I changed up my daily Bible reading schedule a bit at the opening of the year. Overall it has me reading a few more chapters each day, but the bigger change has been that those chapters are also from a wider selection (not as many chapters in the same book, but a greater number of…
Category: Scripture
God is for Us
Romans 8 has been on my mind often over the last few months. There’s just so much good stuff in there – no condemnation, adoption, Christ as our elder brother, the Spirit interceding for us, the promise of God redeeming even the horrific parts of our experiences, assurance of the steadfastness of the love of…
Enter the Holy Place
The reading plan I follow in my daily Bible reading had me in Ezekiel recently, and a few verses in chapter 44 caught my attention. The last 8 chapters of the book deal with visions of a new temple and instructions for Levitical priests who serve in that temple. Chapter 44 in particular contains specific…
His Mercy Endureth Forever
For as long as I can remember, my mom has read Scripture aloud at meals every day – from Psalms at breakfast, and from Proverbs at lunch. As one might imagine, this practice means that we have a greater familiarity with those books than one might expect, and also a greater affinity for some chapters…
A Roaring Refuge
My private devotion time recently has taken me into the minor prophets, and I was struck by one verse in particular. Joel 3:16: “The Lord roars from Zion, and utters His voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth quake. But the Lord is a refuge to His people, a stronghold to the people…
Samson, Part 4 – Application
This is part 4 in a series of posts based on the manuscript from a 2018 talk on the life of Samson. Parts 1-3 provide an overview of the place of Judges in the Bible and the life of Samson in general, and cover some of the more difficult areas of interpretation. All posts in…
Samson, Part 3 – Difficult Areas and Questions
This is part 3 in a series of posts based on the manuscript from a 2018 talk on the life of Samson. Parts 1 and 2 provide an overview of the place of Judges in the Bible, and the life of Samson in general. All currently available posts in this series are available here. Ok,…
Samson, Part 2 – Samson’s Life
This is part 2 in a series of posts based on the manuscript from a 2018 talk on the life of Samson. In part 1, I covered how Judges fits into the overarching story of the Bible. All currently available posts in this series are available here. In similarity with the other episodes we’ve considered…
Samson, Part 1 – The Intro
About a year ago, I had the privilege of teaching Judges 13-16, which covers the life of Samson, as part of our mid-week Bible study. (As a brief point of clarification, this was in the morning section, which is open only to women.) Over the next few weeks, as it is far too long for…
His Bountiful Care
One of the most oft-repeated songs in our house over the last year has been “O Worship the King”, thanks to my 7-year-old and our long-standing bedtime routine of a song of choice for each of the girls and a final from the hymnal. (If you don’t know this hymn, it’s worth a few minutes…