Thought for August 21st. “THEY WOULD NOT BELIEVE IT”
Today's readings.. (1 Kings 16), (Jeremiah 42), (Mark 16) Today we completed reading the Gospel of Mark. One needs to compare all 4 Gospels to get a full picture of events after Christ rose from
Thought for August 20th. “IT WAS OUT OF ENVY”
Today's readings.. (1 Kings 15), (Jeremiah 41), (Mark 15) One of the outstanding characteristics of human nature is the capacity to be jealous, to envy others; many advertising tactics exploit this. The gospels
Thought for August 19th. “WATCH AND PRAY”
Today's readings.. (1 Kings 14), (Jeremiah 40), (Mark 14) Today in Ch. 14 we read Mark’s moving account of the events in the Garden of Gethsemane. That evening they had been together in what is
Thought for August 18th. “YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE TIME WILL COME”
Today's readings.. (1 Kings 13), (jeremiah 39), (Mark14)
Thought for August 17th. “…. AND TREATED HIM SHAMEFULLY”
Today's readings.. (1 Kings 12), (Jeremiah 38), (Mark 13) As we read Jesus’ parable about the tenants in the vineyard today (Mark 17 v.1-9) and the treatment they meted out to any servants that came
Thought for August 16th. “THE LORD RAISED UP AN ADVERSARY”
Today's readings.. (1 Kings 11), (Jeremiah 37), (Mark 11) After all the wonders for most of Solomon’s reign, all the benefits and blessings he had inherited from his father David, Solomon’s greatness -
Thought for August 15th. “AND THE DISCIPLES WERE AMAZED …”
Today's readings.. (1 Kings 10), (Jeremiah 36), (Mark 10) The disciples of Jesus had more remarkable experiences than any other group of human beings. The sudden stilling of the storm on the Lake of Galilee
Thought for August 14th. “THEY HAVE NOT LISTENED”
Today's readings.. (1 Kings 9), (Jeremiah 35), (Mark 9) Have you heard of the Rechabites? Jeremiah is told to “go to the house of the Rechabites” [ch.35 v.2] “and bring them to the house of
Thought for August 13th. “FOR WHOEVER IS ASHAMED”
Today's readings.. (1 Kings8), (Jeremiah 34), (Mark 8) We live in a world in which most people do not want to feel ashamed of anything. Lawyers grow rich out of the efforts of some to