Today’s reading is John 3: 1-21 Here is another passage that is so very familiar to us. There are a couple of things that I want you to notice in this text. Notice when Nicodemus comes to Jesus. At night. In … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2019
Two Brothers
Today’s reading is Luke 15: 11-32 This is a parable that you know so well, the prodigal son. There is so much that we can unpack about the prodigal. His selfishness, he basically told his dad that he wished his father … Continue reading
Lost Things Matter
Today’s reading is Luke 15: 1-10 This week we’ll continue with some of my favorite passages. The first two days we are looking at Luke 15 and it’s parables about lost things. We see a lost sheep, a lost coin, and … Continue reading
Ignoring Jesus
Today’s reading is Matthew 25: 31-46 As I mentioned earlier this week, this is one of those passages that haunts me. Let me tell you why. If we take the Bible seriously, if we take it literally, when we read this … Continue reading
Fear Makes Cowards of Us All
Today’s reading is Matthew 25: 14-30 Today we read the parable of the talents. These slaves are given talents (sums of money worth more than 15 years worth of wages for a laborer) by their master. What will they do … Continue reading
Be Ready
Today’s reading is Matthew 25: 1-13 The rest of this week, we will be looking at Matthew 25. The parable of the sheep and goats, which we will get to, is one that always keeps me up at night. Before we … Continue reading
For His Great Love
Today’s reading is Hosea 11: 8-12 Today we see God’s reaction to His broken heart. He cannot give up His people. His compassion grows. He will not execute His anger. He’s not human, He is God. He doesn’t reason or act … Continue reading
The Effect of our Sin
Today’s reading is Hosea 11: 1-7 The next two days we’ll be looking at another of my favorite passages of scripture, Hosea 11. Hosea is a powerful book. Hosea is a prophet and God calls him to marry Gomer who is … Continue reading
Poured Out
Today’s reading is Isaiah 53: 7-12 Once again, I want you to go back and reread today’s passage. Outside of the actual crucifixion account, I don’t know if you can find a better telling or understanding of what Jesus did on … Continue reading
Jesus Paid it All
Today’s reading is Isaiah 53: 1-6 The next two days we will be reading another of my (Andy) favorite chapters in the Bible. We will be looking at Isaiah 53. This is one of the suffering servant passages of Isaiah. In … Continue reading