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…

06/15/2022 Scripture Our verse for today comes from Acts 17:23, ” For as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: To The Unknown God. Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you. “ Background When…

06/14/2022 Scripture Our verse today comes from John 18:19, “The high priest then asked Jesus about His disciples and His doctrine.” Background Juxtaposed against one another on the night before our Lord’s crucifixion is the questioning of Jesus by the high priest and the maneuverings of Peter in the courtyard just outside…

06/13/2022 Scripture Our verse for today comes from John 18:31, “Then Pilate said to them, ‘You take Him and judge Him according to your law.’ Therefore the Jews said to him, ‘It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death.’” Background The list is actually quite lengthy, the offenses declared…