proper 16

August 15 – August 21: Proper 15

August 8 – August 14: Proper 14

August 1 – August 7: Proper 13

July 25 – July 31: Proper 12

  • Monday, July 25 – Like many plays and shows today, this passage is written backward chronologically…
  • Tuesday, July 26 –  It is important to note the role of the Holy Spirit…
  • Wednesday, July 27 – Revenge, family, and politics are at the heart of this story…
  • Thursday, July 28 – During Jesus’s ministry and the history of the church…
  • Friday, July 29 – The common cycle of God’s Good News…
  • Saturday, July 30 – David – like Joshua before him – inquires and is given specific instruction by God…
  • Sunday, July 31 – Jesus begins to build his group of disciples…

July 18 – July 24: Proper 11

July 11 – July 17: Proper 10

  • Monday, July 11 – The persecution of the Early church had driven many Christians out…
  • Tuesday, July 12 –  Anyone that believes that God should always take immediate action against sin…
  • Wednesday, July 13 – When Jesus calls, everyone responds, except the self righteous…
  • Thursday, July 14 – Paul and Barnabas were set aside for ministry by the Holy Spirit…
  • Friday, July 15 – David is on the run, having no provisions or weapons with him…
  • Saturday, July 16 – While short, this passage carries many strong points…
  • Sunday, July 17 – With echoes of God’s response to Job’s questions…

July 4 – July 10: Proper 9

  • Monday, July 4 – The death of Jesus was an unsettling time for Jerusalem…
  • Tuesday, July 5 –  This passage highlights the activity of the Holy Spirit…
  • Wednesday, July 6 – The people were afraid of Samuel, but Samuel was afraid of Saul…
  • Thursday, July 7 – After his resurrection, Jesus appeared to his disciples and followers…
  • Friday, July 8 – Why is it so hard to believe that God can call people…
  • Saturday, July 9 – How great was the faith of David…
  • Sunday, July 10 – Where the word ‘blessed’ shows God’s favor, Jesus’ use of the word ‘woe’…

June 27 – July 3: Proper 8

  • Monday, June 27 – Mankind always prefers a god or leader that they can see or identify with…
  • Tuesday, June 28 –  A man is arrested after dinner at the order of the highest authorities…
  • Wednesday, June 29 – The arguments for ‘profession’ versus ‘possession’ in terms of…
  • Thursday, June 30 – We can ignore Saul taking credit for his victories…
  • Friday, July 1 – This is the only Gospel where some of these events are mentioned…
  • Saturday, July 2 – Ananias was a man of great faith…
  • Sunday, July 3 – What makes someone guilty?…

June 20 – June 26: Proper 7

  • Monday, June 20 – Why does mankind insist on telling an omnipotent God what he can…
  • Tuesday, June 21 –  If you took God’s sacred vessel, the Ark of the Covenant…
  • Wednesday, June 22 – How many times have we heard or read this passage…
  • Thursday, June 23 – A man is brought before the highest court in the land…
  • Friday, June 24 – What happens when God lets people have, not what they need, but what…
  • Saturday, June 25 – You can gain quite a bit of context by reading multiple accounts…
  • Sunday, June 26 – Abraham was justified by faith…

June 13 – June 19: Proper 6

June 6 – June 12: Proper 5

  • Monday, June 6 – How do you give a message that someone doesn’t want to hear?…
  • Tuesday, June 7 –  Finish this line: “I have decided to follow ___.”…
  • Wednesday, June 8 – Here Jesus weaves a story full of gestures toward contemporary events but…
  • Thursday, June 9 – This passage ends with “…for when I am weak, then I am strong.”…
  • Friday, June 10 – There is an old Jewish saying: God never sleeps…
  • Saturday, June 11 – While only a few verses long, this passage suggests that some time has passed…
  • Sunday, June 12 – How does the Lord work in this world?…

