Faith
2 Sam. 16:15-23, 2 Sam. 17-18, 2 Sam. 19:1-4 Ryan: I always feel terrible when I laugh, accidentally or not, at another’s misfortune. Having said that, the scene we read today where Absalom’s hair gets caught in the tree, causing him to be “left hanging in midair, while the mule he was riding kept on [...]
2 Sam. 14:25-33, 2 Sam. 15, 2 Sam. 16:1-14, Psa. 3 Ryan: It seems like for “godly” men, these guys we’re reading about lately sure do a lot of scheming. I feel like we’ve already mentioned this recently, but if these men spent even half as much time consulting God through prayers, meditations, petitions, etc., [...]
2 Samuel 5:6-8 (1 Chron. 11:4-5), 1 Chron. 11:6-9 (2 Sam. 5:9-10), 2 Sam. 5:11-12 (1 Chron. 14:1-2), 1 Chron. 13:1-11 (2 Sam. 6:1-11), 1 Chron. 14:8-17 (2 Sam. 5:17-25), 2 Sam. 22, Psalm 18 Ryan: I don’t think anyone could ever accuse David of being an “armchair” Jew. He’s not one to sit back [...]
Continue reading about Day 97: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress”
1 Samuel 22:6-23, Psalm 52, 1 Sam. 23:1-14, Psa. 63, 1 Sam. 23:15-25, Psa. 54, 1 Sam. 23:26-29, 1 Sam. 24:1-22, Psa. 57 Ryan: Just because someone sounds like he is a godly person, does not necessarily mean that he is a godly person. We see a great example of this in 1 Samuel 23:19-25 out of [...]
1 Samuel 21:1-12, Psalm 56, 1 Sam. 21:13-15, Psa. 34, 1 Sam. 22:1-2, Psa. 142, 1 Chron. 12:8-18, 1 Sam. 22:3-5 Ryan: Once each year, Samantha and I devote 12 hours (usually over the course of three different Saturdays) to the re-watching of The Lord of the Rings trilogy (extended editions). [I'm sure you've notice more [...]
Continue reading about Day 92: “Go sell crazy someplace else; we’re all stocked up here.”
1 Samuel 16-17 Ryan: Who doesn’t know the story of David and Goliath? And what could I possibly write about that hasn’t already been written before? Even people who have next to no Bible knowledge whatsoever are very familiar with David and Goliath. So what makes this one story so great that it crosses into [...]
Continue reading about Day 90: “the LORD looks at the heart”
1 Samuel 3-7 Ryan: Today’s five chapters of reading provides enough material to spend at least a week’s worth of blog posts discussing. I’d like to look briefly at 1 Samuel 4:3-5. The Israelites, following a devastating defeat at the hand of the Philistines, have an “Aha!” moment and realize that the reason they were [...]
Continue reading about Day 86: “Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.”
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