August 10 – August 16: Proper 14

• Monday, August 10 – David’s sorrows begin. His first-born son…
• Tuesday, August 11 – For many people this is a difficult passage…
• Wednesday, August 12 – Paul has returned to Jerusalem which ends…
• Thursday, August 13 – Absalom, now heir-apparent, though he was…
• Friday, August 14 – Mark’s gospel is the shortest and perhaps…
• Saturday, August 15 – From the earliest times in Jewish history we…
• Sunday, August 16 – When considering David, the first rule of thumb…

August 3 – August 9: Proper 13

• Monday, August 3 – The Jews/Christians in Corinth can become a bit…
• Tuesday, August 4 – David had just learned from Nathan…
• Wednesday, August 5 – What does it mean when Jesus says: “He…
• Thursday, August 6 – We have here a very curious event…
• Friday, August 7 – This recounts Nathan’s bold rebuke of David…
• Saturday, August 8 – “Jesus did not want anyone to know where…
• Sunday, August 9 – Paul is exhorting the Roams Christians to exhort…

July 27 – August 2: Proper 12

• Monday, July 27 – This rather grizzly account of the death of John…
• Tuesday, July 28 – Paul, Silas and their companions roamed…
• Wednesday, July 29 – Joab vs. Abner. In chapter 2 of 2 Samuel…
• Thursday, July 30 – What is clean and what is unclean? We tend…
• Friday, July 31 – Paul was a troublemaker. When in Thessalonica…
• Saturday, August 1 – I think Shakespeare pilfered a thought which…
• Sunday, August 2 – There are at least two confessions of faith…

July 20 – July 26: Proper 11

• Monday, July 20 – These verses show yet King Saul’s maniacal…
• Tuesday, July 21 – It sounds like Jesus is talking about honesty and…
• Wednesday, July 22 – Let’s begin by clearing up something which…
• Thursday, July 23 – Samuel has died, and he was mourned by all…
• Friday, July 24 – The obvious good things in this scripture…
• Saturday, July 25 – Antioch (Syria), at least this time the writer…
• Sunday, July 26 – King Saul is now dead and although David is…

July 13 – July 19: Proper 10

• Monday, July 13 – Barnabas first shows up in Acts chapter 4…
• Tuesday, July 14 – Jonathan, King Saul’s son, and David were fast…
• Wednesday, July 15 – This is the calling of Levi whom we know as…
• Thursday, July 16 – Barnabas and Saul venture forth on what will…
• Friday, July 17 – David is pursuing his favorite pastime: being…
• Saturday, July 18 – There is a recurring theme throughout this…
• Sunday, July 19 – The end of chapter 11 is an eloquent doxology…

July 6 – July 12: Proper 9

• Monday, July 6 – Jesus, who had lost the vigor of His youth, was…
• Tuesday, July 7 – Saul (Paul) had forged for himself a formidable…
• Wednesday, July 8 – By this time Samuel had managed to inch his…
• Thursday, July 9 – This is Luke’s rendition of what happened the…
• Friday, July 10 – Luke now shifts his attention to Peter. We all…
• Saturday, July 11 – This is that age-old story of David and Goliath…
• Sunday, July 12 – This is one of Jesus’ tirades against the…

June 29 – July 5: Proper 8

• Monday, June 29 – “What has been will be again; what has been…
• Tuesday, June 30 – Here we see people seeking to do evil against…
• Wednesday, July 1 – The sin spoken of in this passage is called…
• Thursday, July 2 – As I read about the assembled masses of…
• Friday, July 3 – This passage, though short, is rife with meaning…
• Saturday, July 4 – Let’s agree that Saul was spiritually blind on…
• Sunday, July 5 – These verses prove how stubborn and resolute…

June 22 – June 28: Proper 7

• Monday, June 22 – The Israelites, after repeated defeats against the…
• Tuesday, June 23 – Gamaliel prevails. Who is Gamaliel? Turns out…
• Wednesday, June 24 – We, today, operate at some disadvantage. We…
• Thursday June 25 – Israel is beginning to whine like a child…
• Friday, June 26 – This passage of scripture finds us smack dab in…
• Saturday, June 27 – Another prism through which to glimpse what…
• Sunday, June 28 – “For if those who live by the Law are heirs…

June 15 – June 21: Proper 6

• Monday, June 15 – This is a thinly veiled prophesy of Jesus’ death…
• Tuesday, June 16  – Here may begin the notion of tradition in the…
• Wednesday, June 17 – Elkanah was a Levite married to Hannah…
• Thursday, June 18  – “David calls him ‘Lord.’ How then can he be…
• Friday, June 19 – Peter had just dropped the proverbial bomb…
• Saturday, June 20 – Israel went out to fight against the Philistines…
• Sunday, June 21 – This little speech Jesus gave to His disciples after…

