Psalm 55 Meditation: 1 Corinthians – “I do not even judge myself.” These were Paul’s words. Judging others is an epidemic, and oddly enough it is most prevalent in Christians, who should know better. This judgement does not mean that the judicial system is unbiblical, it means that calling upon yourself to judge other’s actions, …
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Friday, February 26
Psalm 95, 40 Meditation: Mark – Not only does this passage show Jesus eating in the house of tax collector with other tax collectors and sinners, it also shows him asserting that he is the one they were preparing for. The fasting of John’s followers and the Pharisee’s disciples was in preparation for the coming …
Thursday, February 25
Psalm 50 Meditation: Genesis – From the highest, most trusted position in the house to being imprisoned on false charges, Joseph’s life feels like a rollercoaster, one of the super tall and twisty ones. Potiphar had no reason not to trust Joseph but even with all of the power that had been given to him, …
Wednesday, July 15
Psalms: 119:25-48 Meditation Mark: This is the calling of Levi whom we know as Matthew. Levi was a tax collector regarded by self-respecting Jews as akin to a traitor or collaborator with Rome. Mark, though, distinguished tax collectors from “sinners”. Later in this reading Jesus talks about applying a new patch on an old garment …
Tuesday, July 14
Psalm: 69 Meditation 1 Samuel: Jonathan, King Saul’s son, and David were fast friends. Jonathan was aware of two rather important facts: 1) Jonathan’s father, Saul, wanted Jonathan to succeed him as king and 2) that David had already been anointed by Samuel as the next king. Saul suffered from bouts of madness, which today, …
Sunday, March 1
Psalm: 129 Meditation This is that well-known passage in Jesus’ life while he was meandering through the desert (read: wilderness) being tempted of the devil. One particular temptation was for Jesus to cheat by turning stones into bread. Jesus quoted this passage: “…that man does not live by bread alone but by every word that …
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