Contemplative Bible Reading

1 Timothy 6:10 (American Standard Version) For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows. The first part of this version, “for the love of money,” is familiar. I only recently noticed […]

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Mark 1:13 (Holman Christian Standard Bible) He was in the wilderness 40 days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels began to serve Him. Jesus took on human-ness. He was weakened by fasting in the desert. This was not the Las Vegas desert; this was a real desert, called […]

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Matthew 15:32 (New Living Translation) Then Jesus called his disciples and told them, “I feel sorry for these people. They have been here with me for three days, and they have nothing left to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry, or they will faint along the way.” Jesus understood human frailty. He […]

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Matthew 14:34-36 (New Living Translation) 34 After they had crossed the lake, they landed at Gennesaret. 35 When the people recognized Jesus, the news of his arrival spread quickly throughout the whole area, and soon people were bringing all their sick to be healed. 36 They begged him to let the sick touch at least the fringe of […]

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Matthew 11:4 (Holman Standard Christian Bible) Jesus replied to them, “Go and report to John what you hear and see: Much of the life of a Christian is spiritual, i.e., it is not subject to the physical sciences. We simply cannot explain what is happening with physical evidence. Much, however, is subject to the human […]

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Matthew 10:16-17 (Holman Standard Christian Bible) 16 “Look, I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as serpents and as harmless as doves. 17 Because people will hand you over to sanhedrins and flog you in their synagogues, beware of them. I have always loved the imagery in verse 16. I […]

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1 Timothy 6:17 (Holman Christian Standard Bible) Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy. Good news: God provides us with all things to enjoy. Ice cream? From […]

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Luke 5:12-13 (New Living Translation) 12 In one of the villages, Jesus met a man with an advanced case of leprosy. When the man saw Jesus, he bowed with his face to the ground, begging to be healed. “Lord,” he said, “if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean.” 13 Jesus […]

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John 6:2-5 (New English Translation) 2 A large crowd was following him because they were observing the miraculous signs he was performing on the sick. 3 So Jesus went on up the mountainside and sat down there with his disciples. 4 (Now the Jewish feast of the Passover was near.) 5 Then Jesus, when he […]

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John 6:29 (New English Translation) Jesus replied, “This is the deed God requires—to believe in the one whom he sent.” Pretty simple. What does God require of me? Of each of us? Believe in the one whom He sent, i.e., believe that this Jesus of Nazareth was indeed the Son of God sent to the […]

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