Posted December 9, 2006; back-dated.
Today´s reading:OT: Lamentations 4-5NT: Hebrews 2Ps: Psalm 103Pr: Proverbs 26:23
Today´s notable verse:
17 For this reason he had to be made like his brothers in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins [...]

Posted December 9, 2006; back-dated.
Today´s reading:OT: Lamentations 3NT: Hebrews 1Ps: Psalm 102Pr: Proverbs 26:21-22
Today´s notable verse:
Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
Heb. 1:14 (NIV)

The One Year Bible Blog´s comments for today.

Posted December 9, 2006; back-dated.
Today´s reading:OT: Lamentations 1-2NT: Philemon 1Ps: Psalm 101Pr: Proverbs 26:20
Today´s notable verse:
I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ.
Phil. 1:6 (NIV)
It is a good reminder here, that to fully understand our life [...]

Posted December 9, 2006; back-dated.
Today´s reading:OT: Jeremiah 51:54-64, Jeremiah 52NT: Titus 3Ps: Psalm 100Pr: Proverbs 26:18-19
Today´s notable verse:
Our people must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good, in order that they may provide for daily necessities and not live unproductive lives.
Titus 3:14 (NIV)
Interestingly, Paul here says that, in order that we may provide [...]

Posted December 9, 2006; back-dated.
Today´s reading:OT: Jeremiah 51:1-53NT: Titus 2Ps: Psalm 99Pr: Proverbs 26:17
Today´s notable verse:
6 Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled. 7 In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness 8 and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who [...]

Posted December 9, 2006; back-dated.
Today´s reading:OT: Jeremiah 49:23-39, Jeremiah 50NT: Titus 1Ps: Psalm 97-98Pr: Proverbs 26:13-16
Today´s notable verses:
To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted.
Titus 1:15 (NIV)
“To the pure, all things are pure…” – [...]

Posted December 9, 2006; back-dated.
Today´s reading:OT: Jeremiah 48, Jeremiah 49:1-22NT: II Timothy 4Ps: Psalm 95-96Pr: Proverbs 26:9-12
Today´s notable verse:
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
II Timothy 4:7 (NIV)
Should my grave have an epithet, I want it to be this declaration from Paul – to state with [...]

Posted 2 December, 2006; back-dated.
Today´s reading:OT: Jeremiah 44:24-30, Jeremiah 45-46, Jeremiah 47:1-7NT: II Timothy 2:22-, II Timothy 3Ps: Psalm 94Pr: Proverbs 26:6-8
Today´s notable verse:
16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
II Timothy [...]

Posted 2 December, 2006; back-dated.
Today´s reading:OT: Jeremiah 42-43, Jeremiah 44:1-23NT: II Timothy 2:1-21Ps: Psalm 92-93Pr: Proverbs 26:3-5
Today´s notable verse:
You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
II Timothy 2:1 (NIV)

We have been studying the concept of grace a great deal in our BSF study of Romans. One of the things [...]

Today´s reading:OT: Jeremiah 39-41NT: 2 Timothy 1Ps: Psalm 90-91Pr: Proverbs 26:1-2
Today´s notable verse:
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.
II Timothy 1:7 (NIV)

The One Year Bible Blog´s comments for today.

As of today, we are at thirteen weeks; we are now into the second trimester!
The nausea of the first trimester seems mostly to have passed, though it still returns on occasion – possibly due to the prenatal vitamins. Not too many esoteric food cravings so far, either. Though, I did have the pleasure last night [...]

Today´s reading:OT: Jeremiah 37-38NT: I Timothy 6Ps: Psalm 89:38-52Pr: Proverbs 25:28
Today´s notable verse:
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
I Timothy 6:6 (NIV)

What an eloquent statement of the Christian worldview: constantly pursuing the betterment of one’s character, while always being content with one’s circumstances. In so doing, we allow God to work through us freely, and [...]

