“Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.” - Genesis 22:12 The scene before this passage is one of the more famous, sensational, and frankly disturbing passages in [...]
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Day 27
“Then I said: “Lord, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments, let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer your servant is praying before you day and night for your servants, the people [...]
Day 26
“I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” - Philippians 4:13 NIV I used to be really good at giving advice. Whenever someone came to me with a problem the first thing I would say is some version of, “You should try this…” or “Have you thought about this…?” It was a [...]
Day 25
“So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.” - Galatians 5:16 NIV As I’ve written here before, I’ve recently begun the training necessary to answer calls on the national suicide hotline. So much of the training is about focusing on the skills necessary to provide support [...]
Day 24
“I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.” - Jeremiah 31:25 NIV While writing is becoming my passion the more I do it, my day job is real estate development. Because of the often-high-profile nature of the work that we do (building apartment buildings, refreshing shopping centers, buying office buildings) we run into all [...]
Day 23
"Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting." - Psalms 139:23-24 NIV The Bible is full of miracles. Jesus himself performs seven very famous ones. I’m sure you’ve heard of them: water into [...]
Day 22
“Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.” - Romans 12:13 I found this a difficult post to write, mostly because I knew what I wanted to say, but I also knew that it would be pretty clear that I fall short of my expectations for myself. Maybe it’s another example of [...]
Day 21
“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.” - 1 Timothy 4:12 There’s a scene in Billy Madison where the class is taking a field trip to the zoo. Towards the end of the [...]
Day 20
“Even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.” - Psalms 139:10 Even though I went to church a lot in my youth, it was later in life that I learned one of the more interesting things about the Bible. I can’t remember which pastor it was that taught me [...]
Day 19
“But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,” - Jude 1:20 NIV As the calendar turned from 2022 to 2023, a familiar pain started to creep back into my right shoulder. Having been treated for this same pain once before, I sprang into action, [...]
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