THE BIBLE DIARY

2 Kings 13:1-16:20

Acts 18:23-19:41

Psalm 146:1-147:20

Proverbs 18:2-5

Today reading felt like homework. Too many errands to do, too many things on my mind, too many things to plan and coordinate, it felt like the same...another errand, another thing on a to-do list. 

God i...

2 Kings 10:32-12:21

Acts 18:1-22

Psalm 145:1-21

Proverbs 18:1

Paul was a tentmaker and so was Priscilla and Aquila. Paul went from city to city preaching the gospel and he was able to do that financially because he made tents! And I guess that was a rather mobile business....

2 Kings 9:14-10:31

Acts 17:1-34

Psalm 144:1-15

Proverbs 17:27-28

It's so frustrating to see all the kings of Judah and Israel.... 

Either the kings are very bad or they are good and they follow the Lord but they don't do so completely. Most of the good kings destroy idols o...

2 Kings 8:1-9:13

Acts 16:16-40

Psalm 143:1-12

Proverbs 17:26

Reading about Elisha and the acts of the apostles I am amazed at how convinced they are that God will act. 

I think most Christians I know pray "if it's Your will God" as though they have no inclination as to what...

2 Kings 4:18-7:20

Acts 15:1-16:15

Psalm 141:1-142:7

Proverbs 17:23-25

The story of Lydia! 

Her story is short but obviously it has affected my life quite a bit. My mom was a student at Biola taking a class on the book of Acts when she and my dad found out I was going to be...

2 Kings 3:1-4:17

Acts 14:8-28

Psalm 140:1-13

Proverbs 17:22

Recently I re-listened to a message I had heard at a Biola conference. It was Phil Vischer, the creator of Veggie Tales! I was there when he spoke and it was really cool to be in a room FULL of people who all grew...

He knows me inside and out. Every part of me...everything pretty about me body and soul and everything ugly about me body and soul. 

He knows about everything I do. When I watch TV, when I go to work, when I eat breakfast, when I stare blankly into space. He knows how I...

Psalm 138

I will praise You, LORD, with all my heart; before the 'gods' I will sing Your praise.

I will bow down toward Your holy temple and will praise Your Name for Your unfailing love and Your faithfulness, for You have so exalted Your solemn decree that it surpasses...

1 Kings 20:1-21:29

Acts 12:24-13:15

Psalm 137:1-9

Proverbs 17:16

God is always revealing Himself to us. That's what the Scriptures are all about. Many times we look to the Bible for answers for our own struggles, our own ideas, our own desires. We are seeking ourselves in...

1 Kings 19:1-21

Acts 12:1-23

Psalm 136:1-26

Proverbs 17:14-15

"Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind.

"After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake.

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