June 14 / Romans 3:21-31

Romans 3:21-31 An aside: …for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (v. 23). I currently use this verse citation as a password for one of my computer apps. The application requires passwords to contain an upper-case letter, a lower-case letter, a number and a special character. Using Bible verses supports …

June 10 / Romans 2:1-16

Romans 2:1-16 Archbishop Beach has a daily devotional, “A Word from the Lord” (https://awftl.podbean.com/). In today’s devotional he quotes from our reading today! It’s worth reading, but I’m not going to repeat it here. I’d rather you read it yourself! However, one point that he does make… “You can become cocky and arrogant in your …

June 9 / Romans 1:16-32

Romans 1:16-32 I’m sure many of you have heard of Josh McDowell, a Christian author (Evidence That Demands a Verdict; More Than a Carpenter, etc.) and popular speaker. Years ago (1976, I believe), in my early born-again years I had the pleasure of serving as his driver when he visited the University of Illinois campus. …

June 8 / Romans 1:1-15

Romans 1:1-15 A brief interlude from my Chronological Bible; I include here three verses that we will see later in our readings: After the uproar ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them, he said farewell and departed for Macedonia. When he had gone through those regions and had given them much encouragement, …

June 6 / II Cor. 12:14-21

II Corinthians 12:14-21 More frustration and sarcasm from Paul. Verse 16 is particularly telling: But granting that I myself did not burden you, I was crafty, you say, and got the better of you by deceit. He didn’t take money for his labors, so his preaching was diminished (in their eyes), and what he did …

June 5 / II Cor. 12:1-13

II Corinthians 12:1-13 Paul is clearly frustrated with the Corinthians and how easily they have been led astray by these “…most eminent apostles” (v. 11). In my previous years of reading II Corinthians I have wondered about Paul’s “boasting”, especially in these last few chapters that we have been reading. But as we have read, …