jacarroll71Jun 7, 2018Reflections on Reading Poetry and ProverbsSlow driving; slow reading Mary and I recently took a drive through a scenic part of our rural Virginia county on a beautiful late Spring...
jacarroll71Oct 29, 2017Preparing for the Bad, Last DaysWhat should we do to prepare for the future? Scripture is clear. Know God’s Word well and you will be ready to complete whatever...
jacarroll71Jun 18, 2017The Importance of Expository PreachingGood preaching is modeled in the Bible. But it is too scarce in pulpits today. Are you hearing sound preaching as the Bible commands...
jacarroll71Jun 8, 2017Means of Grace in a Hostile PlaceGod 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...
jacarroll71May 23, 2017The Consequences of Not HearingHearing 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...
jacarroll71Dec 3, 2016Why We Need the Old TestamentThe Old Testament is less frequently read and preached than the New. In today’s reading, Paul tells us why those thirty nine books from...
jacarroll71Sep 24, 2016Weekend ReadingsSaturday, September 24, 2016 “Who Else?” Reading: Micah 7:8-Habakkuk 2:1 My selection: The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their...
jacarroll71Sep 17, 2016Minor Prophets are ProfitableToday we begin our readings in the minor prophets, the 12 relatively short books that come at the end of our Old Testament in the...
jacarroll71Sep 12, 2016Prepared for LifeToday’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,...
jacarroll71Jul 11, 2016Change of TerrainToday we finish the Psalms and begin Proverbs (Psalm 145:1-Proverbs 1:7). The change of genre is noticeable, like leaving a mountain...
jacarroll71Jul 5, 2016Readings for July 5-10It’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...
jacarroll71Jul 2, 2016Weekend Reading in PsalmsI hope you are enjoying the Psalms. Here’s our schedule for the weekend: Saturday, July 2– Psalms 103-105 Sunday, June 26 – Psalms...