Contemplative Bible Reading

Matthew 8:13 (New Living Translation) 13 Then Jesus said to the Roman officer, “Go back home. Because you believed, it has happened.” And the young servant was healed that same hour. This is part of the (hi)story of Jesus healing the young servant of a Roman army officer. Jesus didn’t put His hands on the […]

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Matthew 8:34 (New Living Translation) 34 Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus, but they begged him to go away and leave them alone. This is part of the (hi)story of Jesus’ miracle of sending demons into a herd of pigs and then having the pigs crash into the lake to die. In […]

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Titus 1:16 (New Living Translation) 16 Such people claim they know God, but they deny him by the way they live. They are detestable and disobedient, worthless for doing anything good. Can you believe such people? I mean can you believe the things such people do? They deny God. And not with their words, but […]

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2 Timothy 4:11 (New Living Translation) 11 Only Luke is with me. Bring Mark with you when you come, for he will be helpful to me in my ministry. This is at the end of Paul’s second letter to Timothy. This is the usual, “I’m done writing the meaningful stuff and here are a few […]

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Luke 24:2-4 (New Living Translation) 2 There was a man there whose arms and legs were swollen. 3 Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in religious law, “Is it permitted in the law to heal people on the Sabbath day, or not?” 4 When they refused to answer, Jesus touched the sick man and healed […]

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Romans 8:10 (New Living Translation) 10 And Christ lives within you, so even though your body will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life because you have been made right with God. Why does a human body die? I have heard medical doctors say that they really don’t know a reason. I have […]

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Galatians 6:1 (New Living Translation) Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself. I’ve mentioned this before, as a child one of the most […]

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Luke 19:10 (New Living Translation) 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost. Jesus, called the “Son of Man” here, came to earth to seek and save the lost. Consider the first action: Jesus came to seek the lost. Jesus sought the lost. Where ever He was, Jesus […]

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Romans 8:16-17a (New Living Translation) 16 For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. 17 And since we are his children, we are his heirs. Simple statement. I struggle to understand it. There seems to be a great promise here. The Spirit of God affirms that we the believers […]

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Ephesians 5:8-9 (New Living Translation) 8 For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light! 9 For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true. Paul is writing to the Christians in Ephesus. He is writing about the […]

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