Contemplative Bible Reading

Hebrews 3:12-13 (New Living Translation) 12 Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters. Make sure that your own hearts are not evil and unbelieving, turning you away from the living God. 13 You must warn each other every day, while it is still “today,” so that none of you will be deceived by sin and […]

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Acts 5:12-13 (New Living Translation) 12 The apostles were performing many miraculous signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers were meeting regularly at the Temple in the area known as Solomon’s Colonnade. 13 But no one else dared to join them, even though all the people had high regard for them. Miracles […]

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Mark 8:1-2 (New Living Translation) Jesus called his disciples and told them, 2 “I feel sorry for these people. They have been here with me for three days, and they have nothing left to eat. Jesus had been speaking to the lost. He spoke, they listened, and many changed their lives. And what does Jesus […]

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2 Corinthians 8:5 (New Living Translation) 5 They even did more than we had hoped, for their first action was to give themselves to the Lord and to us, just as God wanted them to do. This is from a letter that Paul wrote to Christians in Corinth. He is relaying what some Christians in […]

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John 7:25-26 (New Living Translation) 25 Some of the people who lived in Jerusalem started to ask each other, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill? 26 But here he is, speaking in public, and they say nothing to him. Jesus went to Jerusalem for the Festival of Shelters. At first, Jesus was […]

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Luke 7:2 (New Living Translation) 2 At that time the highly valued slave of a Roman officer was sick and near death. Jesus healed the slave of a Roman officer. Jesus then praised the faith of this non-Jew and contrasted it to the lack of faith of so many Jews. Uh, wait, this was a […]

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Mark 6:30 (New Living Translation) The apostles returned to Jesus from their ministry tour and told him all they had done and taught. At one point, Jesus sent out pairs of people to tell everyone they met to repent of their sins and turn to God (verse 12). Later, these people returned to Jesus and […]

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Matthew 6:1 (New Living Translation) “Watch out! Don’t do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven. I have been writing this blog for 13 years. (13x2x52 = 1,352 posts) There, have I just done a good deed publicly and lost my reward […]

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James 5:16 This is a little different post. Here are several translations of this one verse. (I like the King James Version best.) King James Version: Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. The Message: The […]

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Luke 2:6-7 (New Living Translation) 6 And while they (Mary and Joseph) were there, the time came for her (Mary’s) baby to be born. 7 She gave birth to her firstborn son (Jesus). She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them. […]

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