Today’s Readings Deuteronomy 29:1– 30:20 Luke 11:37-12:7 Psalm 78:1-31 Proverbs 12:19-20 The reading from Deuteronomy is hard to read because it is full of the things God did and will do to those who do not follow his commands. The New Testament is said to be that of a much kinder God, but in today’s […]
This is my second day teaching from an online school, or should I say from my home office. My home office is also my laundry room, but it works. I think I like this, at least for the time being. We have made a schedule and are doing a good job at sticking to it. […]
This post finds me writing from a position I never thought I would be in, stuck at home. The Covid-19 virus has made huge changes for us all, some of those seem surreal. Who would have thought just a month ago teachers and students would be community and learning remotely? I wouldn’t have and I […]
Today’s Readings Genesis 35:1 – 36:43 Matthew 12:1-21 Psalm 15:1-5 Proverbs 3:21-26 Today we read a long genealogy about Jacob and Esau in the Old Testament reading. I used to think this was the boring and why did God put this into the Bible? But I realize that our history is important, where we came from […]
Today’s Readings Genesis 24:52– 26:16 Matthew 8:18-34 Psalm 10:1-15 Proverbs 3:7-8 As I read today’s selections I see such a connection between these Scriptures for myself. In our Genesis reading Esau comes in from hunting and is starving. Jacob (ever the conniver) offers to give him some stew if he sells his birthright. As I […]
Today’s Readings Genesis 23:1– 24:51 Matthew 8:1/17 Psalm 9:13-20 Proverbs 3:1-6 I know a man who is very successful by the world’s standards. He has money, property and owns a large oil company here in West Texas. He loves to hunt and fish and has bought thousands of acres of land to build habitats for […]
Today’s Readings Genesis 20:1– 22: Matthew 7:15-29 Psalm 9:1-12 Proverbs 2: 16-22 I grew up all over the USA: Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio, California and finally Denver. My fondest memories of my childhood are my days in Stoughton, Wisconsin. We lived in a simple house with no fences in the backyard. This was great for football […]
Today’s Readings Genesis 18: 16– 19: 38 Matthew 6: 25– 7: 14 Psalm 8: 1-9 Proverbs 2: 6-15 I often worry about things that I cannot control, like the weather and what others think. I can control neither, yet often I find myself wondering and worrying. If I do this what will that person think? […]
Today’s Readings: Genesis 16: 1– 18: 15 Matthew 6: 1-24 Psalm 7: 1-17 Proverbs 2: 1-5 Today I read about Ishmael and the coming of Isaac. Ishmael and Isaac are both from the same father, Abram and then Abraham, but of two mothers, Hagar and Sarai, or Sarah later. This appears to be the classic […]
Today’s Readings Genesis 13: 5– 15: 21 Matthew 5: 27-48 Psalm 6: 1-10 Proverbs 1: 28-33 Today’s readings are rich in “easy-to-follow” steps. We read in Matthew 5, the Beatitudes which are full of the “how-to’s” if you will. And then we read in the Old Testament section about the wars between the kings of […]