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Are you reading the Bible through with me? Grab your pen and journal, and get ready to write your thoughts as you journey through the Bible. Today, read Numbers 31-33. In chapter 31, you find … more
Occasionally I hear a story which makes me simultaneously smile and shudder. One I recently read in the Our Daily Bread devotional for January 19, 2022, did that. Writer Marvin Williams told how a … more
Are you reading the Bible through with me? Grab your pen and journal, and get ready to write your thoughts as you journey through the Bible. Today read Numbers 25-27. In these chapters we read of … more

We live in a world which increasingly emphasizes our individuality. While personal rights are important, when taken to an extreme, they can be dangerous. For society to be well served, our focus on … more
Are you reading the Bible through with me? Grab your pen and journal, and get ready to write your thoughts as you journey through the Bible. Today, read Numbers 22-24. Balaam was apparently a … more
Future President Ronald Reagan starred in the 1939 Warner Brother’s film, Code of the Secret Service. He played the role of tough Secret Service agent Brass Bancroft. I am being kind when I say the … more
Are you reading the Bible through with me? Grab your pen and journal, and get ready to write your thoughts as you journey through the Bible. Today, Read Numbers 19-21. In Chapter 20, once again, … more

I consider Bob Johnston one of my mentors. In my early thirties, Bob had a little more experience but a lot more education. He frequently made time to encourage and challenge me. He regularly allowed … more
Are you reading the Bible through with me? Grab your pen and journal, and get ready to write your thoughts as you journey through the Bible. Today read Numbers 13-15. Finally, the Israelites get a … more
Young people today often wear ripped and tattered jeans. To them the damaged jeans are not ruined— they have character. This fashion statement is part of a larger trend about which Amy Peterson … more
Are you reading the Bible through with me? Grab your pen and journal, and get ready to write your thoughts as you journey through the Bible. Today, read Numbers 16-18. Jealousy and pride ruled a … more

Many of us have left a door open at some point in our childhood only to have our mothers ask, “Were you born in a barn?” Our moms asked this question to remind us that some doors are normally … more
Are you reading the Bible through with me? Grab your pen and journal, and get ready to write your thoughts as you journey through the Bible. Today read Numbers 10-12. This passage is where we see … more
Some of you may have noticed my column did not appear in your newspaper in last week. While I was attending morning worship at my church on December 5, I was notified my younger brother, Jerry, had … more
Are you reading the Bible through with me? Grab your pen and journal, and get ready to write your thoughts as you journey through the Bible. Read Numbers 7-9. Check out 9:15-23. The cloud … more

Are you reading the Bible through with me? Grab your pen and journal, and get ready to write your thoughts as you journey through the Bible. Today, read Numbers 4-6. Chapter six speaks of the … more
As I write these words I am sitting alone in my in-law’s living room reflecting on my blessings. I feel happy and content after celebrating a delightful Thanksgiving with my wife’s wonderful … more
Are you reading the Bible through with me? Grab your pen and journal, and get ready to write your thoughts as you journey through the Bible. Did you learn anything from Leviticus? It was an … more
I recently began a sermon with this story told by author Randy Alcorn but in that sermon shared only the first part of the story. Now as Paul Harvey would say, here is… “the rest of the story.” … more

Are you reading the Bible through with me? Grab your pen and journal, and get ready to write your thoughts as you journey through the Bible. Read Leviticus 25-27. Once again, God is giving rules … more
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