Are you a follower of Jesus? Then here’s a question you should be able to answer. What are your spiritual gifts? Paul addresses this topic in several of his letters to the churches, most specifically in 1 Corinthians 12 and Romans 12. These two passages complement one another. I like how Romans 12 begins with …
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Whose Story Will You Change?
Over the past three weeks of taking a break from my blog, I finished reading Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, and Judges. Today’s read is a favorite story – the little book of Ruth – and it takes place in the same time period as Judges. The Israelites have settled the land; they’ve had much success but …
Carrying Tent Pegs
Can you guess what the book of Numbers is about? Lots of numbers and infinite details! When the book of Numbers opens, the children of Israel had been traveling for more than a year. Remember, there were likely several million men, women, and children in this massive migration. Numbers 1:46 tells us there were 603,550 …
Read-Through-The-Bible [10.25.19]
Part of today’s read included two occasions where Jesus said the same thing. In Matthew 9:10-13, Jesus visits his new disciple, Matthew (Levi), in his home. Matthew had invited many of his friends to meet Jesus. They were a group of tax collectors and sinners, not the kind of people that a respected rabbi would …
Read-Through-The-Bible [10.14.19]
Today we finish up the last of the genealogies in 1 Chronicles 1-9. The commentary in this chronological Bible suggests that these were compiled in the time period after the Jews had returned from exile and had rebuilt the Temple and the walls of the city. They were rebuilding not only their physical surroundings but …
The Way Of The Word 