Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
As for you, you were dead …
Summary: The meanings of “alive” and “dead” are easy to see when we are talking about physical bodies. When the subject is a spiritual body, the definitions of “dead” and “alive” change. The words remain the same, but the meanings are different.
Continue reading “Ephesians 2:1a (Part 2) – The Big Door”As for you, you were dead …
Summary: Understanding the meaning of words is important. When the document we are reading is a matter of life and death, correctly understanding the words becomes even more important. Today we explore the meaning of the word “dead.”
Continue reading “Ephesians 2:1a (Part 1) – Dead Reckoning”His disciples were hungry …
Summary: Understanding God’s perspective on our lives is helpful if we want to understand why we don’t have everything we want.
Continue reading “Matthew 12:1 – The BIG PICTURE”Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you.
Summary: Our “daily bread” is something we need both physically and spiritually. Jesus provides us with both.
Continue reading “John 6:27 – Spiritual Food”Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.
Summary: What kind of gift should we give our Creator this Christmas? John gives us a clue.
Continue reading “1 John 2:6 – Merry Christmas!”You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.
Summary: Faith is not a matter of blinding following the person in front of you. Our faith, Christianity, is a matter of logic and reason in a well-documented event that occurred two thousand years ago.
Continue reading “Luke 1:31 – They Called Him Jesus”… store up for yourselves treasures in heaven…
Summary: God’s Book is a treasure trove of insights into the truth that our reality is built on. Every story has a lesson for us, often more than one. Today’s lesson is about food.
Continue reading “Exodus 16:20 – The Source of Security”Do not worry …
Summary: Worry is a killer. It stresses our bodies and steals away our happiness and joy. Jesus tells us not to worry. Is that simply good advice, or something more?
Continue reading “Matthew 6:25-27 – The Cure for Worry”…why did you doubt?
Summary: Sometimes we are confronted by an extra dose of life’s troubles. When that happens Jesus invites us to step out of the boat and join him.
Continue reading “Matthew 14:31 – Nothing to Say”
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance (Ecclesiastes 3: 1, 4)
Summary: A brief update on my schedule for the next few weeks.
Continue reading “Ecclesiastes 3: 1, 4 — Schedule Update”