October 24 / John 13:18-30

John 13:18-30 Let’s continue to pray for Jim and Marty. “Notice what you notice.” When I put our reading list together late last year I was mostly following the NKJV Chronological Bible that we used a few years back. Their intent in putting their readings together was clearly chronological. So you’ll see that today we …

October 23 / Luke 22:24-30

Luke 22:24-30 Let’s continue to pray for Jim and Marty. “Notice what you notice.” I always find it strange that a dispute could arise among the apostles as to who was the greatest. I have a hard time picturing us at our RTB table on Sunday, November 10, arguing who is the greatest. How weird …

October 22 / Luke 22:14-23

Luke 22:14-23 Let’s continue to pray for Jim and Marty. “Notice what you notice.” A number of items in Luke are different from Matthew and Mark. The first is in verse 15: I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. Neither Matthew nor Mark records this heartfelt comment from Jesus …

October 21 / Luke 22:7-13

Luke 22:7-13 Let’s continue to pray for Jim and Marty. “Notice what you notice.” Who did Jesus send to find the Passover location? Matthew’s Gospel says that …the disciples came to Jesus and asked… <and> …the disciples did as Jesus had directed them. (Matthew 26:17). In Mark we see that He sent two of His …

October 20 / Mark 14:12-25

Mark 14:12-25 Let’s continue to pray for Jim and Marty. “Notice what you notice.” There are at least two items today in the reading from Mark that are different from yesterday’s reading in Matthew. First, in yesterday’s reading the phrase “a certain man” caught my attention and I wondered who that “certain man” might be. …

October 19 / Matt. 26:17-29

Matthew 26:17-29 Let’s continue to pray for Jim and Marty. “Notice what you notice.” Today, the Last Supper… I just now looked ahead. It will be December 14 before we get to Jesus’ Resurrection. So we have almost two months to go through Jesus’ last day, from Thursday evening to Friday late afternoon. About two …

October 18 / Luke 22:1-6

Luke 22:1-6 Let’s continue to pray for Jim and Marty. “Notice what you notice.” …in the absence of the multitude. (v. 6) The NASB has …apart from the crowd. It’s something that I had written about a few days ago, when the Jewish leaders did not want to seize Jesus in the temple because they …

October 17 / Mark 14:1-11

Mark 14:1-11 Let’s continue to pray for Jim and Marty. “Notice what you notice.” I replied to Debbie’s post yesterday that she would enjoy today’s reading. Why? Back in my Master’s program I took a course entitled “The Economics of Poverty”. For that course I wrote a term paper that I titled “Him, His Word, …

October 16 / Matt. 26:1-16

Matthew 26:1-16 Let’s continue to pray for Jim and Marty. “Notice what you notice.” Twice Jesus predicts His death in today’s reading – first in verse 2 when He says that …the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified…, then again in verse 12 when He said of the woman who had …

October 15 / John 12:44-50

John 12:44-50 Let’s continue to pray for Jim and Marty. “Notice what you notice.” Continuing in John 12… My Study Bible points out that today’s reading, the end of chapter 12, marks the end of Jesus’ public ministry. Chapter 13 in John begins the Last Supper. If anyone hears My words and does not keep …