Spiritual Rants: “Watergate Crisis” August 14 Daily Bible Readings in a year: Nehemiah 7:73-9:21 1 Corinthians 9:1-18 Psalm 33:12-22 Proverbs 21:11-12

Old Testament:  Nehemiah 7:73 -9:21 Read this passage on BibleGateway.com Nehemiah 7:73-9:21 Watergate Crisis The people asked Ezra to read the Word to them.  Isn’t that interesting?  God was working in the people and they asked Ezra to bring them the Word.  After that, the reaction was a crisis of faith.  A revival broke out! […]

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Spiritual Rants: “Pity The Fool” August 8 Daily Bible Readings in a year: Ezra 7:1-8:20 1 Corinthians 4:1-21 Psalm 30:1-12 Proverbs 20:28-30

Old Testament:  Ezra 7:1-8:20 Read this passage on BibleGateway.com Ezra 7:1-8:20  A “Good Hands” Person Ezra returned to Jerusalem in the seventh year of Artaxerxes’ reign (v.7).  It took him about four months of traveling to get there.  He was not in the first wave of exiles to return.  He brought about 2,000 more exiles […]

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Spiritual Rants: July 6 “Paul Left To Fester” Readings to read through the Bible in a year: 1 Chronicles 2:18-4:4 Acts 24:1-27 Psalm 4:1-8 Proverbs 18:16-18

Old Testament: 1 Chronicles 2:18-4:4 Read this passage on BibleGateway.com 1 Chronicles 2:18-4:4    A Coney Dog In chapter 2, verse 15 the genealogy of David begins.  What is interesting is that we learn the names of sons that weren’t mentioned in Samuel.  One is named Nathan. Nathan is in the lineage of Mary (Luke 3:31). […]

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Spiritual Rants: “Milking For All It’s Worth” November 23 Daily Bible Readings in a year: Ezekiel 45:13-46:24 1 Peter 1:13-2:10 Psalm 119:33-48 Proverbs 28:11

Old Testament: Ezekiel 45:13-46:24 Read this passage on BibleGateway.com Ezekiel 45:13-46:24  A Prince Of A Man Chapter 45:13-25  The beginning of this chapter, in yesterday’s reading, was about the sectioning of the land and the portion given to the governing Prince (not David or Jesus). This latter part of the chapter describes the offerings that will be provided to […]

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Spiritual Rants: “Blasted Again” August 13 Daily Bible Readings in a year: Nehemiah 5:14-7:72 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Psalm 33:1-11 Proverbs 21:8-10

Old Testament:  Nehemiah 5:14-7:72 Read this passage on BibleGateway.com Nehemiah 5:14-7:72  Blasted Again Nehemiah was governor over Judah for twelve years and accepted no salary.  I don’t know how he did this.  It reminds me of the Steve Martin joke:  How to be a millionaire. “OK, first . . .  get a million dollars!”  He […]

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