Today we’ll read Deuteronomy chapter 13, John 20 and Psalm 59, from the New Century Version. READING May God bless the reading of His Word. The disciple whom Jesus loved. Who is that? Most traditional, conservative scholars agree that John, the author of this gospel, is the one. Of course, there are disputes to this,…

Today we’ll read Deuteronomy chapter 12, John 19 and Psalm 58, from the New Century Version. READING May God bless the reading of His Word. So I’m reading our chapter in John, and it occurs to me that as Jesus was before Pilate, a politician, he said something to Pilate that would be good for…

Today we’ll read Deuteronomy chapter 11, John 18 and Psalm 57, from the Holman Christian Standard Bible. READING May God bless the reading of His Word. I especially like verse five of Psalm 57. It says, “God, be exalted above the heavens; let Your glory be over the whole earth.” Personally, I can’t wait until…

Today we’ll read Deuteronomy chapter 10, John 17 and Psalm 56, from the New Life Version. READING May God bless the reading of His Word. Yesterday morning, Pastor Chuck Smith went to be with the Lord. Pastor Chuck is thought of by some as the father of the Jesus Movement of the late 60s and…

Today we’ll read Deuteronomy chapter 9, John 16 and Psalm 55, from the New Life Version. READING May God bless the reading of His Word. In today’s chapter from Psalms, starting at verse 12 the writer begins talking about a friend who betrayed him. It isn’t clear in the English that he has transitioned from…

Today we’ll read Deuteronomy chapter 8, John 15 and Psalm 54, from the New English Translation. READING May God bless the reading of His Word. Jesus had a good reminder for us today. He said, starting in verse 18 of John 15, “If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me first. 19…

Today we’ll read Deuteronomy chapter 7, John 14 and Psalm 53, from the New American Standard Bible. READING May God bless the reading of His Word. We live in a time that supposedly puts tolerance at the top of the list of political correctness. We have become a pluralistic society. Except when it comes to…

Today we’ll read Deuteronomy chapter 6, John 13 and Psalm 52, from the Good News Translation. READING May God bless the reading of His Word. Remember when Jesus was asked what the greatest commandment was? Do you remember His answer? He quoted from Deuteronomy 6, which we also read today: “Thou shalt love the Lord…

Deuteronomy chapter 5, John 12 and Psalm 51, from the New International Readers Version. READING May God bless the reading of His Word. Our Psalm today is one of my favorites. Being an old guy who was around during the Jesus Freak days of the the 60s and 70s, I was touched deeply by the…

Deuteronomy chapter 3, John 10 and Psalm 49, from the New International Version. Deuteronomy chapter 4, John 11 and Psalm 50, from the Common English Bible. READING May God bless the reading of His Word. Have you ever heard the Christian recording artist named Carman perform his song, “Lazarus”? It’s really great. I saw him…