06/28/2022 Scripture Our verse for today comes from Matthew 26:51, “And suddenly, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.” Background Competitive swimmers and runners use the acronym PR to refer to their…

06/27/2022 Scripture Our verse for today comes from John 18:11, “So Jesus said to Peter, ‘Put your sword into the sheath. Shall I not drink the cup which My Father has given Me?’” Background Cups can be as trivial as the coffee mugs that have sayings on them like, “Sisters are like…

06/24/2022 Scripture Our verse for today comes from Genesis 6:9, ” Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God. “ Background Allow me to set up the scenario in which Noah finds himself in today’s passage. Just previously, God had described His supreme creation, mankind, as great…

06/23/2022 Scripture Our verse for today comes from John 19:39, ” And Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds. “ Background Have you ever done anything at night? Well of course you have. But have you ever…

06/22/2022 Scripture Our verse for today comes from John 18:22, “And when He had said these things, one of the officers who stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, ‘Do You answer the high priest like that?’” Background A few years ago, William Irvine wrote a book entitled…

06/21/2022 Scripture Our verse for today comes from Luke 7:45, ” You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in. “ Background I would imagine that you were taught to behave a certain way when you were the guest in…

06/20/2022 Scripture Our verse for today comes from John 18:17, “Then the servant girl who kept the door said to Peter, ‘You are not also one of this Man’s disciples, are you?’ He said, ‘I am not.’” Background We tend to talk about Peter’s betrayal of Jesus in terms of him denying…

06/17/2022 Scripture Our verse for today comes from Genesis 5:27, ” So all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years; and he died. “ Background When I was growing up, I was really into sports statistics. I used to copy teams’ records and players’ averages out of the book…

06/16/2022 Scripture Our verse for today comes from Numbers 15:38–39, ” Tell them to make tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to put a blue thread in the tassels of the corners. And you shall have the tassel, that you may look upon it and remember…