Ramblings of a Jesus-follower, husband, father, pastor, writer, and someone who really needs to exercise more
No one could doubt that we are living in troubling times. As we look around us (and within us), there is so much anxiety and fear. Well, my friend, I wouldn’t want my children to live that way and God doesn’t want His children to live that way, either. So, what can we do about […]
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3 Minute Read + Scripture readings Today’s Bible Reading: 2 Kings 22 Thessalonians 2Daniel 6Psalms 112-113 Today’s Bible Verse(s): Psalm 112:7 (CSB): “He will not fear bad news; his heart is confident, trusting in the Lord.” Reflections on Today’s Bible Verse(s): We all know what fear is. And we know what it’s like to be […]
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4 Minute Read + Scripture readings If you want to listen to this blog post on my new podcast, simply click the following link … or continue reading below. Today’s Bible Reading: Ruth 2Acts 27Jeremiah 37Psalms 10 Today’s Bible Verse(s): Acts 27:34-36 (CSB): “‘So I urge you to take some food. For this is for […]
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7 Minute Read + Scripture readings Today’s Bible Reading: Joshua 1Psalm 120-122Isaiah 61Matthew 9 Today’s Bible Verse(s): Joshua 1:6-9 (CSB): “Be strong and courageous, for you will distribute the land I swore to their fathers to give them as an inheritance. Above all, be strong and very courageous to observe carefully the whole instruction my […]
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5 Minute Read + Scripture readings Today’s Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 20Psalms 107Isaiah 47Revelation 17 Today’s Bible Verse(s): Deuteronomy 20:8 (CSB): “The officers will continue to address the army and say, ‘Is there any man who is afraid or cowardly? Let him leave and return home, so that his brothers won’t lose heart as he did.’” […]
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If I am fearful and anxious, it didn’t come from God. Instead, He offers me the mental habits of a confident, happy, peaceful life. 2 Timothy 1:7 (CSB): “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but one of power, love, and sound judgment.” I will pray instead of worrying so that […]
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5 Minute Read + Scripture readings Today’s Bible Reading: Leviticus 24 Psalms 31 Ecclesiastes 7 2 Timothy 3 Today’s Bible Verse(s): “Be strong, and let your heart be courageous, all you who put your hope in the Lord.” Psalm 31:24 (CSB) Reflections on Today’s Bible Verse(s): When our three sons were much younger, there were […]
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5 Minute Read + Scripture readings TODAY’S BIBLE READING: Daniel 2:24–3:30 1 Peter 4:7–5:14 Psalm 119:81-96 Proverbs 28:15-16 TODAY’S BIBLE VERSE(S): Daniel 3:17-18 (CSB): “If the God we serve exists, then he can rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire, and he can rescue us from the power of you, the king. But even […]
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3 Minute Read + Scripture readings TODAY’S BIBLE READING: Isaiah 10:1–11:16 2 Corinthians 12:11-21 Psalm 56:1-13 Proverbs 23:6-8 TODAY’S BIBLE VERSE(S): Psalm 56:3–4 (CSB): “When I am afraid, I will trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?” […]
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5 Minute Read TODAY’S BIBLE READING: Deuteronomy 34:1—Joshua 2:24 Luke 13:22–14:6 Psalm 79:1-13 Proverbs 12:26 TODAY’S BIBLE VERSE(S): Joshua 1:6-9 (CSB): “Be strong and courageous, for you will distribute the land I swore to their fathers to give them as an inheritance. Above all, be strong and very courageous to observe carefully the whole instruction […]
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