With Jack Bailey
Scripture The son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David. ~Luke 3:31, NIV Quote Ignorance of our ignorance is the worse ignorance. ~Ya’akov Sometimes my ignorance amazes me. I knew that Luke’s genealogy was different from Matthew but I had to brush up on …
Scripture When a country is delivered into the power of the wicked, He blindfolds the eyes of the judges. ~Job 9:24, REB Quote The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayers of the righteous. ~Solomon I don’t watch TV news ever: if you don’t believe this is true, asks my wife. …
Scripture “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” ~Luke 4:18, NRSV …
Scripture And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. ~Genesis 2:7, NKJV Quote “If God does not trust his own angels, how much less will He trust people made of dust? ~Eliphaz I was reading in Job four and …
Scripture “Out of the mouths of infants and nursing babies you have prepared praise for yourself?” ~Matthew 21:16, NRSV Quote Praise is–what wings are to a bird, fruit to a tree, what the rose is to the thorn bush: it is the beauty of the Christian life. ~Charles H. Spurgeon What sets up today’s text …
Scripture Forsake your folly and live, and proceed in the way of understanding.” ~Proverbs 9:6, NASB Quote Folly and sin are always parasitic of the good that God has created. ~Robert Van Leeuwen We live in a culture that has become increasingly ungodly and relativistic. Moral relativism, the god of the day, insist that every person …
Scripture Now that I am old and gray, do not abandon me, O God. Let me proclaim your power to this new generation, your mighty miracles to all who come after me. ~Psalm 71:18, NLT Quote Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter. ~Mark Twain Age is sneaky; it has a …
Scripture You give them [frail mortals] to drink from the stream of Your delights. ~Psalm 36:8, REB Quote “Life is not measured by how much you own.” ~Jesus of Nazareth First of all, I shutter to think of what the ‘quality’ of my quiet time would be without the Psalms. I begin every day with …
Scripture Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you. ~Proverbs 9:7, NIV Quote A word to the wise should be sufficient. ~ Titus Maccius Plautus This year I am using Timothy Keller’s devotion on the Proverbs and enjoying it immensely. I never remember seeing the word ‘comeuppance’ until …
Scripture When You rebuke anyone to punish his sin, You make what he desires melt away. ~Psalm 39;11, REB Quote Over time we grow in wisdom or folly according to the ultimate loves and commitments that move us. ~Robert Van Leeuwen Dr. Kelley challenged us to share our testimony with the ones we love so …