Monday, June 3 Jeremiah 5:1-17 “Lord, you are searching for honesty” In an interchange between God and the audience in Jerusalem, mediated by the prophet, who offers commentary in verses 3-6, God challenges the people to search Jerusalem for anyone who deals honestly and seeks the truth. One can also translate “deals honestly”… Read more about The Prophet Jeremiah
The Prophet Jeremiah
Monday, May 27 Jeremiah 1:1-19 “The Lord gave me this message” Like most prophetic books, Jeremiah begins with a heading indicating the time of the prophet’s ministry. Dates in Judah were reckoned in accordance with the reign of a monarch, a common procedure in the ancient world. The forty plus years given for Jeremiah’s ministry… Read more about The Prophet Jeremiah
Jesus in John’s Gospel
Monday, May 13 John 15:1-4 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener” As Jesus and his disciples leave the upper room and move toward the Garden of Gethsemane they pass the temple. Here one of the chief ornaments is a “golden vine with a cluster of grapes as large as a… Read more about Jesus in John’s Gospel
Jesus in John’s Gospel
Download Monday, March 4 John 9:1-7 “A man blind from birth” Here is one solitary human being who has never seen the face of his parents or his friends nor known the beauty of a sunrise or a lily. “Blind from birth” says John, as each of us is born spiritually blind. And… Read more about Jesus in John’s Gospel