Today’s reading is Romans 9: 30-33 Paul today, as he will through the next few chapters wrestles with the fact that the Gentiles found the righteousness that they weren’t even striving for, while others were striving for righteousness through the law, … Continue reading
Today’s reading is Romans 6: 1-4 Thus far in Romans we’ve seen how we are saved not by our actions, but through faith and grace. We saw yesterday that that yes sin is great, but grace is greater. So it … Continue reading
Today’s reading is Romans 4: 13-25 Now Paul is stressing his next point. He’s such a good lawyer; his training shows itself over and over in Romans. We now all agree that what made Abraham righteous was not his religious actions … Continue reading
Today’s reading is Romans 3: 1-8 Paul has spent a lot of time in the last few chapters showing us how everyone is broken and in need of God. We see in chapter one that Gentiles are sinful and the effect … Continue reading
Today’s reading is Hebrews 11: 23-40 Today’s reading includes a passage that was part of the greatest sermon I’ve ever heard preached. It was the summer after my freshman year in college, I was working at Twin Lakes Camp and … Continue reading
Today’s reading is Hebrews 11: 8-22 Today we see the icon of faith, Abraham. He is the one the is seen over again as the one who had faith, and that faith was reckoned to him as righteousness. Here’s what I … Continue reading
Today’s reading is Hebrews 11: 1-7 Today we begin three days in Hebrews 11, what is sometimes called the “Hall of Faith.” In this chapter, the author of Hebrews goes within the Old Testament to point out the saints of … Continue reading
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
Today’s reading is Acts 27: 39-44 We see that God’s word to Paul was brought true. No one perished, all the persons on the ship survived. Now, they were stranded in this moment, but they were alive. They had made it … Continue reading
Today’s reading is Acts 24: 1-23 Today we see Paul before Felix. First we see that his accusers come, saying that Paul is trying to stir up trouble among the people, while in fact it is the other way around. Paul … Continue reading
