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Day 194 | Read the Bible in a Year
read the bible in a year: day 194 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
18 For the word of the cross seems foolish to those who are on the way to destruction; but to us who are on the way to salvation it is the power of God. 19 As it says in the holy Writings, I will put an end to the wisdom of the wise, and will put on one side the designs of those who have knowledge. 20 Where is the wise? where is he who has knowledge of the law? where is the man of this world who has a love of discussion? has More >
Day 193 | Read the Bible in a Year
read the bible in a year: day 193 1 Corinthians 1:1-17
1 Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the purpose of God, and Sosthenes the brother, 2 To the church of God which is in Corinth, to those who have been made holy in Christ Jesus, saints by the selection of God, with all those who in every place give honour to the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours: 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 4 I give praise to my God for you at all times, because of the grace of More >
Day 192 | Read the Bible in a Year
read the bible in a year: day 192 Mark 16
1 And when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of James, and Salome, got spices, so that they might come and put them on him. 2 And very early after dawn on the first day of the week, they came at the time of the coming up of the sun to the place where the body had been put. 3 And they were saying among themselves, Who will get the stone rolled away from the door for us? 4 And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back; and it More >
Day 191 | Read the Bible in a Year
read the bible in a year: day 191 Mark 15:21-47
21 And they made one, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, who was going by, coming from the country, go with them, so that he might take his cross. 22 And they took him to the place named Golgotha, which is, Dead Man’s Head. 23 And they gave him wine mixed with myrrh; but he did not take it. 24 And he was nailed to the cross; and they made a division of his clothing among them, putting to the decision of chance what everyone was to take. 25 And it was the third More >
Day 190 | Read the Bible in a Year
read the bible in a year: day 190 Mark 15:1-20
1 And the first thing in the morning the chief priests, with those in authority and the scribes and all the Sanhedrin, had a meeting, and put cords round Jesus, and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate. 2 And Pilate put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he, answering, said to him, You say so. 3 And the chief priests said a number of things against him. 4 And Pilate again put a question, Do you say nothing in answer? see how much evil they say you More >
Day 189 | Read the Bible in a Year
read the bible in a year: day 189 Mark 14:32-72
32 And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he said to his disciples, Be seated here while I say a prayer. 33 And he took with him Peter and James and John, and grief and great trouble came on him. 34 And he said to them, My soul is very sad, even to death: be here a little time, and keep watch. 35 And he went forward a little, and falling down on the earth, made request that, if possible, the hour might go from him. 36 And he said, Abba, Father, all More >
Growth
Watching TV commercials gives insight into the kinds of things we Americans value. And among that list is the passion for looking and acting young. The creams and potions and hair products and vitamins and medications are all targeted at our desire to look younger and to act younger than we are. It represents a multi-million dollar a year industry. It reminds me of Peter Pan’s “I won’t grow up” mantra. And I find myself right in the middle of it all. I decided some time ago to NOT keep up with the amount of money I spend on hair and face products!
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Day 188 | Read the Bible in a Year
read the bible in a year: day 188 Mark 14:1-31
1 It was now two days before the feast of the Passover and the unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes made designs how they might take him by deceit and put him to death: 2 But they said, Not while the feast is going on, for fear there may be trouble among the people. 3 And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, seated at table, there came a woman with a bottle of perfumed oil of great price; and when the bottle was broken she put More >
Day 187 | Read the Bible in a Year
read the bible in a year: day 187 Mark 13:14-37
14 But when you see the unclean thing which makes destruction, in the place where it has no right to be (let this be clear to the reader), then let those who are in Judaea go quickly to the mountains: 15 And let him who is on the house-top not go down, or go in, to take anything out of his house: 16 And let not him who is in the field go back to take his coat. 17 And it will be hard for women who are with child and for her who has a More >
Doubts (Matthew 11
John the Baptist … the one who was the forerunner for the Christ … the one who “leaped in his mother’s womb” when Mary, pregnant with Jesus, came to see John’s mother, Elizabeth. (Luke 1:41) … the one who baptized Jesus and saw the dove from heaven alight upon him and heard the voice from heaven announce, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.’ (Matthew 3:13 – 17) … the one who announced to the crowds “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1: 29). This same John More >
