Contemplative Bible Reading

Luke 6:45 (New Living Translation) A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart. I like the first sentence in the verse above. Yes, good comes from […]

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Luke 6:40 (New Living Translation) Students are not greater than their teacher. But the student who is fully trained will become like the teacher. I love to teach. I think I am pretty good at it—at least a few persons have told me so. Have I ever “fully trained” a student? Have I ever trained […]

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Mark 14:29-31 (New Living Translation) 29 Peter said to him, “Even if everyone else deserts you, I never will.” 30 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, Peter—this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny three times that you even know me.” 31 “No!” Peter declared emphatically. “Even if I have to […]

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John 14:27 (New Living Translation) I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. Jesus is speaking to His followers about the future. He is about to leave this world. He will leave behind many gifts. One—something many of us have […]

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Ephesians 3:19 (New Living Translation) May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. The love of Christ is too great to understand fully. I try, but if I could understand […]

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Titus 2:11-13 (New Living Translation) 11 For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people. 12 And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with wisdom, righteousness, and devotion to God, 13 while we look forward with hope to that […]

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Luke 8:46-48 (New Living Translation) 46 But Jesus said, “Someone deliberately touched me, for I felt healing power go out from me.” 47 When the woman realized that she could not stay hidden, she began to tremble and fell to her knees in front of him. The whole crowd heard her explain why she had […]

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1 Timothy 6:4-5 (English Standard Version) …he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions, 5 and constant friction among people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a […]

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Jude 1:24-25a (English Standard Version) 24 Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, 25 to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord… I don’t stumble often. I mean in a physical sense. I don’t […]

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1 Peter 3:8-9 (English Standard Version) 8 Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. 9 Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. Peter is […]

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