Day 209: Eat your protein and get your sleep
February 23, 2022
1 Thessalonians 5:6-11; AD 50-51
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Day 208: As Inevitable as Labour Pains
February 23, 2022
1 Thessalonians 5:1-5
Day 207: Don’t grieve as the world grieves
February 21, 2022
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Day 120: You can’t handle all the truth.
September 29, 2020
John 16:4-16 (spring AD 30, Thursday evening of Passion Week) “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear.” (v.12) Most of us don’t think of God as someone who sugarcoats things. And in once sense he doesn’t – the truth will always be conveyed as the truth, the whole … More Day 120: You can’t handle all the truth.
Day 86: What’s your legacy?
June 5, 2020
Luke 16:1-15 (winter, AD 29) “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?” (v.10-11) When I was young(er!) I … More Day 86: What’s your legacy?
Day 85: The Parable of the Forgiving Father
June 3, 2020
Luke 15 (winter, AD 29) Jesus’ parables were simple stories, addressed to a specific audience about a specific issue. Though simple, they were also at times deliberately opaque to those who were setting out to oppose him (see Matthew 13:10-17). So to understand a parable, we need to bear in mind a.) why did Jesus … More Day 85: The Parable of the Forgiving Father
Day 82: Making God in your own image
May 26, 2020
Luke 13:22-35 (winter AD 29) A paraphrase: Will only a few people have their sins forgiven and go to heaven? Make every effort to approach God in the less popular way. The way that involves admitting you cannot be good enough for God, and cannot do anything to earn your ticket to heaven. The way … More Day 82: Making God in your own image
Day 81: Jesus claimed to be God
May 26, 2020
John 10:22-42 (winter AD 29) Many people say that Jesus never claimed to be God. Islamic doctrine states it. Muslims respect Jesus as a great prophet, the way Christians might respect Elijah – a man who did great things and never suggested he was more than a man. This is one of many passages showing … More Day 81: Jesus claimed to be God
Day 79: Hard-wired hatred
May 14, 2020
Luke 13:10-17 (AD 29) What makes you feel ‘indignant’? What gives you the feeling of, ‘This should not be’, ‘This is an offense against what is right and good’. Not merely, ‘I’m not sure this is the best’, but ‘Yuck, no’. The OED defines it as, ‘feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is … More Day 79: Hard-wired hatred
Day 78: Repent
May 13, 2020
Luke 13:1-9 (AD 29) You are not here on a divine whimsy. You do not exist under the shrug of a creator who doesn’t care you do with your life. You are alive because God gave you breath and the opportunity to become reconciled to him. You are the fig tree of verses six through … More Day 78: Repent
Paul T Reynolds 