May 30 – June 5: Easter 7

  • Monday, May 30 –  “When the days drew near for Him to be taken up…” (v. 51) seems to hint…
  • Tuesday, May 31 – “He [God] guaranteed it by an oath…
  • Wednesday, June 1 –  Here we read about the restoration of Israel…
  • Thursday, June 2 – Here we go again! Faith versus works…
  • Friday, June 3 – Much of this block of Hebrews is very technical and somewhat steeped in legalese…
  • Saturday, June 4 – The original Tabernacle was described to Moses by God…
  • Sunday, June 5 –  Jesus is qualifying in whom His Spirit will dwell…

May 23 – May 29: Easter 6

  • Monday, May 23 –  Deuteronomy is a retelling of the law. Simple enough…
  • Tuesday, May 24 – James is very big on “be does of the word” (v. 22) which has…
  • Wednesday, May 25 –  “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life…” This verse…
  • Thursday, May 26 – This is a great rendering of just how much Jesus is identified with us…
  • Friday, May 27 – Here Ezekiel begins with the “appearance of the likeness of the glory”…
  • Saturday, May 28 – The demon-possessed boy. He was, undoubtedly, an innocent victim…
  • Sunday, May 29 –  “…even when we were dead through our trespasses…” (v. 4)…

May 16 – May 22: Easter 5

  • Monday, May 16 –  Remember: this sinful woman is unnamed…
  • Tuesday, May 17 – The “first-formed father” is Adam. The chapter is a thinly veiled history of Israel…
  • Wednesday, May 18 – This passage can be used as a cudgel with which to beat people down…
  • Thursday, May 19 – The country of the Gerasenes located on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee…
  • Friday, May 20 – This is a recounting of the Exodus from Egypt…
  • Saturday, May 21 – Paul reminds us here that the stronger…
  • Sunday, May 22 –  Here Matthew relates several parables of Jesus describing the kingdom of heaven…

May 9 – May 15: Easter 4

  • Monday, May 9 –  Paul’s student Epaphras, a Colossian himself, was sent to Colossae…
  • Tuesday, May 10 – This scene is toward the beginning to Jesus’ ministry…
  • Wednesday, May 11 – All too often we don’t “see” the triumph of the righteous…
  • Thursday, May 12 – I think Paul is insisting that all of our (spiritual, moral) focus be directed…
  • Friday, May 13 – A centurion had asked Jewish elders to appeal to Jesus to come and heal…
  • Saturday, May 14 – This is another ode to wisdom…
  • Sunday, May 15 –  Not only, according to Paul, must we give thanks to God but also why

May 2 – May 8: Easter 3

April 25 – May 1: Easter 2


April 18 – April 24: Easter Week

  • Monday, April 18 –  Jeremiah’s prayer here opens much like Psalm 73…
  • Tuesday, April 19 –   “God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ.”…
  • Wednesday, April 20 – Notice, “I am the true vine and my Father is the gardener…
  • Thursday, April 21 – This is a vivid rendering of the “general resurrection” at the end of the age…
  • Friday, April 22 – The scene is the Last Supper. Jesus is telling His disciples that He is “going away”…
  • Saturday, April 23 – Isaiah sounds like he’s prophesying of John’s “Revelation”…
  • Sunday, April 24 –  Spiritual maturity is the responsibility of each Christian for himself…


April 11 – April 17: Holy Week


April 4 – April 10: Lent 5


March 28 – April 3: Lent 4

  • Monday, March 28 –   Volumes are written about Romans alone…
  • Tuesday, March 29 –  These 8 verses discuss just how important “keeping the sabbath” is to God…
  • Wednesday, March 30 – Much of Jesus’ life mirrors the life of Moses…
  • Thursday, March 31 – We have an obligation as Christians to live according to the Spirit…
  • Friday, April 1 – The responsibility of the teachers is treated here…
  • Saturday, April 2 – This section of Jeremiah speaks of the relationship between the Jews and God…
  • Sunday, April 3 – Peter’s rebuke to Jesus, it turns out, is in direct opposition to the Father’s will…