June 8 – June 14: Proper 5

• Monday, June 8 – Paul reminds his readers that while we are in the…
• Tuesday, June 9 – I’ve always thought it was interesting that Jesus…
• Wednesday, June 10 – For our purposes the meaningful objective of…
• Thursday, June 11 – As if to bring forward our last look at…
• Friday, June 12 – The Edomites (which don’t exist any longer) lived…
• Saturday, June 13 – The priests and lawyers again seek to find out…
• Sunday, June 14 – This book reawakens the Book of Jonah. About a…

June 1 – June 7: Proper 4

• Monday, June 1 – Constant repetition should produce 2 results…
• Tuesday, June 2 – This is a picture of people who both feel entitled…
• Wednesday, June 3 – Paul does not skirt the issue he raised in…
• Thursday, June 4 – First Moses warns against corrupt judges. They…
• Friday, June 5 –  The Pharisee and the tax collector. This is a…
• Saturday, June 6 – Encouraging people to give to the people of…
• Sunday, June 7 – Keep in mind this book is the last thing Moses…

May 25 – May 31: Seventh Week of Easter

• Monday, May 25 – Jesus was heading to Jerusalem from Galilee…
• Tuesday, May 26 – This is a rather grim prophecy of doom…
• Wednesday, May 27 – I hope all of you have grappled with this…
• Thursday, May 28 – This time it’s a lawyer who hopes to make his…
• Friday, May 29 – When we read this passage, we may (actually do…
• Saturday, May 30 – This is an eloquent rendering of the old…
• Sunday, May 31 – Pentecost – Pentecost ranks among the top…

May 18 – May 24: Sixth Week of Easter

• Monday, May 18 – For 40 years the Israelites wandered in the…
• Tuesday, May 19 – Most people, at this time (in Jeru-salem) were…
• Wednesday, May 20 – These verses raise some serious ethical…
• Thursday, May 21 – This is a glimpse from Daniel, or rather a…
• Friday, May 22 – “Like the appearance of a rainbow…(v. 28) The…
• Saturday, May 23 – According to the writer of Hebrews, Jesus…
• Sunday, May 24 – “It is enough for the student to be like his…

May 11 – May 17: Fifth Week of Easter

• Monday, May 11 – The superscription (that portion above verse…
• Tuesday, May 12 – “…offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and…
• Wednesday, May 13 – Daniel is a somewhat unique prophet or…
• Thursday, May 14 – In the section just before this one, Jesus said…
• Friday, May 15 – I guess it is very easy for us to get trapped by the…
• Saturday, May 16 – Jesus feeds 5,000 people with only 5 loaves and…
• Sunday, May 17 – The hymn (typically indented in the English text…

May 4 – May 10: Fourth Week of Easter

• Monday, May 4 – Paul’s student Epaphras, a Colossian himself…
• Tuesday, May 5 – This scene is toward the beginning of Jesus’…
• Wednesday, May 6 – “And I fill up in my flesh what is still…
• Thursday, May 7 – Every king or ruler likes to think of himself…
• Friday, May 8 – Yesterday we considered earthly kingdoms…
• Saturday, May 9 – Jesus began his public ministry by being…
• Sunday, May 10 – Pearls are regarded as valuable semi-precious…

April 27 – May 3: Third Week of Easter

• Monday, April 27 – Here Jesus goes to his hometown of…
• Tuesday, April 28 – Much is mentioned of love in this passage…
• Wednesday, April 29 – Belshazzar, son or, more likely, grandson…
• Thursday, April 30 – I am no fisherman, but I’ve heard many…
• Friday, May 1 – Take a breath, this is a long one…
• Saturday, May 2 – New king, Darius of the Medes and…
• Sunday, May 3 – Peter is addressing two groups: the…

April 20 – April 26: Second Week of Easter

• Monday, April 20 – Daniel’s life was favored by God from…
• Tuesday, April 21 – This scene is the Last Supper (Passover)…
• Wednesday, April 22 – Just enough is left out of this passage to…
• Thursday, April 23 – King Nebuchadnezzar had a very troubling…
• Friday, April 24 – This is the Easter season and yet this…
• Saturday, April 25 – Here John explains what it means to love…
• Sunday, April 26 – Nebuchadnezzar is a study of someone…

