Important Themes in Ancient Stories — Bible Reflection for Monday, July 15
Listen to the audio of today's Reflection: https://soundcloud.com/hapearce/reflection-for-july-15-2024 Joshua 2:1-14 Rahab and the Spies 1Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim. “Go, look over the land,” he said, “especially Jericho.” So they...
The Agony and the Ecstasy of the Second Coming — Bible Reflection for Thursday, July 11
Listen to the audio of today's Reflection: https://soundcloud.com/hapearce/reflection-for-july-11-2024 Matthew 24:1-14 Signs of the End of the Age 1Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its...
Radical Trust in All Circumstances — Bible Reflection for Tuesday, July 9
Listen to the audio of today's Reflection: https://soundcloud.com/hapearce/reflection-for-july-9-2024 Romans 8:31-39 More Than Conquerors 31 What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own...
The Greatest Commandment(s) — Bible Reflection for Monday, July 8
Listen to the audio of today's Reflection: https://soundcloud.com/hapearce/reflection-for-july-8-2024 Matthew 22:34-40 The Greatest Commandment 34 Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. 35 One of them, an expert in the law,...
Saying ‘Yes’ vs. Living ‘Yes’ — Bible Reflection for Tuesday, July 2
Listen to the audio of today's Reflection: https://soundcloud.com/hapearce/reflection-for-july-2-2024 Matthew 21:23-32 The Authority of Jesus Questioned 23 Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people...
The Conflict Intensifies — Bible Reflection for Monday, July 1
Listen to the audio of today's Reflection: https://soundcloud.com/hapearce/reflection-for-july-1-2024 Matthew 21:12-19 Jesus at the Temple 12 Jesus entered the temple area and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money...
New Life through Jesus — Bible Reflection for Friday, June 28
Listen to the audio of today's Reflection: https://soundcloud.com/hapearce/reflection-for-june-28-2024 Romans 5:12-21 Death through Adam, Life through Christ 12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death...
Pain, Gain and Expressing Thanks — Bible Reflection for Thursday, June 27
Listen to the audio of today's Reflection: https://soundcloud.com/hapearce/reflection-for-june-27-2024 Romans 5:1-11 Peace and Hope 1Therefore, since we have been declared innocent through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through...
Keeping the Commandments Is Not Enough — Bible Reflection for Tuesday, June 25
Listen to the audio of today's Reflection: https://soundcloud.com/hapearce/reflection-for-june-25-2024 Matthew 19:16-26 The Rich Young Man 16 Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?” 17 “Why do you...
Grace and the Faithfulness of Jesus — Bible Reflection for Monday, June 24
Listen to the audio of today's Reflection: https://soundcloud.com/hapearce/reflection-for-june-24-2024 Romans 3:21-31 Righteousness Through Faith 21 But now apart from the law (although the Law and the prophets bear witness to it) the righteousness of God has...