Category Archives: Christianity

One of the least was worth 100 — 1 Chronicles 12-14

Well, of course, today’s reading — like much of what we’ll be reading in the books of the Chronicles — will be territory that you have only recently read in the books of the Kings. So, lest I repeat myself, … Continue reading

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What makes a hero? — 2 Chronicles 9-11

I hope your weekend is going well. Sundays are my favorite day and I hope your Sunday, so far, has been uplifting and an opportunity to re-center and re-focus your heart, mind, attitude, and spirit. Today’s reading contains a little … Continue reading

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Be a Bible reader — 1 Chronicles 5-8

Well, today we’re looking at yet more genealogy. That’s not to say that there aren’t some interesting things to note, of course, but I suspect that for many it might be a bit of “yawner”. So, what is interesting here? … Continue reading

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Chronicles, a focused view on Judah — 1 Chronicles 1-4

Today we begin a new book, the first book of the Chronicles. The first few chapters are largely genealogies and fragments of genealogies. You might be excused from reading every syllable, since many of the names are unfamiliar tongue-twisters. There … Continue reading

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Spoken through His servants the prophets — 2 Kings 24-25

Today’s reading concludes the history of the kingdom of Judah. Since the days of Moses God had warned Israel where unfaithfulness would land them — out of the Promised Land. But Satan continued his lie to the people and their … Continue reading

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Not since the days of the judges — 2 Kings 22-23

Hey good to see you’re back again! Today’s reading tells us about the last glorious days of Josiah and his grand restoration efforts. How thorough was Josiah’s restoration? — One of the things that separated Josiah’s “restoration movement” from those … Continue reading

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When Things Got So Bad, They Lost The Bible — 2 Kings 20-22

I’m so glad you’ve joined me again. I appreciate the effort that you show to both read the Scriptures (the most important part of this discipline) and then read my humble blog. As I’m sure you’ve noticed this is interesting … Continue reading

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Zeal Matters — 2 Kings 11-13

Have you been keeping track of the kings in your reading? In today’s scriptures we have a couple of kings named Jehoash, one ruled Judah and the other ruled Israel, reigning contemporaneously. And then we have another Jeroboam, not the … Continue reading

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Wash and be clean — 2 Kings 5-7

Although Elijah is considered the greatest of the prophets, Elisha clearly performed more miracles. Today’s reading is full of them: the cleansing of Naaman, the floating axehead, the capture of the Aramean army, the miraculous defeat of the Arameans, and … Continue reading

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