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Read the Word: Psalm 19:12-14 Meditate on the Word: Our psalmist here mentions both unintentional sins and willful sins. Of course we know that both have devastating consequences. If a person goes to his home, gets a gun, goes out and commits murder intentionally, someone is dead. If a person accidentally runs a stop sign in his… Read More »

Read the Word: Proverbs 14:1-9 Meditate on the Word: In this brief passage, a foolish man is presented in contrast to one who is perceptive, sensible, and upright. A fool then must be the opposite of these three positive characteristics. A fool then, would be one who mocks and cannot find wisdom (v. 6). He… Read More »

Read the Word: Job 11:7-9 Meditate on the Word: Job’s friend Zophar has not come to comfort him in his distress, but to accuse him. But he does make a very valid point about God being beyond mere human understanding and definitely beyond human control. This is where so many people go wrong: they think… Read More »

Read the Word: Hebrews 11:29-12:2 Meditate on the Word: When you read about some of the sufferings endured by our predecessors in the faith, how does it make you feel? I think that it is easy to read these accounts and feel disconnected from them in some manner. We cannot really understand what they experienced.… Read More »

Read the Word: Proverbs 4:20-27 Meditate on the Word: We read a couple of interesting commands in this passage in regard to the heart. First, in v. 21, we are told to keep these words and sayings in our heart. These words and sayings, of course, are what we now know as the Holy Scriptures.… Read More »

Read the Word: Romans 2:1-11 Meditate on the Word: I remember being confused as a child when hearing someone talked about measuring horses, using “hand” as a unit of measurement. Of course, I know now that a hand has been a standard four inches since the 1500s. But as a child, I knew that, for… Read More »

Read the Word: Mark 7:1-15 Meditate on the Word: This passage is interesting to read through a contemporary lens. When we think “handwashing,” we think of soap and water to remove germs in order to not become ill. This was not, however, the thought behind the tradition being discussed here. The tradition was to pour… Read More »

Read the Word: 1 Peter 2:19-25 Meditate on the Word: Peter makes clear something that is all but unthinkable for the contemporary Christian, which is that suffering is an expected part of the Christian life. He notes that Christ is our example in this. Our Lord suffered mockery, insult, injury, and even death. And Peter… Read More »

Read the Word: James 1:2-8 Meditate on the Word: How many of us dare to take our Lord up on His offer of wisdom? (v. 5). And when we do, do we pay close attention to the condition set forth in v. 6, that we must believe and not doubt? This sounds difficult, right? We want wisdom,… Read More »

Read the Word: John 15:18-25 Meditate on the Word: Once again in America, we are facing the “most important election in our nation’s history.” To hear some tell it, this is the election that decides whether or not our country will survive. A media that monetizes fear and social media that dehumanizes and incites us… Read More »