In the past, I have been motivated to help those in need by Jesus’ saying that if you help those that are in need, it’s like you’re doing it for Him. I think that’s pretty neat that we’d have the opportunity to do that. So, in the past, I’ve done something for those in need and in my mind, I knew I was doing it for Jesus. But when...

Those of you that have been following me in my Bible Reading this year… I apologize for falling a bit behind. I could go through my list of excuses, but ultimately, for me, it came down to laziness for most of the days I missed. I’ve read other parts of the Bible this past week, and I’ve even done some studying of the Bible, just not my reading...

Journaling is a great discipline to practice when reading your Bible. This blog is essentially an extension of my “journal” where I record things out of my daily Bible reading. Sometimes I write about something I see that applies to my life; sometimes I write about something that I learn that changes the way I think about something; and sometimes, I just...

Nothing really life-changing changed my life in today’s reading – at least not this time through… One thing that I noticed was how Paul would adapt to his audience whenever needful. When he was in front of the Roman captain, he spoke Greek, yet when he was in front of the Jews he would speak Hebrew. Both times, just the language that he used caused...

Reading Genesis 22 is always a big deal to me for some reason. It’s the first time the Bible talks about worship – and it was when Abraham was going to sacrifice Isaac. It’s the first time the word “love” shows up too. But, what stood out to me this time, was in Gen 22:9 when it says that Abraham built the altar and laid the wood in...

Matthew 20 has the story about the workmen that worked for a guy all day. The first one agreed to work for a penny for the day (they needed minimum wage, I think), and then later in the day, the employer found more guys to work for him. At the end of the day, he paid them all the same amount. Jesus, in this story, is the employer. Jesus rewarded those that were late...

Chapter 9 of Nehemiah is a prayer of God’s people, asking God to be merciful to them once again. It goes through some of the history of the people of Israel, and how they were blessed by God, but then fell into sin. Throughout the passage, they praise God for His mercy and forgiveness, and in verse 17, call Him a God “ready to pardon.” Throughout...