April 13 – April 19: First Week of Easter

• Monday, April 13 – Why Jonah? Wasn’t he that rather depressing…
• Tuesday, April 14 – “God has made this Jesus whom you…
• Wednesday, April 15 – Notice, “I am the true vine and my Father…
• Thursday, April 16 – This is a vivid rendering of the…
• Friday, April 17 – The scene is the Last Supper. Jesus is…
• Saturday, April 18 –  Isaiah sounds like he’s prophesying of…
• Sunday, April 19 – Spiritual maturity is the responsibility of each…

April 6 – April 12: Holy Week

• Monday, April 6 – Jeremiah’s prayer here opens much like…
• Tuesday, April 7 – This is but days before Jesus’ death. I have…
• Wednesday, April 8 – Standing firm is a guard against…
• Thursday, April 9 – Maundy Thursday – This is the day we…
• Friday – April 10 – Good Friday – This is the first portrayal of the…
• Saturday, April 11 – Holy Saturday – For a limited time, Job’s life…
• Sunday, April 12 – Resurrection Sunday -I doubt I shall ever…

March 30 – April 5: Fifth Week of Lent

• Monday, March 30 – Which to choose – Jeremiah and his figs…
• Tuesday, March 31 – Judah has abandoned her covenant with God…
• Wednesday, April 1 – Matthew tells us in his chapter 15 that as Jesus…
• Thursday, April 2 – Hearing the gospel is necessary for salvation…
• Friday, April 3 – ’Tis is a stern warning against complacency…
• Saturday, April 4 – This is the account of Jesus raising Lazarus…
• Sunday, April 5 – Confession of faith is an on-going thing…

March 23 – March 29: Fourth Week of Lent

• Monday, March 23 – Volumes are written about Romans alone so I…
• Tuesday, March 24 – These 8 verses discuss just how important “keep…
• Wednesday, March 25 – Much of Jesus’ life mirrors the life of Moses…
• Thursday, March 26 – We have an obligation as Christians to live…
• Friday, March 27 – The responsibility of the teachers is treated here…
• Saturday, March 28 – “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?”…
• Sunday, March 29 – Peter’s rebuke to Jesus, it turns out, is in direct…

March 16 – March 22: Third Week of Lent

• Monday, March 16 – The feast here is the Feast of Tabernacles (early…
• Tuesday, March 17 – At age 75 Abraham received the promise of…
• Wednesday, March 18 – The LORD has done what no one had ever…
• Thursday, March 19 –  Three times in just two verses Jesus utters “I…
• Friday, March 20 – This is a passage about the importance death…
• Saturday, March 21 – This section of Jeremiah speaks of the…
• Sunday, March 22 – The opening verses involve the Pharisees seeking…

March 9 – March 15: Second Week of Lent

• Monday, March 9 – “…we received grace and apostleship to call…
• Tuesday, March 10 – “But he said to them, ‘I have food to eat that you…
• Wednesday, March 11 – “Since they did not think it was worthwhile…
• Thursday, March 12 – “Among my people are wicked men.” (v. 28)…
• Friday, March 13 – The whole exhortation of Romans 2:25-29 is a…
• Saturday, March 14 – The LORD refers to the house of Jacob as foolish…
• Sunday, March 15 – We often hear of Jesus’ power. Here we get…

March 2 – March 8: First Week of Lent

• Monday, March 2 – While the marriage at Cana is a good…
• Tuesday, March 3 – Deuteronomy here gives us a warning against…
• Wednesday, March 4 – Once when Jesus was in Jerusalem during…
• Thursday, March 5 – The recurring word of this passage is “Today”…
• Friday, March 6 –  This passage is rife with “fear”. I hope we all…
• Saturday, March 7 – Points to remember: 1) Jesus was in Samaria…
• Sunday, March 8 – As the reading tells us, Jeremiah was called to be…

February 24 – March 1: Last Week of Epiphany

• Monday, February 24 – The opening verses of Hebrews rank among…
• Tuesday, February 25 – The theme for Lent will be avoiding…
• Wednesday, February 26 – Ash Wednesday – Why ashes? In the Old…
• Thursday, February 27 – Consider Isaiah 38:1-6. Hezekiah, king of…
• Friday, February 28 –  Beware of becoming complacent. The Lord…
• Saturday, February 29 – Here in Deuteronomy we get a (fleeting)…
• Sunday, March 1 – This is that well-known passage in Jesus’ life while…

February 17 – February 23: Epiphany Week 7

• Monday, February 17 – These are the waning days of Epiphany (the…
• Tuesday, February 18 – In verse 2:7, Paul identifies himself as a…
• Wednesday, February 19 – “But You are our Father…” (v. 63:16) One…
• Thursday, February 20 – Time and again Jesus has to contend with…
• Friday, February 21 – It is easy to forget that this is a personal letter…
• Saturday, February 22 -The resting place for the LORD has gone…
• Sunday, February 23 – This last manifestation by God was not for…

