Psalms 3-4 Dear RTB’ers, Today’s Psalm 3 begins with a header notation, “A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom.” The title is associated with an incident reported in II Sam 15:13-17, when King David is on the run from his son, Absalom, who has attempted to usurp the throne from his …
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April 15 / Psalms 1-2
Psalms 1-2 Dear RTB’ers, (Speaking of the righteous person) …but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night. (v. 2) In the past, whenever I read about “the law” (of the Lord) I would go back to Mt. Sinai where the Lord gave Moses and …
April 14 / Luke 24:36-53
Luke 24:36-53 Dear RTB’ers, Today we finish Luke’s gospel with another of Jesus’ Resurrection appearances. Although we are never certain of the exact chronology of Jesus’ activities in the gospels, today’s incident possibly occurs on His Easter Resurrection day, late afternoon/early evening. If so, we see (again) that Jesus is fully committed to His disciples. …
April 13 / Luke 24:13-35
Luke 24:13-35 Dear RTB’ers, Jesus’ Resurrection, continued… Today, Jesus meeting two disciples on the road to Emmaus. This incident is possibly my all-time favorite Bible story. When I read it, I live it! I’m in it, I’m one of the disciples. A few verses jump out at me every time: First, when Jesus asks them …
April 12 / Luke 24:1-12
Luke 24:1-12 Dear RTB’ers, Jesus’ Resurrection!! I’ve often asked you to put yourselves into the story. Today let’s take the part of one of the women coming and finding an empty tomb. We see two men in dazzling white standing by who ask us a strange question, “Why do you seek the living among the …
April 11 / Luke 23:44-56
Luke 23:44-56 Dear RTB’ers, Jesus’ Death on the Cross. Yesterday we saw Jesus crucified. Today we see Him die. The Jesus Storybook Bible that we use at Avanza tells the story of Jesus’ crucifixion and death, in a somewhat softer tone – but no less impactful. Two items stand out to me from the JSB …
April 10 / Luke 23:32-43
Luke 23:32-43 Dear RTB’ers, Jesus’ Crucifixion. Yesterday we saw Pilate hand Jesus over to crucifixion and He began His Golgotha walk, assisted by Simon of Cyrene. It is helpful to read the Good Friday account in the Chronological Study Bible. The other writers include a number of items left out by Luke, in particular the …
April 9 / Luke 23:13-31
Luke 23:13-31 Dear RTB’ers, Carol and I have been ill – me for the past week+ and Carol for almost two weeks. Coughing, sneezing, congestion – the works! We got it from our grandkids who came to visit during Holy Week. It’s a linger-er!! Won’t go away. Please pray for us (and Rachel and Christian …
April 8 / Luke 22:63-23:12
Luke 22:63-23:12 Dear RTB’ers, Today Carol and I and Rachel and Christian and family have traveled 2.5 hours west to Ferdinand, Indiana to enjoy 2 minutes, 20 seconds of total eclipse and 3+ hours of partial eclipse. So a bit delayed… So now in our readings we have clearly hit Friday morning and the Jewish …
April 7 / Luke 22:47-62
Luke 22:47-62 Dear RTB’ers, Sorry for the late posting – we have out-of-town visitors. Finally today we near the end of Maundy (Holy) Thursday in our readings. I keep mentioning this because the days seem to run together in Jesus’ Holy Week life if we’re not careful to distinguish the days and the hours. So …