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Reflections on Reading Poetry and Proverbs
Slow driving; slow reading Mary and I recently took a drive through a scenic part of our rural Virginia county on a beautiful late Spring...
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- Oct 29, 2017
Preparing for the Bad, Last Days
What should we do to prepare for the future? Scripture is clear. Know God’s Word well and you will be ready to complete whatever...
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- Jun 18, 2017
The Importance of Expository Preaching
Good preaching is modeled in the Bible. But it is too scarce in pulpits today. Are you hearing sound preaching as the Bible commands...
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- Jun 8, 2017
Means of Grace in a Hostile Place
God sends us into a hostile place, and He preserves us in it by the means of grace: His word, the sacraments, and prayer. Today’s...
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- May 23, 2017
The Consequences of Not Hearing
Hearing the words of God is evidence that one is of God. But disaster awaits everyone who will not hear. We can learn much from a...
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- Dec 3, 2016
Why We Need the Old Testament
The Old Testament is less frequently read and preached than the New. In today’s reading, Paul tells us why those thirty nine books from...
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- Sep 24, 2016
Weekend Readings
Saturday, September 24, 2016 “Who Else?” Reading: Micah 7:8-Habakkuk 2:1 My selection: The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their...
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- Sep 17, 2016
Minor Prophets are Profitable
Today we begin our readings in the minor prophets, the 12 relatively short books that come at the end of our Old Testament in the...
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- Sep 12, 2016
Prepared for Life
Today’s reading: Ezekiel 47:1-Daniel 1:21 My selection: And the king spoke with them, and among all of them none was found like Daniel,...
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- Jul 11, 2016
Change of Terrain
Today we finish the Psalms and begin Proverbs (Psalm 145:1-Proverbs 1:7). The change of genre is noticeable, like leaving a mountain...
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- Jul 5, 2016
Readings for July 5-10
It’s summertime. Mary and I will be enjoying time with family this week. That doesn’t mean we stop Bible reading and prayer, but I am...
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- Jul 2, 2016
Weekend Reading in Psalms
I hope you are enjoying the Psalms. Here’s our schedule for the weekend: Saturday, July 2– Psalms 103-105 Sunday, June 26 – Psalms...