February 10 – February 16: Epiphany Week 6

• Monday, February 10 – Isaiah is describing lip-service to God and…
• Tuesday, February 11 – “Everyone will be salted with fire.” (v. 49) I…
• Wednesday, February 12 – “But God’s word is not chained…” (v. 2:9b)…
• Thursday, February 13 – It seems to be difficult to put into words…
• Friday, February 14 – “Whoever wants to become great among you…
• Saturday, February 15 – These verses might serve as a valedictory…
• Sunday, February 16 – I am undecided as to whether God is a micro…

February 3 – February 9: Epiphany – Week 5

• Monday, February 3 – But when the time had fully come, God sent…
• Tuesday, February 4 – This entry from Isaiah is just a little baffling…
• Wednesday, February 5 – There are two encounters with blindness…
• Thursday, February 6 – The tenor of this book has been an…
• Friday, February 7 – The rules of uncleanness may well have lent an…
• Saturday, February 8 – The disciples couldn’t help it; we can’t help it…
• Sunday, February 9 – Not a very happy passage I grant you, but…

January 27 – February 2: Epiphany – Week 4

• Monday, January 27 – The plague of idolatry is addressed (yet…
• Tuesday, January 28 –  Paul had not gone to discipleship school…
• Wednesday, January 29 – One of Isaiah’s missions was to…
• Thursday, January 30 – This is Mark’s rendering of Jesus’…
• Friday, January 31 –  It won’t take long to assign the Galatians…
• Saturday, February 1 – This entry of Isaiah’s has all the earmark…
• Sunday, February 2 – This passage in John could sound like a…

January 20 – January 26: Epiphany – Week 3

• Monday, January 20 – When I consider “prisoner for the Lord” I…
• Tuesday, January 21 – Sadly I can draw parallels between this…
• Wednesday, January 22 – The parable of the sower. This…
• Thursday, January 23 – There are a number of tantalizing…
• Friday, January 24 – We must not get too literal in our look at…
• Saturday, January 25 – Strange how certain phrases “jump off…
• Sunday, January 26 – This is one of the scarier passages of the…

January 13 – January 19: Epiphany – Week 2

• Monday, January 13 –  You will notice early on that the gospel of…
• Tuesday, January 14 – There is much ado about power. The kind…
• Wednesday, January 15 – Sometimes the Scriptures are not at…
• Thursday, January 16 –  This is a wonderful pericope (scenario…
• Friday, January 17 – What Paul says here to the Gentiles cannot…
• Saturday, January 18 – Keep in mind that this time of the year is…
• Sunday, January 19 –  So here we are in Samaria. It is difficult…

January 6 – January 12: Epiphany – Week 1

• Monday, January 6 – This passage captures what is great about…
• Tuesday, January 7 – The fifth commandment of the Decalogue…
• Wednesday, January 8 – Of the two churches we will look at…
• Thursday, January 9 – Isaiah offers us yet another look far into…
• Friday, January 10 – On Tuesday we read in John 2 about the…
• Saturday, January 11 – We looked at the church in Smyrna on…
• Sunday, January 12 – The reading begins with comforting…

December 30 – January 5: First Week After Christmas

• Monday, December 30 – “…someone ‘like a son of man.’ ” (v…
• Tuesday, December 31 – In verse 1 Isaiah mentions a “strong…
• Wednesday, January 1 – [New Year’s Day] This is, perhaps, not…
• Thursday, January 2 – Faith, that is the sole theme of this…
• Friday, January 3 – The imagery of the stairway to heaven and…
• Saturday, January 4 – A fascinating factoid about the gospel…
• Sunday, January 5 – Repetition is the mainstay of a good biblical…

December 23 – December 29: Advent 2019 – Week 4

• Monday, December 23 – This is a discourse on the “bread of…
• Tuesday, December 24 – This is how the Bible closes. We are…
• Wednesday, December 25 – As Advent ends (December 24th) a…
• Thursday, December 26 – Today the Church celebrates the life…
• Friday, December 27 – We celebrated the life of the first martyr…
• Saturday, December 28 – By now you have figured that each day…
• Sunday, December 29 – In some segments of the Christian…

December 16 – December 22: Advent 2019 – Week 3

• Monday, December 16 –  In the opening Isaiah is speaking of…
• Tuesday, December 17 – Advent covers the waning days of the…
• Wednesday, December 18 – The teachings of Jesus often run…
• Thursday, December 19 – Isaiah describes here more of the…
• Friday, December 20 –  “From the days of John the Baptist until…
• Saturday, December 21 – A final admonition before Revelation…
• Sunday, December 22 – Isaiah is describing Jesus and what He…