March 21 – March 27: Lent 3

  • Monday, March 21 –   The feast here is the Feast of Tabernacles…
  • Tuesday, March 22 –  At age 75 Abraham received the promise of Isaac and the land of Canaan…
  • Wednesday, March 23 –  The LORD has done what no one had ever believed possible…
  • Thursday, March 24 – Three times in just two verses Jesus utters “I am” but not in the “meaningful” way…
  • Friday, March 25 – This is a passage about the importance death plays in our lives…
  • Saturday, March 26 – This section of Jeremiah speaks of the relationship between the Jews and God…
  • Sunday, March 27 – The opening verses involve the Pharisees seeking a sign…


March 14 – March 20: Lent 2

  • Monday, March 14 –   “…we received grace and apostleship to call people from all the Gentiles”…
  • Tuesday, March 15 –  “But he said to them, ‘I have food to eat that you know nothing about.’”…
  • Wednesday, March 16 –  “Since they did not think it was worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God”…
  • Thursday, March 17 – “Among my people are wicked men.” (v. 28)…
  • Friday, March 18 – The whole exhortation of Romans 2:25-29 is a rephrasing of Jesus’ quote in Matthew…
  • Saturday, March 19 – The LORD refers to the house of Jacob as foolish and senseless…
  • Sunday, March 20 – We often hear of Jesus’ power. Here we get a glimpse into His authority…


March 7 – March 13: Lent 1


February 28 – March 6: Epiphany Last


February 21 – February 27: Epiphany 7


February 14 – February 20: Epiphany 6

  • Monday, February 14 –  Scholastic consensus is that this letter to Timothy was written prior to Paul’s final imprisonment…
  • Tuesday, February 15 –  This section ends with “… to make for Yourself a glorious name.”…
  • Wednesday, February 16 –  In this parable of the wicked tenants, Jesus gives a synopsis of what happened to the prophets…
  • Thursday, February 17 – “Let no one despise your youth.” (v. 12)…
  • Friday, February 18 –  A very hopeful image is given us in this section…
  • Saturday, February 19 – The opening conundrum, I think, was intended to excite some thinking…
  • Sunday, February 20 – There is nothing quite like a tricky passage to make life exciting…


February 7 – February 13: Epiphany 5


January 31 – February 6: Epiphany 4


January 24 – January 30: Epiphany 3


January 17 – January 23: Epiphany 2

January 10 – January 16: Epiphany 1

  • Monday, January 10 – This passage is one of the finest and most eloquent in all of Scripture…
  • Tuesday, January 11 –  This is not an unfamiliar passage we are considering…
  • Wednesday, January 12 –  It is important to remember that eternity has nothing to do with time…
  • Thursday, January 13 – Isaiah is addressing a people who continually turn to false gods…
  • Friday, January 14 –  Jesus is in the midst of choosing His disciples…
  • Saturday, January 15 – So, this is a prayer. I can tell because Paul said, “I bow my knees…”…
  • Sunday, January 16 – Echoes of Isaiah 41 – images of deserts and droughts principally because of the obstinacy of the Jews…


January 3 – January 9: Christmas 2

  • Monday, January 3 – Commonly referred to as the “faith chapter”, Hebrews 11 presents a parade of the faith-filled leaders…
  • Tuesday, January 4 – This is a lesson either in assuming responsibility or of minding one’s own business…
  • Wednesday, January 5 – The vine and the vinedresser…
  • Thursday, January 6 – From this verse to the end of chapter 22 represents the dénouement
  • Friday, January 7 – God appears to get rather testy about the misuse of His name…
  • Saturday, January 8 – John recounts 7 signs (miracles) of Jesus of which this is the second…
  • Sunday, January 9 – These verses can be compared and contrasted with David’s Psalm 8…


December 27 – January 2: Christmas 1


December 20 – December 26: Advent 4

  • Monday, December 20 – I am no particular fan of poetry, but the opening line Isaiah gives ranks rather high in terms of beauty…
  • Tuesday, December 21 – Unlike Mark, Luke is far more generous with the details surrounding John the baptizer’s conception…
  • Wednesday, December 22 – Poor (Apostle) John. He is commissioned to describe something unutterable…
  • Thursday, December 23 – Isaiah: is speaking here of lip service…
  • Friday, December 24 – The difficulty of probing a familiar passage of Scripture such as this is…
  • Saturday, December 25 – In the NRSV the word “love” appears in this passage at least 15 times…
  • Sunday, December 26 –   We are living in the midst of the Second Advent…


