We are on the “fast track” to finish reading the Bible before the end of the year, as over the next nine days we will read Hebrews, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd John, and Revelation! I remember listening to a podcast once of a speaker who spoke VERY slowly, so I turned up the speed to …
Read-Through-The-Bible [12.22.19]
Today’s read of 2 Peter is so relevant for us that Peter could have written it last week. The believers are discouraged because it seems that Jesus is not fulfilling His promise to return; they expected it would happen quickly, in their lifetime, and they are beginning to doubt. In addition, there are many false …
Read-Through-The-Bible [12.21.19]
Today’s read was 1 Peter. We love Peter because he is the epitome of the “come back story.” Fearing for his own life when Jesus was seized by the soldiers and taken to trial, he denied His Savior three times, just as Jesus had prophesied. Fifty days later we find him publicly preaching about Jesus …
Read-Through-The-Bible [12.20.19]
Today I read two epistles, James and Jude. Both of these men are believed to be brothers of Jesus. In Matthew 13:55 we learn that Jesus had at least four brothers, James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas and that they didn’t believe in Him during His earthly ministry (John 7:5). Things obviously changed after the resurrection, …
Read-Through-The-Bible [12.19.19]
Today is kind of sad for me, as we’re reading the last of Paul’s letters (2 Timothy). While all of scripture is inspired by God and ultimately written by Him (God-breathed through His servants and prophets), each author’s personality and writing style comes through. Paul is such a huge part of our beloved New Testament …
The Way Of The Word 