December 9 – December 15: Advent 2019 – Week 2

• Monday, December 9 – The heading in the NIV Bible labels this…
• Tuesday, December 10 – We can’t be too surprised that we…
• Wednesday, December 11 – The NIV sets these verses apart…
• Thursday, December 12 – Earlier this week we saw in 1…
• Friday, December 13 – The fun part of prophecy is that we read…
• Saturday, December 14 – Twice in this reading Jesus warns Peter…
• Sunday, December 15 – The imagery in the opening of this…

December 2 – December 8: Advent 2019 – Week 1

• Monday, December 2 – Luke: It seems that Jesus liked to keep…
• Tuesday, December 3 – 1 Thessalonians: It may come as no…
• Wednesday, December 4 – Isaiah: We generally associate Isaiah…
• Thursday, December 5 – Luke: Jesus teaches that Sadducees a…
• Friday, December 6 – 1 Thessalonians: Much of what Paul talks…
• Saturday, December 7 – Isaiah: Isaiah is drawing for us another…
• Sunday, December 8 – Luke: Jon’s role as the point-man for the…

November 25 – December 1: Proper 29

• Monday, November 25 – Zechariah: This chapter of Zechariah…
• Tuesday, November 26 – Luke: Jesus predicts His suffering, death…
• Wednesday, November 27 – Ephesians: This passage is rife with…
• Thursday, November 28 – Zechariah [Please remember to give…
• Friday, November 29 – Luke: When Roman generals were given a…
• Saturday, November 30 – Philippians: An exhortation to meekness…
• Sunday, December 1 – Isaiah: I guess Isaiah didn’t mince words nor…

November 18 – November 24: Proper 28

• Monday, November 18 – James: Good evangelicals always get in a…
• Tuesday, November 19 – Habakkuk: This is one of those OT prayers…
• Wednesday, November 20 – Luke: Just two days ago we considered…
• Thursday, November 21 – James: A lot of stuff here. What we know…
• Friday, November 22 – Malachi: Both the nativities of John the…
• Saturday, November 23 – Luke: I think we all have had moments of…
• Sunday, November 24 – 1 Peter 3:13-22: This passage opens with a…

November 11 – November 17: Proper 27

• Monday, November 11 – Joel: The imagery of the locusts can be…
• Tuesday, November 12 – Luke: As I write this, Pastor Hall is…
• Wednesday, November 13 – Revelation: A couple of days ago we…
• Thursday, November 14 – Luke: This is the parable of the Prodigal…
• Friday, November 15 – James: I can’t write about this letter of…
• Saturday, November 16 – Joel: In verse 10 we read “Beat your…
• Sunday, November 17 – Matthew: Jesus is addressing the Pharisees…

November 4 – November 10: Proper 26

• Monday, November 4 – Revelation: Do not become entangled into…
• Tuesday, November 5 – Genesis: The Bible is replete with covenants…
• Wednesday, November 6 – Luke: [Healing on the Sabbath, again] As I…
• Thursday, November 7 – Revelation: This passage is the buildup to…
• Friday, November 8 – Genesis: Ham was the father of Canaan. It was…
• Saturday, November 9 – Luke: Jesus went to the house of a…
• Sunday, November 10 – 1 Corinthians: Paul here is describing…

October 28 – November 3: Proper 25

• Monday, October 28 – Luke: Evidently there were false exorcists as…
• Tuesday, October 29 – Revelation: Finally some encouraging news…
• Wednesday, October 30 – Genesis: In Genesis 1 we read of the waters…
• Thursday, October 31 – Luke: “A crowd of many thousands” (v 12:1)…
• Friday, November 1 – Revelation: The “dragon” represents Satan as…
• Saturday, November 2 – Genesis: The floods abate. After  a period…
• Sunday, November 3 – Matthew: This is not a lesson in arithmetic:…

October 21 – October 27: Proper 24

• Monday, October 21 – Revelation: I can’t pretend to know nor follow…
• Tuesday, October 22 – Genesis: This is the age-old story of the…
• Wednesday, October 23 – Luke: When the 70 (or 72 depending which…
• Thursday, October 24 – Revelation: There is a great temptation to…
• Friday, October 25 – Luke: This can be seen as the perennial…
• Saturday, October 26 – Revelation: There are so many images here…
• Sunday, October 27 – Genesis: A lot of “and he died” in these verses…

October 14 – October 20: Proper 23

• Monday, October 14 – Acts: This is yet another rendering of Paul’s…
• Tuesday, October 15 – Jonah: The reading sets the stage for a failed…
• Wednesday, October 16 – Luke: Herod the Tetrarch (or Herod…
• Thursday, October 17 – Acts: Paul seizes leadership in the event of…
• Friday, October 18 – Genesis: Try to imagine total darkness – not…
• Saturday, October 19 – Luke: ”O unbelieving and perverse…
• Sunday, October 20 – 1 Corinthians: Ancient Israel’s 40-year journey…

