Podcast Introduction Our reading today is Luke 5-6, and I’m calling the episode “Let’s Go Fishin’.” Comments on Luke 5 Jesus’ first request of Simon didn’t require much faith from him, did it? He got into Simon’s boat, and asked Simon to put out a little way from the shore. That’s all He asked. “Take…
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Podcast Introduction Our reading today is Jeremiah 42-46, and I’m calling the episode “But You Promised.” Comments on Jeremiah 42 and 46 Thoughts on Jeremiah 42 Have you ever made a bargain with God? You’ve been in trouble or in some other hard place, and you said, “Lord, help me here and I will never…
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Podcast Introduction Our reading today is we will complete the book of Job 41-42, and I’m calling the episode “A New Beginning.” Comments on Job Alexander Maclaren wrote in his “Expositions of Holy Scripture” “The close of the book of Job must be taken in connection with its prologue in order to get the full…
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Podcast Introduction Our reading today is Psalms 60-62, and I’m calling the episode “Be Quiet.” Comments on Psalm 62 “1 It is surely true that I find my rest in God.” NIRV I believe that the NASB is a better translation: “1 My soul waits in silence for God only;” NASB Sometimes, the very best thing…
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Podcast Introduction Our reading today is 2 Samuel 15-19, and I’m calling the episode “A House Divided.” Comments on 2 Samuel 15-19 Reading chapters 15-19 is like reading an adventure novel, isn’t it? There’s the dysfunctional family, where the son of the king leads a national revolt, there’s raw ambition, betrayal, loyalty, sex, spies, murder,…
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Podcast Introduction Our reading today is Exodus 25-28, and I’m calling the episode “The God of Details.” Comments on Exodus 25-28 The first time I read these chapters, I was struck by the detail of God’s instructions. Nothing was left out. Everything that was to go into the tabernacle was intricately laid out, from the…
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Podcast Introduction Our reading today is 2 Corinthians 9-10, and I’m calling the episode “Take Control of Your Thoughts.” Comments on 2 Corinthians 10 As we have mentioned before, there are those in the church at Corinth who did not recognize Paul’s authority as an apostle. Much of this chapter has Paul defending that authority….
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Podcast Introduction Our reading today is Luke 3-4, and I’m calling the episode “How To Resist Temptation.” Comments on Luke 4 Jesus gave us the perfect plan for when we are being tempted. Remember this, beloved. Jesus was fully human, as well as fully God. Jesus was a real man. So the temptations that Satan put…
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Podcast Introduction Our reading today is Jeremiah 37-41, and I’m calling the episode “The Cowardly Mob.” Comments on Jeremiah 38 In chapter 38, Shephatiah, Gedaliah, Jehucal and Pashhur, who were princes of Judah, did not like the message that Jeremiah was preaching: “The Lord says, ‘Those who stay in this city will die in battle or…
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Podcast Introduction Our reading today is Job 39-40, and I’m calling the episode “The Voice of God.” Comments on Job 39-40 It’s easy to think of this scene with God’s awesome, booming voice rumbling and shaking everything around for miles as He speaks out of the storm. And maybe it did happen that way. He…
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