Posted 21 October 2006, back-dated.
Today´s reading:OT: Jeremiah 35-36NT: I Timothy 5Ps: Psalm 89:14-37Pr: Proverbs 25:25-27
Today´s notable verse:
1 Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers, 2 older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
I Timothy 5:1-2 (NIV)

The One [...]

Posted 21 October 2006, back-dated.
Today´s reading:OT: Jeremiah 33-34NT: I Timothy 4Ps: Psalm 89:1-13Pr: Proverbs 25:23-24
Today´s notable verse:
Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.
I Timothy 4:12 (NIV)

I often meditated upon this verse as a [...]

Posted 21 October 2006, back-dated.
Today´s reading:OT: Jeremiah 31:27-40, Jeremiah 32NT: I Timoty 3Ps: Psalm 88Pr: Proverbs 25:20-22
Today´s notable verse:
Beyond all question, the mystery of godliness is great:
He[a] appeared in a body,[b] was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was believed on in the world, was [...]

Posted 21 October 2006, back-dated.
Today´s reading:OT: Jeremiah 30, Jeremiah 31:1-26NT: I Timothy 2Ps: Psalm 87Pr: Proverbs 25:18-19
Today´s notable verse:
For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus…
I Timothy 2:5 (NIV)

The One Year Bible Blog´s comments for today.

Posted 21 October 2006, back-dated.
Today´s reading:OT: Jeremiah 28-29NT: I Timothy 1Ps: Psalm 86Pr: Proverbs 25:17
Today´s notable verse:
11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call upon me and come [...]

Posted 21 October 2006, back-dated.
Today´s reading:OT: Jeremiah 26-27NT: II Thessalonians 3Ps: Psalm 85Pr: Proverbs 25:16
Today´s notable verse:
For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “If a man will not work, he shall not eat.”
II Thessalonians 3:10 (NIV)

It seems I have often heard this maxim misquoted as, “If a man does not [...]

Posted 21 October 2006, back-dated.
Today´s reading:OT: Jeremiah 23:21-40, Jeremiah 24-25NT: II Thessalonians 2Ps: Psalm 84Pr: Proverbs 25:15
Today´s notable verse:
Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
Proverbs 25:15 (NIV)

The One Year Bible Blog´s comments for today.

As most of you know, this summer I moved in with a friend of mine to help be a caretaker for her, her house, and (most importantly) her kids (all her animals, and especially her two dogs). This friend, at 28 years old, was facing a third bout with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL). After undergoing [...]

Posted 17 October 2006, back-dated.
Today´s reading:OT: Jeremiah 22, Jeremiah 23:1-20NT: II Thessalonians 1Ps: Psalm 83Pr: Proverbs 25:11-14
Today´s notable verse:
With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may count you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by [...]

Posted 17 October 2006, back-dated.
Today´s reading:OT: Jeremiah 19-21NT: I Thessalonians 5:4-28Ps: Psalm 82Pr: Proverbs 25:9-10
Today´s notable verse:
16 Be joyful always; 17 pray continually; 18 give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 19 Do not put out the Spirit’s fire; 20 do not treat prophecies with contempt. 21 [...]

Posted 17 October 2006, back-dated.
Today´s reading:OT: Jeremiah 16:16-21, Jeremiah 17-18NT: I Thessalonians 4, I Thessalonians 5:1-3Ps: Psalm 81Pr: Proverbs 25:6-8
Today´s notable verses:
7 “But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. 8 He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the [...]

Posted 15 October 2006, back-dated.
Today´s reading:OT: Jeremiah 14:11-22, Jeremiah 15, Jeremiah 16:1-15NT: I Thessalonians 2:9-20, I Thessalonians 3Ps: Psalm 80Pr: Proverbs 25:1-5
Today´s notable verse:
11 Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus clear the way for us to come to you. 12 May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for [...]

Steph and I had a busy weekend. We left Friday evening for Rose-Hulman’s Homecoming weekend. As in previous years, accomodations were a tent on the grounds of the fraternity house. Activities included the Pep Rally and Bonfire Friday night, followed by the annual Alpha Chi Sigma alumni dinner at Applebee’s, and then another bonfire at [...]