December 13 – December 19: Advent 3

December 6 – December 12: Advent 2

  • Monday, December 6 – There is something about the idea of the Temple…
  • Tuesday, December 7 –  In closing this letter Paul exhorts the Thessalonians to esteem and love our [church] leaders…
  • Wednesday, December 8 – The thing about being in the presence of ultimate holiness is that one can see the contrast…
  • Thursday, December 9 –    Just how important is the Passover and what significance does it have…
  • Friday, December 10 –    “…because God chose you as the first fruits for salvation”…
  • Saturday, December 11 – Here you go: Maher-shalal-hash-baz – this is the name the LORD tells Isaiah to name his son…
  • Sunday, December 12 –   The opening here suggests that Jesus was baptizing people…


November 29 – December 5: Advent 1


November 22 – November 28: Proper 28

  • Monday, November 22 – Faith vs. Works. This is one, if not the most divisive point resulting from the Reformation…
  • Tuesday, November 23 –  Habakkuk shares with us a magnificent prayer…
  • Wednesday, November 24 – This is a rather brief, if pointed study in gratitude…
  • Thursday, November 25 –    The only promise of time we are given is “today”…
  • Friday, November 26 –   I seldom consider Scripture addresses…
  • Saturday, November 27 – “He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were religious and regarded others with contempt.”…
  • Sunday, November 28 –   If I were to apply a word to describe what Peter is saying here, it would be “watch” or “be vigilant”…


November 15 – November 21: Proper 27

  • Monday, November 15 – Setting: the house of a Pharisee. Verses 12-14 are an apt description of the contrast between “nice” and “kind”…
  • Tuesday, November 16 –  So, if you like peace and quiet (as I do) you may not find it in heaven…
  • Wednesday, November 17 – This is clearly a call to repentance – something we all need to do always…
  • Thursday, November 18 –    The parable of the “Prodigal Son” always moves me…
  • Friday, November 19 –   Luther did not like this book and was in favor of removing it from Scripture…
  • Saturday, November 20 –  Joel speaks of “the Day of the LORD”…
  • Sunday, November 21 –   Again, we get a glimpse of Jesus charming the scribes and Pharisees…


November 8 – November 14: Proper 26

November 1 – November 7: Proper 25


October 25 – October 31: Proper 24

  • Monday, October 25 – “When the days drew near for Him to be taken up, He set His face to go to Jerusalem.”…
  • Tuesday, October 26 –  This passage makes me want to be a martyr (witness); look at what they’re doing in glory…
  • Wednesday, October 27 – Sirach: We will be considering this text for the next couple of weeks…
  • Thursday, October 28 –   In the law (principally the book of Leviticus) there are a number of prohibitions regarding blood…
  • Friday, October 29 –   I cannot pretend to explain the descriptions of horses and riders here…
  • Saturday, October 30 –  Sirach: Again, I hear echoes of Scripture throughout…
  • Sunday, October 31 –  Let’s talk some of judgment…

October 18 – October 24: Proper 23


October 11 – October 17: Proper 22


October 4 – October 10: Proper 21


September 27 – October 3: Proper 20


September 20 – September 26: Proper 19

September 13 – September 19: Proper 18

September 6 – September 12: Proper 17

August 30 – September 5: Proper 16

August 23 – August 29: Proper 15

August 16 – August 22: Proper 14

August 9 – August 15: Proper 13

August 2 – August 8: Proper 12

July 26 – August 1: Proper 11

  • Monday, July 26 –  So, love fulfills the Law…
  • Tuesday, July 27 –  The LORD had promised that the city of Ai would be defeated…
  • Wednesday, July 28 – The drama begins…
  • Thursday, July 29 – Edifying. Paul is exhorting these Romans to encourage each other…
  • Friday, July 30 – The land of Canaan was not a unified entity but rather a collection of what might be called city-states…
  • Saturday, July 31 – Jesus is now before Pilate who asks Him: “Are You the King of the Jews?”…
  • Sunday, August 1 –   At this point Paul is in what amounts to home confinement…

