Acts 21:1-26 Agabus, the prophet in today’s reading who prophesied about Paul’s arrest in Jerusalem (Acts 21:10-11) – if that name seems familiar to you, we’ve seen him before, back in chapter 11: Now in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. And one of them named Agabus stood up and foretold by …
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October 7 / Acts 20:17-38
Acts 20:17-38 I comment in the link below on verse 35: …by working hard…we must help the weak… Carol pointed out to me that the pandemic has done for lower income workers what legislation has never done – to raise their wages. Jessamine County is looking for bus drivers – $16.64 per hour, four hours …
October 6 / Acts 20:1-16
Acts 20:1-16 And a young man named Eutychus … fell down from the third story and was taken up dead. But Paul went down and bent over him, and taking him in his arms, said, “Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him.” (vv. 9-10) You may recall that Peter had raised Tabitha …
October 5 / Romans 16:1-27
Romans 16:1-27 It takes a bit of reading and some helpful Study Bible hints to understand that in Romans 16:3-15 Paul is sending greetings to a number of Christians who are (presumably) living in Rome. Then in Romans 16:21-23 he sends greetings to the Romans from people who are with him, presumably in Corinth. From …
October 4 / Romans 15:1-33
Romans 15:1-33 Paul mentions the Gentiles five times in Old Testament scripture verses (vv. 9, 10, 11, 12). But in reality, the word that he uses for Gentiles is translated “nations” in these OT writings, and my sense is that the OT use of “nations” has a very global perspective. I don’t suppose that there …
October 3 / Romans 14:1-23
Romans 14:1-23 Again, as with yesterday and the day before, an item for today: For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. (v. 7) I’m going to express an opinion here, my own observation on vaccinations. To me it’s a public health issue more than an individual decision. For …
October 2 / Romans 13:1-14
Romans 13:1-14 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. (v. 2) I posted last year (see the first link below) about the then-upcoming Presidential election (November 2020) and how one side would be deeply troubled and the other side joyfully elated. But I suspected back …
October 1 / Romans 12:1-21
Romans 12:1-21 I mention in the first link below a sermon given by Archbishop Beach last year entitled “Wake Up, America!” You can listen to the sermon here. Also, here is a link to an article written about the sermon that lists many of the details in his talk: https://virtueonline.org/wake-america-acna-archbishop-says-church-america-has-been-co-opted-culture. Both items are worth a …
October 2021 Readings
Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Oct Romans 12:1-21 21 02-Oct Romans 13:1-14 14 03-Oct Romans 14:1-23 23 04-Oct Romans 15:1-33 33 05-Oct Romans 16:1-27 27 06-Oct Acts 20:1-16 16 07-Oct Acts 20:17-38 22 08-Oct Acts 21:1-26 26 09-Oct Acts 21:27-40 14 10-Oct Acts 22:1-29 29 11-Oct Acts 22:30-23:35 36 12-Oct Acts 24:1-27 27 13-Oct Philippians 1:1-30 30 …
September 30 / Romans 11:1-36
Romans 11:1-36 Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry in order somehow to make my fellow Jews jealous, and thus save some of them. (vv. 13-14) I have been fascinated and confused all along about Paul speaking about the Jews in …