2021-08-19 18:41 2 Maccabees 7:1-2. The beginning of the story of seven brothers who were tortured and killed for refusing the king's order to eat pork. At the very beginning, one of the brothers asks the king "Wh...

2021-08-18 07:46 Job 15:17-24. More of Eliphaz' speech to Job. Here, Eliphaz warns that the wicked man is always in distress. All his years are filled with pain. His ears hear terrifying sounds. Even in his prospe...

2021-08-17 11:22 Revelation 22:12-15. This is a very meaningful one, be forewarned!   Here's the whole reading: "Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense, to repay everyone for what he has done. I am the...

2021-08-16 15:01 James 3:1-5. A warning from James to those who teach the Word of God - James hopes they are few and that they are wise, because teachers are judged with greater strictness. We all make mistakes, but t...

2021-08-15 13:22 Job 37:10-13. A reminder of how God accomplishes his will - through his creation. Ice freezes the waters "by the breath of God," "He loads the thick cloud with moisture; the clouds scatter his lightni...

2021-08-14 13:33 Matthew 16:21-23. Jesus begins telling his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and "suffer many things... and be killed, and on the third day be raised." Peter takes Jesus aside and says "God forbi...

2021-08-13 18:11 Hosea 5:15-6:3. God says he will "return to [his] place" until his people acknowledge their guilt and seek him in their distress. They will realize they need him and say "Come, let us return to the Lo...

2021-08-12 13:43 Haggai 1:1-15. The prophet Haggai is stirred to go to the governor of Judah and the high priest and proclaim that the Lord wants them to rebuild his house. Through Haggai the Lord says that his people...

2021-08-11 15:49 Judges 20:32-36. The defeat of the Benjaminites. This is the end of the story that started when a man and his concubine/wife sought shelter in the home of an old man as they returned from Bethlehem to...

2021-08-10 13:27 Luke 16:24-31. The end of the story of the rich man and Lazarus. Jesus tells this story to the Pharisees, who were exalting themselves above others: A rich man would walk by a poor beggar, Lazarus, ev...