July 19 – July 25: Proper 10

July 12 – July 18: Proper 9

  • Monday, July 12 – Only now are the Israelites becoming aware that the promise of the inheritance from God is about to be fulfilled…
  • Tuesday, July 13 –  I can’t begin to know what kind of mood Jesus was in when He unleashed this tirade on the scribes and Pharisees…
  • Wednesday, July 14 – More about promises (see Monday’s meditation)…
  • Thursday, July 15 – Deuteronomy is a re-telling of the Law and major events the Hebrews faced as they wandered through the wilderness…
  • Friday, July 16 – This is Jesus’ end-time prophecy…
  • Saturday, July 17 – In this passage, my first connection to Jesus’ final message to His apostles/disciples just before His ascension…
  • Sunday, July 18 –   “Be strong and courageous” is commanded to Joshua…

July 5 – July 11: Proper 8

  • Monday, July 5 – Paul here delves into that salty issue of sin vs. grace…
  • Tuesday, July 6 – We are now introduced to a new face – Balaam, apparently a “world famous” prophet…
  • Wednesday, July 7 – This episode takes place during Jesus’ last week before He dies…
  • Thursday, July 8 – The opening lines of this passage are so triumphant that they should make all of us who are in Christ to jump up and down with joy…
  • Friday, July 9 – Still Balak wants Balaam to curse Israel. This is the third time…
  • Saturday, July 10 – Jesus was certainly busy during His last week…
  • Sunday, July 11 –  Be careful of your words – they have meaning…

June 28 – July 4: Proper 7

  • Monday, June 28 – Please (re-)turn to chapter 18:1-5 to hear an echo of what we are looking at today…
  • Tuesday, June 29 – There are several points to consider here; I shall discuss 2 of them…
  • Wednesday, June 30 – These verses speak principally of the holiness of God…
  • Thursday, July 1 – Two events are depicted here…
  • Friday, July 2 – In this passage we are introduced to what became known as the doctrine of “Original Sin”…
  • Saturday, July 3 – Two more episodes are unfolded here…
  • Sunday, July 4 –  Talk about “missing the boat” and a complete lack of compassion…

June 21 – June 27: Proper 6

  • Monday, June 21 –  It is certain I will be unable to do Romans justice in these meditation…
  • Tuesday, June 22 – We can begin to appreciate the LORD’s loving kindness…
  • Wednesday, June 23 – The admonition here to become like little children, i.e., to be wholly dependent upon God, hearkens back to Matthew 11…
  • Thursday, June 24 – Paul is telling us again that there is something universal about the Law…
  • Friday, June 25 – This is an account of what will become an unfortunate story…
  • Saturday, June 26 – These verses cover a testy subject: divorce…
  • Sunday, June 27 – What is being described here is the first of 7 Church councils (the remaining 6 were chronicled by the Church Fathers)…

June 14 – June 20: Proper 5

  • Monday, June 14 – Jesus talks about a treasure in a field…
  • Tuesday, June 15 – I am persuaded that Paul may not have been an ingratiating person…
  • Wednesday, June 16 – Ecclesiastes verses 1-8 are fairly familiar…
  • Thursday, June 17 – Sometimes the headings of some paragraphs are misleading…
  • Friday, June 18 – This is a tricky passage. It seems to me that whenever Paul starts talking about the law…
  • Saturday, June 19 – Isn’t it remarkable that governments get anything done…
  • Sunday, June 20 – This passage begins with a phrase that Jesus uses frequently: “Do not be afraid”…