October 7 – October 13: Proper 22

• Monday, October 7 – Luke: This “Sermon on the Plateau” is strikingly…
• Tuesday, October 8 – Acts: Here we see a conspiracy to kill Paul. The…
• Wednesday, October 9 – Micah: The inheritance of the Promised…
• Thursday, October 10 – Luke: This incident in Jesus’ life tends to lend…
• Friday, October 11 – Acts: Felix came close to faith. Like many…
• Saturday, October 12 – Micah: Verse 2 looks forward to Christ’s first…
• Sunday, October 13 – Matthew: Like both Elijah and Elisha, Jesus…

September 30 – October 6: Proper 21

• Monday, September 30 – Hosea: Hosea is classified as a minor…
• Tuesday, October 1 – Luke: This episode in Jesus’ life hopes to teach…
• Wednesday, October 2 – Acts: This event marks the beginning of the…
• Thursday, October 3 – Hosea: Hosea was a prophet to Israel during…
• Friday, October 4 – Luke: All too often we take so much for granted…
• Saturday, October 5 – Acts: Paul deftly applies the “ace up his sleeve”…
• Sunday October 6 – Hosea: In an anguished voice the LORD beckons…

September 23 – September 29: Proper 20

• Monday, September 23 – Acts: We learn a couple of unimportant…
• Tuesday, September 24 – Esther: Esther’s mission is to foil the evil…
• Wednesday, September 25 – Luke: If I am going to continue to do this…
• Thursday, September 26 – Acts: Paul is in Ephesus (in Turkey) at this…
• Friday, September 27 – Esther: It came about as no surprise that the…
• Saturday, September 28 – Luke: Jesus was better at recognizing his…
• Sunday, September 29 – James: Jesus makes some interesting albeit…

September 16 – September 22: Proper 19

• Monday, September 16 – John: The thing most of us forget about this…
• Tuesday, September 17 – Acts: This reading recounts how the gospel…
• Wednesday, September 18 – Job: As we close our look at Job, this is…
• Thursday, September 19 – John: Jesus’ triumphal entry into…
• Friday, September 20 – Acts: You may have noticed that whenever…
• Saturday, September 21 – Esther: This story has all the hallmarks of a…
• Sunday, September 22 – Matthew: Jesus’ words here, like so many…

September 9 – September 15: Proper 18

• Monday, September 9 – Job: A new voice now joins the chorus of…
• Tuesday, September 10 – John: Jesus and John the Baptist’s lives…
• Wednesday, September 11 – Acts: In an almost matter-of-fact…
• Thursday, September 12 – Job: Here Job’s words have a rather loud…
• Friday, September 13 – John: “Take off the grave clothes and let him…
• Saturday, September 14 – Acts: Very early on there were those who…
• Sunday, September 15 – Job: Finally God gets His say. I am a lover and…

September 2 – September 8: Proper 17

• Monday, September 2 – Acts: The death of Stephen prompted a local…
• Tuesday, September 3 – Job: Job continues to be taunted by his…
• Wednesday, September 4 – John: Happily (or blessedly) verse 46…
• Thursday, September 5 – Act: We see the Holy Spirit at work in…
• Friday, September 6 – Job: Psalm 88 is one of the few Psalms with no…
• Saturday, September 7 – John: This is the parable of the Good…
• Sunday, September 8 – Revelation: Much of Revelation is interpreted…

August 26 – September 1: Proper 16

• Monday, August 26 – John: This passage ranks among the most…
• Tuesday, August 27 – Acts: Peter addresses Aeneas as though he…
• Wednesday, August 28 – Job: There is something refreshingly honest…
• Thursday, August 29 – John: Most of us get hung up in legalism. It…
• Friday, August 30 – Acts: This is another “Us vs. Them” scenario. We…
• Saturday, August 31 – Job: Job continues his harangue against God…
• Sunday, September 1 – Matthew: These are the opening verses of… 

August 19 – August 25: Proper 15

• Monday, August 19 – Judges: This story of Micah (not an uncommon…
• Tuesday, August 20 – John: There is much legal talk in this reading…
• Wednesday, August 21 – Acts: Hurry, hurry, hurry! Apparently Simon…
• Thursday, August 22 – Job: Many, many years ago when I first…
• Friday, August 23 – John: We style ourselves as good evangelicals…
• Saturday, August 24 – Acts: This is fun episode, alas but not for Saul…
• Sunday, August 25 – Job: This is Eliphaz’s first speech. He tried to…

