Contemplative Bible Reading

Hebrews 11:27 (New Living Translation) It was by faith that Moses left the land of Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger. He kept right on going because he kept his eyes on the one who is invisible. This is one of those things in the Bible that doesn’t make any sense to us. Moses kept […]

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Hebrews 12:15 (New Living Translation) Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many. Here is some stark poetry – the poisonous root of bitterness growing up to trouble us. To me, this […]

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Hebrews 12:14 (New Living Translation) Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord. It isn’t easy to be at peace with people; it isn’t easy living a holy life for God. If it were easy, why would the […]

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This post is out of the ordinary in several ways: I am posting it the day I write it It is neither a Saturday nor a Sunday It is not based on a single passage Yesterday, my 12-month-old grandson James fell ten or twelve feet from the loft in the apartment where he lives with […]

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Hebrews 4:2 (New International Version) For we also have had the gospel preached to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because those who heard did not combine it with faith. The gospel without faith is of no value to the person hearing it. I can […]

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Hebrews 12:2 (New International Version) Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. This is a simple phrase. Perhaps that is why I like […]

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