June 7 – June 13: Proper 4

  • Monday, June 7 – What we have here is a tantalizing smattering of pithy sayings…
  • Tuesday, June 8 – Almost as if to continue yesterday’s look at earthly wealth, “Sell your possessions, and give alms…For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”…
  • Wednesday, June 9 – Ecclesiastes verses 1-8 are fairly familiar…
  • Thursday, June 10 –  I guess I forgot just how often wisdom and wealth are juxtaposed in Proverbs…
  • Friday, June 11 – As I wrote earlier, Matthew was addressing a Jewish audience…
  • Saturday, June 12 –  Paul warns Timothy about false teachers and in the next breath cautions him not to crave money…
  • Sunday, June 13 – These opening lines set the tone of the book – dismal…

March 7 – March 13: Third Week of Lent

  • Monday, March 8 – This is not the first time that Paul pleads for…
  • Tuesday, March 9 – The Pharaoh and his servants (or officials depending on…
  • Wednesday, March 10 – Paul here presents another aspect to loving one’s neighbor…
  • Thursday, March 11 – Such a pity that we did not look at Joseph revealing himself to his brothers…
  • Friday, March 12 – Mark is a little subdued in this reading which is rife with miracles…
  • Saturday, March 13 –  “…on whom the ends of the ages have come.”…
  • Sunday, March 14 – This passage depicts a rather significant event in the lives of Joseph, his sons, and all the sons of Israel…

February 28 – March 6: Second Week of Lent

February 21 – February 27: First Week of Lent

February 14 – February 20: Week of Ash Wednesday

February 8 – February 14: Epiphany 5

February 1 – February 7: Epiphany 4

January 25 – January 31: Epiphany 3

January 18 – January 24: Epiphany 2

January 11 – January 17: Epiphany 1

January 4 – January 10: Week of Epiphany

December 28 – January 3: Week after Christmas

December 21 – December 27: Advent 4

December 14 – December 20: Advent 3

November 30 – December 6: Advent 1

November 23 – November 29: Proper 29

November 16 – November 22: Proper 28

November 9 – November 15: Proper 27

November 2 – November 8: Proper 26

October 26 – November 1: Proper 25

October 19 – October 25: Proper 24

October 12 – October 18: Proper 23

October 5 – October 11: Proper 22

September 28 – October 4: Proper 21

September 21 – September 27: Proper 20

September 14 – September 20: Proper 19

September 7 – September 13: Proper 18

August 31 – September 6: Proper 17

August 24 – August 30: Proper 16

August 17 – August 23: Proper 15

August 10 – August 16: Proper 14

August 3 – August 9: Proper 13

July 27 – August 2: Proper 12

July 20 – July 26: Proper 11

July 13 – July 19: Proper 10

July 6 – July 12: Proper 9

June 29 – July 5: Proper 8

June 22 – June 28: Proper 7

June 15 – June 21: Proper 6

June 8 – June 14: Proper 5

June 1 – June 7: Proper 4

May 25 – May 31: Seventh Week of Easter

May 18 – May 24: Sixth Week of Easter

May 11 – May 17: Fifth Week of Easter

May 4 – May 10: Fourth Week of Easter

April 27 – May 3: Third Week of Easter

April 20 – April 26: Second Week of Easter

April 13 – April 19: First Week of Easter

April 6 – April 12: Holy Week

March 30 – April 5: Fifth Week of Lent

March 23 – March 29: Fourth Week of Lent

March 16 – March 22: Third Week of Lent

March 9 – March 15: Second Week of Lent

March 2 – March 8: First Week of Lent

February 24 – March 1: Last Week of Epiphany

February 17 – February 23: Epiphany Week 7

February 10 – February 16: Epiphany Week 6

February 3 – February 9: Epiphany – Week 5

January 27 – February 2: Epiphany – Week 4

January 20 – January 26: Epiphany – Week 3

January 13 – January 19: Epiphany – Week 2

January 6 – January 12: Epiphany – Week 1

December 30 – January 5: First Week After Christmas

December 23 – December 29: Advent 2019 – Week 4

December 16 – December 22: Advent 2019 – Week 3

December 9 – December 15: Advent 2019 – Week 2

December 2 – December 8: Advent 2019 – Week 1