04/30/22 Looking Deeply into Our Hearts
READING: 2 Samuel 19:31–20:26, Psalm 7, 2 Samuel 21:1-22, 1 Chronicles 20:4-8 The psalmist knew that God looks deeply into our hearts and minds…
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04/29/22 So Many
READING: 2 Samuel 17:15-29, Psalm 3, Psalm 63, 2 Samuel 18:1–19:30 According to its title, Psalm 3 reflects the time when King David was fleeing…
Read More04/28/22 Wickedness in the Heart
READING: 2 Samuel 15:1-17:14 The human heart is unquestionably wicked. We sometimes, as we see today in our reading about Absalom, even conspire against…
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12 “How To’s” Pastors Wish Someone Had Taught Them
I’ve taught seminary students now for 26 years, and I’ve worked with hundreds of graduates in doctoral programs or local church events. I always…
Read More04/27/22 Longing for Return
READING: 2 Samuel 12:26-31, 1 Chronicles 20:2-3, 2 Samuel 13:1–14:33 Today’s reading is filled with the tragedy of rape and murder as Nathan’s prophecy…
Read More04/26/22 Decisions . . . and Consequences
READING: 1 Chronicles 20:1, 2 Samuel 11:1–12:14, Psalm 51, 2 Samuel 12:15-25, 2 Samuel 5:14-16, 1 Chronicles 14:3-7, 1 Chronicles 3:5-9 Every moral failure…
Read More04/25/22 Reputation
READING: 2 Samuel 8:15-18; 1 Chronicles 18:12-17; 1 Chronicles 6:16-30, 48; 2 Samuel 9:1–10:19; 1 Chronicles 19:1-19 David was hardly a perfect king. In…
Read More04/24/22 Speaking through Others
READING: 2 Samuel 7:1-17, 1 Chronicles 17:1-15, 2 Samuel 7:18-29, 1 Chronicles 17:16-27, 2 Samuel 8:1-14, 1 Chronicles 18:1-13, Psalm 60 A few days…
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An Encouraging Word for Church Leaders for Today
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 “May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal encouragement and good hope…
Read More04/23/22 The Whole World
READING: 2 Samuel 6:12a, 1 Chronicles 15:1-28, 2 Samuel 6:12b-16, 1 Chronicles 15:29, 2 Samuel 6:17-19a, 1 Chronicles 16:1-43, 2 Samuel 6:19b-23 How my…
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