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Today’s Readings

1 John 3:11–5:17 23 One Sabbath he was going through the grainfields, and as they made their way, his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. 24 And the Pharisees were saying to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?” 25 And he said to them, “Have you never read what David [...]

Today’s Readings

1 John 1–3:10 13 He went out again beside the sea, and all the crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching them. 14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him. 15 And as [...]

Best in Tent Shuns

‘Who am I … that you have brought me this far?’ 2 Samuel 7:18 NIV In 2 Samuel 7, David was upset that his own wooden house was fancier than God’s tent-based abode at the time. So he spoke to his in-touch-with-God buddy, Nathan. David pitched him the idea of building a permanent home for [...]

Today’s Readings

Joshua 1 11   Teach me your way, O LORD,    and lead me on a level path    because of my enemies.12   Give me not up to the will of my adversaries;    for false witnesses have risen against me,    and they breathe out violence. 13   I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the LORD    in the land of the living!14   Wait for the [...]

Jesus, the Game Changer

‘God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were.’ Romans 5:20 NLT So, Old Testament laws and stuff. Romans 5:13 NLT says, ‘Yes, people sinned even before the law was given. But it was not counted as sin because there was not yet any law to break.’ That thinking is [...]