Contemplative Bible Reading

Luke 15:1-2 (New Living Translation) 1 Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. 2 This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people—even eating with them! Once again we have a case where Jesus didn’t seem to know how to […]

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Luke 7:50 (New Living Translation) And Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.” This verse is the conclusion of the (hi)story of a certain immoral woman who came to Jesus. She poured expensive perfume on the feet of Jesus and cleaned his feet with her hair. Although there is […]

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Philemon verse 6 (New Living Translation) And I am praying that you will put into action the generosity that comes from your faith as you understand and experience all the good things we have in Christ. Philemon, the recipient of this letter, is a Christian. His “faith” mentioned above is a belief in Jesus as […]

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Luke 7:2-4 (New Living Translation) 2 At that time the highly valued slave of a Roman officer was sick and near death. 3 When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some respected Jewish elders to ask him (Jesus) to come and heal his slave. 4 So they earnestly begged Jesus to help the man. […]

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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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