Contemplative Bible Reading

Genesis 31:14-15 (New Living Translation) 14 Rachel and Leah responded, “That’s fine with us! We won’t inherit any of our father’s wealth anyway. 15 He has reduced our rights to those of foreign women. And after he sold us, he wasted the money you paid him for us. Two sisters, Rachel and Leah, are speaking […]

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Romans 12:3 (New Living Translation) 3 Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us. The Apostle Paul writes to a group […]

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Acts 19:23-24 (New Living Translation) 23 About that time, serious trouble developed in Ephesus concerning the Way. 24 It began with Demetrius, a silversmith who had a large business manufacturing silver shrines of the Greek goddess Artemis. He kept many craftsmen busy. Here is Demetrius. He works with silver to fashion all sorts of things […]

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Genesis 39:3 (New Living Translation) Potiphar noticed this and realized that the Lord was with Joseph, giving him success in everything he did. This is a simple sentence that sets the stage in the (hi)story of Joseph in Egypt. Joseph is a slave. No rights; no anything. Potiphar owns Joseph. Take that in: he OWNS […]

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Ecclesiastes 2:18-19 (New Living Translation) 18 I came to hate all my hard work here on earth, for I must leave to others everything I have earned. 19 And who can tell whether my successors will be wise or foolish? Yet they will control everything I have gained by my skill and hard work under […]

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Luke 1:17 (New Living Translation) He will be a man with the spirit and power of Elijah. He will prepare the people for the coming of the Lord. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and he will cause those who are rebellious to accept the wisdom of the godly. In […]

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Ecclesiastes 2:11 (New Living Translation) But as I looked at everything I had worked so hard to accomplish, it was all so meaningless—like chasing the wind. There was nothing really worthwhile anywhere. Several translations use the phrase “under the sun” where the above states “anywhere.” The idea can be stated “without God.” Hence, there is […]

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John 8:10-11 (New Living Translation) 10 Then Jesus stood up again and said to the woman, “Where are your accusers? Didn’t even one of them condemn you?” 11 “No, Lord,” she said. And Jesus said, “Neither do I. Go and sin no more.” These verses conclude the (hi)story of what is usually called, “The Woman Caught in […]

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Deuteronomy 29:24-25 (New Living Translation) 24 And all the surrounding nations will ask, ‘Why has the Lord done this to this land? Why was he so angry?’ 25 And the answer will be, ‘This happened because the people of the land abandoned the covenant that the Lord, the God of their ancestors, made with them […]

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