November 5: Philemon
“I appeal to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I became in my imprisonment.”-Philemon 10 Why would a personal, even private, letter like this be included in…
Randall Grossman
November 4: Psalm 130
“O Israel, hope in the LORD! For with the LORD there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption.”-Psalm 130:7 What is “plentiful redemption”? This is a rich…
November 3: Titus 2
“But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine.”- Titus 2:1 Sound doctrine is that which is healthy, whole, balanced. It does not only inform the mind but…
November 2: Hosea 8
“For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.”- Hosea 8:7 Hosea prophesied in the northern kingdom of Israel during its closing decades. He witnessed the decline…
November 1: 2 Tim 4
“Preach the Word, be ready in season and out of season: reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching”- II Timothy 4:2 Last Monday I got together…
July 23: Judges 6
“The Lord is with you, O mighty man of valor”- Judges 6:12 Gideon is one of the heroes of faith mentioned in Hebrews 11 (verse 32), but he looks like…
July 22: Jeremiah 18
“Arise, and go to the potter’s house, and there I will let you hear my words”- Jeremiah 18:2 This is one of the most vivid object lessons in the Bible.…
July 21: Acts 8
“And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and…
July 20: Acts 7
“And the high priest said, ‘Are these things so?’”- Acts 7:1 In this chapter, Stephen, the first “martyr” (the Greek word for “witness”), bears witness to Jesus first with his…
July 19: Mark 1
“The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God”- Mark 1:1 Lots of people go to amusement parks at this time of year and enjoy the thrill…