August 12 – August 13: Proper 14

• Monday, August 12 – Acts: Word spread quickly – the Apostles are…
• Tuesday, August 13 – Judges: Chapter 13 opens with “Again the…
• Wednesday, August 14 – John: Jesus was in Judea and in order to…
• Thursday, August 15 – Acts: This represents one of the finest sermons…
• Friday, August 16 – Judges: Revenge is almost raised to an art form as…
• Saturday, August 17 – John: It might be easier for me to focus on…
• Sunday, August 18 – 2 Corinthians: It seems that Paul’s qualifications…

August 5 – August 11: Proper 13

• Monday, August 5 – John: This marks the opening of John’s gospel…
• Tuesday, August 6 – 2 Peter: This is Peter’s rendering of the…
• Wednesday, August 7 – Judges: The names Oreb (pronounced Ó-reb)… 
• Thursday, August 8 – John: Philip makes a strange announcement to…
• Friday, August 9 – Acts: John and Peter are called before the…
• Saturday, August 10 – Judges: Be aware as you read this section that…
• Sunday, August 11 – Mark: I see many parallels in this scene which…

July 29 – August 4: Proper 12

• Monday, July 29 – Joshua: This chapter brings us to the close of…
• Tuesday, July 30 – Matthew: Simon of Cyrene was pressed into…
• Wednesday, July 31 – Acts: What John the Baptist prophesied in…
• Thursday, August 1 – Judges: The book of Judges is not for the faint…
• Friday, August 2 – Matthew: The gospel of Matthew closes with Jesus’…
• Saturday, August 3 – Acts: This is the account of the coming of the…
• Sunday, August 4 – Judges: Many of Gideon’s reactions are akin to…

July 22 – July 28: Proper 11

• Monday, July 22 – Romans: More practical advice: pay your bills on…
• Tuesday, July 23 – Joshua: Joshua is moving from his conquest of…
• Wednesday, July 24 – Matthew: Here Jesus faces judgment before…
• Thursday, July 25 – Romans: Chapter 15 opens with an exhortation…
• Friday, July 26 – Joshua: The Gibeonites proved to be an object…
• Saturday, July 27 – Matthew: What happens next is another object…
• Sunday, July 28 – Acts: At this point Paul is in Rome under house…

July 15 – July 21: Proper 10

• Monday, July 15 – Matthew: This is an interesting parable of the…
• Tuesday, July 16 – Romans: Paul’s heart’s desire is the all Israel will…
• Wednesday, July 17 – Joshua: Unfortunately much of what Moses…
• Thursday, July 18 – Matthew: This scene opens with the declaration… 
• Friday, July 19 – Romans: This section of Romans is far less…
• Saturday, July 20 – Joshua: The title of the Old Negro spiritual…
• Sunday, July 21 – Mark: Have you or some you know ever gone to a…

July 8 – July 14: Proper 9

• Monday, July 8 – Numbers: Because the territory east of the Jordan…
• Tuesday, July 9 – Matthew: Not unlike John the Baptist, here Jesus…
• Wednesday, July 10 – Romans: Romans 9 is one of the key passages in…
• Thursday, July 11 – Deuteronomy: Since Moses was barred from…
• Friday, July 12 – Matthew: Gentle and kind and nice, Jesus is saying…
• Saturday, July 13 – Romans: To say that Israel’s relationship (or…
• Sunday, July 14 – Joshua: Who knows if Joshua was an insecure man…

July 1 – July 7: Proper 8

• Monday, July 1 – Romans: If our Civil War proved anything it was…
• Tuesday, July 2 – Numbers: The term “jackass” tends to be…
• Wednesday, July 3 – Matthew: “But when the tenants saw the son…
• Thursday, July 4 – Romans: The “great exchange” where Jesus takes…
• Friday, July 5 – Numbers: So Balaam had so much difficulty getting…
• Saturday, July 6 – Matthew: Jesus made most unusual friends…
• Sunday, July 7 – Acts: In ancient times magic was a big thing…

June 24 – June 30: Proper 7

• Monday, June 24 – Matthew: “Suffer little children, and forbid…
• Tuesday, June 25 – Romans: My most favorite redundancy in the NT…
• Wednesday, June 26 – Numbers: Rebellion against God usually…
• Thursday, June 27 – Matthew: This will mark the fourth time in… 
• Friday, June 28 – Romans: The upshot of these verses (repeated…
• Saturday, June 29 – Numbers: Edom and Israel are of the same…
• Sunday, June 30 – Luke: The legalist is more concerned that you…

