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March 17

Num 26:1-51 | PS 60:1-12 | Prov 11:15 | Luke 2:36-52

If we look back to biblical times there were few outside influences as one was raised.

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March 16

Num 24:1-25:18 | PS 59:1-17 | Prov 11:14 | Luke 2:1-35

A missionary couple who had served faithfully for years in Africa…

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March 15

Num 22:21-23:30 | PS 58:1-11 | Prov 11:12-13 | Luke 1:57-80

How do you approach a story so familiar as the birth of Jesus, with fresh eyes?

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March 14

Num 21:1-22:20 | PS 57:1-11 | Prov 11:9-11 | Luke 1:26-56

God is real. His Word is true. We are responsible for what we do with Him.

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March 13

Num 19:1-20:29 | PS 56:1-13 | Prov 11:8| Luke 1:1-25

In today's and tomorrow’s reading we get three pictures of Jesus from the pages of the Old Testament.

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March 12

Num 16:41-18:32 | PS 55:1-23 | Prov 11:7 | Mark 16:1-20

Discouragement and complaining often go together.

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March 11

Num 15:17-16:40 | PS 54:1-7 | Prov 11:5-6 | Mark 15:1-47

We read in Numbers 15:30-31, “But those who brazenly violate the Lord’s will…

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March 10

Num 14:1-15:16 | PS 53:1-6 | Prov 11:4 | Mark 14:53-72

When I reflect back on what transpired during the pandemic it is still so vivid and so sad.

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March 9

Num 11:24-13:33 | PS 52:1-9 | Prov 11:1-3 | Mark 14:22-52

Churches must avoid becoming rigid clubs or cliques.

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March 8

Num 10:1-11:23 | PS 51:1-19 | Prov 10:31-32 | Mark 14:1-21

Judas Iscariot has become synonymous with traitor.

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March 7

Num 8:1-9:23 | PS 50:1-23 | Prov 10:29-30 | Mark 13:14-37

We live in an impatient world that desires immediate answers.

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March 6

Num 6:1-7:89 | PS 49:1-20 | Prov 10:27-28 | Mark 12:38-13:13

R.A. Torrey said, "If we think of the Holy Spirit only as an impersonal power or influence…

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March 5

Num 4:1-5:31 | PS 48:1-14 | Prov 10:26 | Mark 12:18-37

There are times that we come to portions of Scripture which don't seem to make sense.

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March 4

Num 2:1-3:51 | PS 47:1-9 | Prov 10:24-25 | Mark 11:27-12:17

In Matthew 7:6 we are commanded not to "cast your pearls before swine".

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March 3

Lev 27:14 - Num 1:54 | PS 46:1-11 | Prov 10:23 | Mark 11:1-26

Though the name of the fourth book of the Bible is called Numbers for us…

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March 2

Lev 25:47-27:13 | PS 45:1-17 | Prov 10:22 | Mark 10:32-52

In 2016 the World Economic Forum stated that by the year 2030 “You will own nothing and be happy”.

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March 1

Lev 24:1-25:46 | PS 44:9-26 | Prov 10:20-21 | Mark 10:13-31

We read in Proverbs 1:7, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge".

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February 28

Lev 22:17-23:44 | PS 44:1-8 | Prov 10:19 | Mark 9:30-10:12

With companies like Ancestry.com and 23andMe people desire to understand their roots.

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February 27

Lev 20:22-22:16 | PS 43:1-5 | Prov 10:18 | Mark 9:1-29

As a parent we raise our children, holding them by the hand as we guide them…

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February 26

Lev 19:1-20:21 | PS 42:1-11 | Prov 10:17 | Mark 8:11-38

It is a constant event on social media. Some heinous attack caught on someone's cell phone.

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