2022-06-23 17:12 Psalm 135:8-12. The Lord is great, above all other gods. It was he who smote the firstborn of Egypt and sent signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all of Egypt in order to free his people. It was he w...

2022-06-20 09:02 2 Chronicles 22:5-6. Ahaziah is king of Judah, and "he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord." Following his evil counselors' advice, he and Jehoram, also known as Joram, the king of Israel a...

2022-06-19 09:54 Daniel 14:6-9. The king of Babylon is having a discussion with Daniel about the divinity of the Babylonian God, Bel. The king insists Bel must be a "living god" because every night huge amounts of foo...

2022-06-17 07:36 2 Corinthians 12:7-10. This is not random, it was the Breviary reading for morning prayer this morning. It is one of my favorite readings with one of my favorite lines "My grace is sufficient for you,...

2022-06-16 06:48 Joshua 19:10-16. A description of the land allotted by God to the tribe of a Zebulun. All of its boundaries are given, but the two boundaries that stretch eastward from their starting points are descr...

2022-06-15 17:13 Joshua 6:1-2. The great city of Jericho is shut up tight from within against the Jews, but God tells Joshua "See, I have given into your hand Jericho, with its king and mighty men of valor." This is f...

2022-06-13 09:51 1 Timothy 6:1-8. Paul tells slaves to abide in Christ's message even in their state in life. "There is great gain in godliness with contentment ... if we have but food and clothing, with these we ...

2022-06-12 13:32 Psalm 49. A psalm about not fearing in times of trouble and about the fate of those with foolish confidence in themselves, their riches, and their positions. They will carry nothing with them when the...

2022-06-11 11:27 Habakkuk 3. This entire chapter is a prayer revealing, questioning, praising, and waiting for God's vengeance and victory for His anointed. Habakkuk knows God's wrath must come, the times are ...

2022-06-09 06:51 Judges 11:29-40. Jepthah makes a vow to the Lord that if the Lord will give him victory over the Ammonites then he will sacrifice the first person who comes out of his house to greet him on his return...