June 17 – June 23: Proper 6

• Monday, June 17 – Numbers: The best way to drive home a point is…
• Tuesday, June 18 – Matthew: “Death comes to us all,” Thomas…
• Wednesday, June 19 – Romans: Paul begins here with a promise…
• Thursday, June 20 – Numbers: Here we see that Moses’ brother…
• Friday, June 21 – Matthew: I have been tormented lately by one…
• Saturday, June 22 – Romans: This section of Romans raises one of…
• Sunday, June 23 – Numbers: In chapter 13 Moses had sent 12 spies…

June 10 – June 16: Proper 5

• Monday, June 10 – Galatians: Galatians might be regarded as a…
• Tuesday, June 11 – Ecclesiastes: If you weren’t depressed when…
• Wednesday, June 12 – Matthew: Jesus talks about a “wicked and…
• Thursday, June 13 – Matthew: This is a section of the Scripture…
• Friday, June 14 – Galatians: All of the qualities enumerated in…
• Saturday, June 15 – Numbers: The entire chapter deals with the…
• Sunday, June 16 – Acts: Abundant with prophets (those who speak…

June 3 – June 9: Seventh Week of the Easter Season

• Monday, June 3 – Matthew: So as to affirm the reading from last…
• Tuesday, June 4 – Ephesians: “Now to Him Who is able to do…
• Wednesday, June 5 – Isaiah: Isaiah is being hopeful and…
• Thursday, June 6 – Matthew: Jesus is in “His own town” which we…
• Friday, June 7 – Ephesians: “For of this you can be sure: No…
• Saturday, June 8 – Ezekiel: Ezekiel’s words echo the sentiments…
• Sunday, June 9 – John: Today is generally considered the “Birthday of…

May 27 – June 2: Sixth Week of the Easter Season

• Monday, May 27 – Leviticus: I know many people think the book…
• Tuesday, May 28 – Matthew: The thing to remember about the…
• Wednesday, May 29 – Ephesians: While the opening of his letter…
• Thursday, May 30 – Daniel: This marks the 40th day after Easter…
• Friday, May 31 – Matthew: These “many” that Jesus refers to in…
• Saturday, June 1 – Ephesians: Much of this chapter tells of why…
• Sunday, June 2 – Exodus: These verses talk of Moses’ call by God to…

May 20 – 26: Fifth Week of the Easter Season

• Monday, May 20 – 1 Thessalonians: Paul, in this passage, uses…
• Tuesday, May 21 – Leviticus: This is the “Day of Atonement”…
• Wednesday, May 22 – Matthew: I remember once telling a friend…
• Thursday, May 23 – 2 Thessalonians: What began in 1 Thessalonians…
• Friday, May 24 – Leviticus: This chapter outlines the feast to be…
• Saturday, May 25 – Matthew: We are still on the “Sermon on the…
• Sunday, May 26 – James: When James says about trials, “count it…

May 13 – 19: Fourth Week of the Easter Season

• Monday, May 13 – Matthew: This chapter opens with arguably the…
• Tuesday, May 14 – 1 Thessalonians: As I write this, Advent Sunday…
• Wednesday, May 15 – Exodus: “I will send an angel before you…”
• Thursday, May 16 – Matthew: You have heard that old expression…
• Friday, May 17 – 1 Thessalonians: Driven out of town (Thessalonica…
• Saturday, May 18 – Exodus: As the book of Exodus closes, Moses…
• Sunday, May 19 – Luke: Early in His ministry, Jesus ventures back…

May 6 – May 12: Third Week of the Easter Season

• Monday, May 6 – Matthew: This is the genealogy of Jesus the Christ…
• Tuesday, May 7 – Colossians: The church at Colossae was established…
• Wednesday, May 8 – Exodus: This is about “Holy Ground.” All the…
• Thursday, May 9 – Matthew: This is Matthew’s account of the tempt…
• Friday, May 10 – Colossians: Sometimes we take ourselves very serio…
• Saturday, May 11 – Exodus: The genesis of “the Ark of the Covenant”…
• Sunday, May 12 – 1 John: Antichrist – so many; so little time. Who is…

April 29 – May 5: Second Week of the Easter Season

• Monday, April 29 – Exodus: The whole point of the Exodus is to bring…
• Tuesday, April 30 – John: Jesus is speaking with His disciples on the…
• Wednesday, May 1 – 1 Peter: I think it is rather clear that the…
• Thursday, May 2 – Exodus: I am glad of this opportunity to revisit…
• Friday, May 3 – John: Keep in mind that John 16 covers events on the…
• Saturday, May 4 – 1 Peter: Back to a Christian’s handbook: consider…
• Sunday, May 5 – Exodus: Here Moses has a rendezvous with his…