John 10:1-21 And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to My voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd. (v. 16) Earlier we read about the Syrophoenician woman who had asked Jesus to heal her daughter. (Matthew 15:21-28) At that time …
Monthly Archives: March 2021
April 2021 Readings
Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Apr John 10:1-21 21 02-Apr Matt. 8:18-22,11:20-30 16 03-Apr Luke 9:51-62, 10:1-12 24 04-Apr Luke 10:13-42 30 05-Apr Luke 11:37-54 18 06-Apr Luke 12:1-21 21 07-Apr Luke 12:35-59 25 08-Apr Luke 13:1-17 17 09-Apr Luke 13:22-35 14 10-Apr Luke 14:1-14 14 11-Apr Luke 14:15-35 21 12-Apr Matt. 18:10-14, Luke 15:1-10 15 13-Apr …
March 31 / John 9:24-41
John 9:24-41 The formerly blind man speaking to the Pharisees: “Whether He is a sinner I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.” (v. 25) The last half of that verse is a strong statement. Essentially the man is saying, “I may not know everything, but …
March 30 / John 9:1-23
John 9:1-23 …those who had seen him before as a beggar… (v.8b) Small point, maybe… This blind man was a beggar, not surprisingly in this 1st-century world. But it struck me that his parents were still alive (vv. 18, ff.) – why were they not responsible for his upkeep? Maybe it depends on the man’s …
March 29 / John 8:37-59
John 8:37-59 I have said before that I regularly try to insert myself into these Bible incidents. Today (as a bystander) I find myself consistently sympathetic to the Jewish leaders. Jesus is speaking words that they’ve never heard before. He is making claims about His Father, God, that sound outrageous – even blasphemous to them. …
March 28 / John 8:12-36
John 8:12-36 You judge according to the flesh… (v. 15a) I’m wondering about Jesus’ words for today’s society. I’m thinking of the context of same-sex relationships and “transgender” issues. I think of what Jesus might say to people today who support and affirm same-sex and transgender issues, “You are looking at these issues from a …
March 27 / John 7:53-8:11
John 7:43-8:11 The woman caught in adultery… Today’s reading is one of the shortest that we’ll have all year. It is also an incident that is not included in most of the earliest manuscripts. But to me it’s one of the most powerful of all of Jesus’ activities. It shows His wisdom, His empathy, His …
March 26 / John 7:25-52
John 7:25-52 My mind is on the Holy Spirit these days. We just finished our four-part, “Three Streams” (Scripture, Sacrament, Spirit) Lenten series at church this past Wednesday. Michael brought the previous “three streams” talks together with a number of references and applications from the second half of Acts 2 (Pentecost, ff.), then Brian and …
March 25 / John 7:1-24
John 7:1-24 But after His brothers had gone up to the feast, then He also went up, not publicly but in private. (v. 10) I’m trying to understand Jesus’ actions, not just His words. He did not want to go up to the feast publicly – that is, He did not want to join one …
March 24 / Matt. 17:24-18:9; Mark 9:33-50; Luke 9:46-50
Matthew 17:24-18:9, Mark 9:33-50, and Luke 9:46-50 …where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched. (Mark 9:48) Jesus is citing this verse to “describe” hell (or some aspect of hell). In so doing he is quoting Isaiah (also in verses 44 and 46, left out in some manuscripts), but what’s intriguing …
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