Today’s Bible Reading Old Testament Genesis 1:1-2:25 New Testament Matthew 1:1-2:12 Psalm 1:1-6 Proverbs 1:1-6 Read the Word and Know God The Creation account in Genesis 1-2 reminds me about the glory of God. Who has such power and authority? It is startling to think that God simply spoke and things came into being. “The…
Ernie Banks passed away early in 2015 and was one of the greatest players ever in the game of baseball. He is example for all of us to give our best effort even when there is little or no applause. ERNIE BANKS, THE CHICAGO CUBS Hall of Famer, is known not only for what he…
Ezekiel 37:7–10 7 So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I prophesied, there was a sound, and behold, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. 8 And I looked, and behold, there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them. But there…
On this date in 451 During the Fifth Session of the Council of Chalcedon, the final form of the Chalcedonian Creed was drafted. It became the Early Church’s highest and most enduring “definition” of the person and work of Jesus Christ. Take this quiz after you have reviewed the creed. A Quiz on Christ Here…
Birth of American lawyer Horatio Gates Spafford. In 1873, upon learning of the drowning of his four daughters following a ship collision in the Atlantic, Spafford penned the lines to the hymn, “It is Well With My Soul.” God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in trouble. (Psalm 46:1)Inner peace through an…
Blaise Pascal had a kind of born again experience the night of November 23, 1654. A brilliant scientist and intellectual, Pascal met God, as it were, face to face, and wrote what he saw and felt, as it was happening to him. He recorded on a piece of parchment, “From about half past ten in…
Over the last two days I have enjoyed reading about King Jehoshaphat in 2 Chronicles 17-20. He was the 4th king following King Solomon in the divided kingdom of Israel around 870 BC. Over these four chapters the Bible describes him as a good king. 17:3 – “he walked in the earlier ways of his…
Have you ever heard someone talking to you, but you did not really notice them or what they were saying? Last night after our little ones (they are getting bigger) were all tucked in. Katie and I were preparing to tuck ourselves in Katie started speaking, but I was not hearing. She simply walked away…
Let this truth hit you with full force. Psalm 113:4–6 The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens! Who is like the Lord our God, who is seated on high, who looks far down on the heavens and the earth? Shame on us if we talk about Him as if He is…