Hello Sweet friends, Today’s Reading ... 1 Kings 9, 2 Chronicles 8, Proverbs 25-29 and Ecclesiastes 1-6 Don Smith’s commentary on Ecclesiastes offers wonderful insight. “In today’s vernacular, Solomon’s epitaph might read like the following: The itch for things, the lust for more-so brilliantly injected by those who peddle them-is a virus draining our souls of happy ... View Post
90 Day Read Through the Bible – Day 41
Hello Sweet friends, Today’s Reading ... 1 Kings 7-8, 2 Chronicles 4-7, Psalm 136, 134 and 146-150 I was overwhelmed today as I read God’s Word literally calling out to His people, “Stop running and return to Me!” In 1 Kings 8 and again in 2 Chronicles 6, Solomon prays: “If your people...have sinned against You, and they return to You and confess your name, and ... View Post
90 Day Read Through the Bible – Day 40
Hello Sweet friends, Today’s Reading ... Proverbs 16-24, 1 Kings 5-6 and 2 Chronicles 2-3 Does anyone else start craving fortune cookies as they are reading Proverbs? It feels like each verse could be typed up on one of those tiny pieces of paper that are tucked inside a fortune cookie and read after a yummy dinner of sesame chicken and rice! In my own life, I think that this is the book I ... View Post
90 Day Read Through the Bible – Day 39
Hello Sweet friends, Today’s Reading ... Proverbs 1-15 Yesterday we read Song of Solomon, a book about love and feelings. Today and tomorrow we move to Proverbs, an intensely practical book which exposes a series of traps that would ensnare us. In the book of Proverbs, the existence of God is assumed. This book is to provide rules for living the righteous life. There is ... View Post
90 Day Read Through the Bible – Day 38
09Hello Sweet friends, Today’s Reading ... Psalm 119, 72, 1 Kings 3-4, 2 Chronicles 1 and Song of Solomon 1-8 I love what the Bible Project says about the Song of Solomon: “This poem highlights the power and intensity of love. It’s beautiful, consuming and dangerous. Like fire, it can destroy people if abused, but it can be life-giving if it is protected and ... View Post
90 Day Read Through the Bible – Day 37
Hello sweet friends! Today’s Reading ... Psalm 131, 138-139, 143-145, 127, 111-118, 37, 71, 94, 1 Chronicles 26-29 and 1 Kings 1-2 Today’s reading is so rich! The transition of leadership from David to Solomon offers us an amazing amount of insight. Reflections from David: “Surely I have composed and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child rests against his mother, My soul is ... View Post
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