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January 3: Genesis – Flood

Today’s reading was all about the flood. As w/ all passages, many things invoke thought but what struck me today is how …

Trials

How to Have Faith

I often pray that God will give me peace, increase my faith, grant me joy and such things. My expectation is that …

Old Testament

Last September I started reading the Bible through in a year and blogging about it. After a few months, I felt I …

God is Creator

Sometimes I have those moments of clarity where God’s unlimited ultimateness seems obvious and clear. I had one just now in Jeremiah …

Samson’s Eyes

    Samson had a lot of issues. Mostly self-discipline: he wanted whatever he saw and he was never told he can’t …

Devotional Break

I may take a break from posting about my devotional time. I’ll keep reading and commenting as I have been (see here), …

Chapter Topics: Deuteronomy

1-4 Journey Reviewed 5 10 Commandments Repeated, Moses as Mediator 6 Obey and Prosper 7 Warnings, Promises 8-10 More Review, Tablets Rewritten …

Deuteronomy 28:15- Obey or Pay

Chapter 28 lists out some great blessings for the people if they obey – basically, everything will be great. But if they …

Deuteronomy 30 – God will…

Chapter 30 has a lot of “God will…” statements: restore you, gather you, bring you, prosper you, circumcise your heart, inflict (on …

Deuteronomy 13:5 – Kill the Dreamer

“But that prophet or that dreamer of dreams shall be put to death, because he has counseled rebellion against the Lord…” In verse 3 it says …

Chapter Topics: Numbers

1 Census 2 Camping 3 Levites as Priests, Firstborn 4 Duties of Levites 5 Defilement, Adultery Test 6 Nazirite Vow 7 Offerings …