Contemplative Bible Reading

1 John 4:7-8 (New International Version) 7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. I see a promise and a challenge here. First the promise, love […]

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John 12:27 (New International Version)“Now my heart is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. This is the Christian’s story. People come our way. Situations occur. These are our hours. Do we ask God to save us from […]

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Luke 22:35 (New International Version) Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you without purse, bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” “Nothing,” they answered. Sometimes we have to experience something to believe it. Jesus had sent out his disciples. When they returned, he asked them the simple question: Did you lack anything? Their answer, […]

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The phrase “daily bread” is one of the best known in the Bible. The best know use of it is in what we call the Lord’s prayer (here from Matthew 6:11). Matthew 6:9-13 (New International Version) 9 “This, then, is how you should pray: ” ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your […]

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Colossians 1:3-14 (New International Version) 3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints— 5the faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for […]

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Luke 13:10-14 (New International Version) 10 On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, 11 and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. 12 When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said […]

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Acts 26:8 (New International Version)Why should any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead? I will take the liberty of re-phrasing this verse: Why should anyone consider it incredible that God (fill in the blank) Well, what is beyond God’s power? What should we consider incredible for God to do. In one […]

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Luke 8:39 (New International Version) “Return home and tell how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and told all over town how much Jesus had done for him. I went to a funeral this past week. The deceased – a friend from church – was 44 years old, died of […]

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2 Peter 1:16 (New International Version) We did not follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. In my life, I have on several occasions come across the idea of stories. As a child, we heard Bible stories. […]

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Galatians 6:1-2 (New International Version) 1 Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted. 2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. I have a friend who consults with organizations […]

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