Contemplative Bible Reading

John 17:25 (New Living Translation) 25 “O righteous Father, the world doesn’t know you, but I do; and these disciples know you sent me. 26 I have revealed you to them, and I will continue to do so. Then your love for me will be in them, and I will be in them.” Except for […]

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Luke 1:37 (New Living Tranlsation) For the word of God will never fail. Many translations of this verse state: For nothing is impossible with God Nothing is impossible with God. Of course not. I believe that. I guess I believe that. Take a look at the paragraphs preceding verse 37. an old, old woman named […]

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Daniel 10:10-14 (New Living Translation) 10 Just then a hand touched me and lifted me, still trembling, to my hands and knees. 11 And the man said to me, “Daniel, you are very precious to God, so listen carefully to what I have to say to you. Stand up, for I have been sent to […]

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Matthew 23:1-4 (New Living Translation) Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, 2 “The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees are the official interpreters of the law of Moses. 3 So practice and obey whatever they tell you, but don’t follow their example. For they don’t practice what they teach. 4 […]

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John 5:39-40 (New Living Translation) 39 “You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me! 40 Yet you refuse to come to me to receive this life. Jesus was chastising a crowd of people. In verse 39, He points to the shortcoming of the scriptures—they don’t […]

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1 John 4:18 (New Living Translation) Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love. Take note, as I did, of the second sentence—particularly the last phrase. I believe this sentence […]

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Daniel 10:4-7 (New Living Translation) 4 On April 23, as I was standing on the bank of the great Tigris River, 5 I looked up and saw a man dressed in linen clothing, with a belt of pure gold around his waist. 6 His body looked like a precious gem. His face flashed like lightning, […]

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1 John 4:12 (New Living Translation) No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us. The second sentence of this verse is a bit unsettling. For God to live in me, I have to love those about me. […]

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Daniel 10:1-3 (New Living Translation) 1 In the third year of the reign of King Cyrus of Persia, Daniel (also known as Belteshazzar) had another vision. He understood that the vision concerned events certain to happen in the future—times of war and great hardship. 2 When this vision came to me, I, Daniel, had been […]

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Daniel 1:8 (New International Version) But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way. Tis the season for New Year’s resolutions. I never understood that, but it seems that it is important for many people. The resolutions […]

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