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"No Doubt" December 10 Readings: Amos 8-9, 1 John 5, Psalm 139:13–19, Proverbs 30:10

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   Reading the Bible in 2025 Each day this year, we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and a part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety.  NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Amos 8-9, 1 John 5, Psalm 139:13–19, Proverbs 30:10      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:  No Doubt We live in a world of moral uncertainty in which it is considered normal and honorable to be unsure of truth, where it is a sign of intelligence to admit your uncertainty and doubt. No one knows what is right and wrong, no absolute standard. The only wrong is to as...
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"What More Could God Do?" December 20 Readings: Zephaniah 1-2, Revelation 9, Psalm 144:12–15, Proverbs 31:3-4

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   Reading the Bible in 2025 Each day this year, we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and a part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety.  NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Zephaniah 1-2, Revelation 9, Psalm 144:12–15, Proverbs 31:3-4      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:   What More Could God Do? Seriously. What more could God do? Since the beginning of time, since Adam and Eve took that fateful bite of that fruit and turned their backs on God and his ways, choosing sin instead of obedience, God has been at work to display his love...
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"God's Plumb Line" December 9 Readings: Amos 7, 1 John 4, Psalm 139:6–12, Proverbs 30:7–9

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   Reading the Bible in 2025 Each day this year, we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and a part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety.  NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Amos 7, 1 John 4, Psalm 139:6–12, Proverbs 30:7–9      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:  God's Plumb Line Is your life what God meant it to be? Are you living the life Jesus died so that you could live? Amos 7 is a series of three visions that God gives to the prophet. The first, in verses 1-3, is a vision of a plague of locusts descending on Israel and picking t...
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My Refuge" December 8 Readings: Amos 5-6, 1 John 2:28–3:24, Psalm 139:1–5, Proverbs 30:5–6

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   Reading the Bible in 2025 Each day this year, we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and a part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety.  NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Amos 5-6, 1 John 2:28–3:24, Psalm 139:1–5, Proverbs 30:5–6      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:  My Refuge We were shopping over the Thanksgiving weekend some years ago at Barnes and Noble, and my granddaughter saw a gift she wanted - some ridiculous thing called a Hatchimal. Jenni and her parents diverted her while I circled around and got the special sale item...
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"Walking the Tightrope" December 7 Readings: Amos 3-4, 1 John 2:1–27, Psalm 138, Proverbs 30:3–4

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   Reading the Bible in 2025 Each day this year, we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and a part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety.  NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Amos 3-4, 1 John 2:1–27, Psalm 138, Proverbs 30:3–4      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:   Walking the Tightrope Remember Nik Wallenda walking across the Grand Canyon on a tightrope? To lean to the left or to the right would be deadly. Only by balancing perfectly could he stay alive. In 1 John 2:1-2, there are two truths taught that must be perfectly balanced. M...
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"Other People's Sins" December 6 Readings: Amos 1-2, 1 John 1, Psalm 137, Proverbs 30:1-2

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   Reading the Bible in 2025 Each day this year, we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and a part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety.  NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Amos 1-2, 1 John 1, Psalm 137, Proverbs 30:1-2      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:  Other People's Sins Amos 1 and 2 may be one of the most brilliant sermons ever. Some day I want to work up the courage to preach one like that! It illustrates how sermons can appeal to the flesh as opposed to speaking to the spirit. Amos begins the sermon by pointing the finger ...
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"For Heaven's Applause" December 5 Readings: Joel 2:18-3:21, 2 Peter 3, Psalm 136:22–26, Proverbs 29:24–27

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   Reading the Bible in 2025 Each day this year, we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and a part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety.  NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:        Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:   Joel 2:18-3:21, 2 Peter 3, Psalm 136:22–26, Proverbs 29:24–27 The terminology has changed a lot since I was a young kid in church. You don't hear much about "rededications" anymore, and "church training" is now called discipleship, and I am quite sure new terms are being readied as we speak. Back then, we "gave testimoni...
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