Monday, June 13 Genesis 14:1-12 “About this time war broke out in the region” Having settled near Hebron, Abram builds an altar to the Lord and contemplates a quiet life of farming and crossword puzzles… right? No, not exactly. Genesis 14 reminds us that the world is chaotic. War has broken out in… Read more about Walking with Abraham
Walking with Abraham
Monday, June 6 Genesis 13:1-4 “So Abram left Egypt” In Genesis 12:10, we are told that Abram flees famine by traveling “down to Egypt”, a land outside of the region promised to him by the Lord. As read last week, the results are disastrous. Presenting Sarai as his sister, Abram walks in disobedience to… Read more about Walking with Abraham
Walking with Abraham
Monday, May 30 Genesis 12:1-3 “…go to the land that I will show you” In verse 1, we are introduced to the central theme of the story of Abram: the Lord calls Abram to go where he is sent and to trust in God’s promises. For Abram, this will mean leaving behind all that… Read more about Walking with Abraham
Letters of Paul
Monday, May 23 Philemon 1-3 “From Paul, a prisoner” Paul begins his appeal to Philemon by identifying himself as a prisoner of Christ Jesus, the only time this description appears in a salutation in Paul’s letters. He may simply want to inform Philemon of his personal situation. But he may also wish to engage… Read more about Letters of Paul
Letters of Paul
Monday, May 16 Titus 2:11-15 “Grace abounds” In verses 1-10 Titus was to tell several specific social groups to demonstrate the truth of God’s Word by the way they lived. Now we see an important reason why they, and we, are able to do that: The same grace that saves us from the penalty… Read more about Letters of Paul
Letters of Paul
Monday, May 9 Titus 1:1-4 “To Titus, my true son in our common faith” Like Timothy and the church in Ephesus, Titus has been sent by Paul to the island of Crete to minister to the believers. Paul begins his letter by identifying himself both as a slave (doulos, which can also be interpreted… Read more about Letters of Paul
Letters of Paul
Monday, May 2 2 Timothy 4:1-2 “Preach the Word of God” Verse 1 begins Paul’s final exhortation and appeal to Timothy. The opening is in the form of a charge to “preach the Word of God,” given in light of the presence of God and Christ Jesus in Timothy’s life, and remembering that Jesus… Read more about Letters of Paul
Letters of Paul
Monday, April 25 2 Timothy 3:1-5 “Terrible times” Chapter 2 ended optimistically: the Lord’s servant is to instruct opponents patiently, with the hope that God will graciously rescue them from Satan’s grasp. But chapter 3 presents another, less optimistic reality with which Timothy must come to grips: terrible times are coming and, as verse… Read more about Letters of Paul