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" Gideon thanks God for the Miracle of the Dew ", painting by  Maarten van Heemskerck  ( Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg ) 2024 Read the Bible in a Year February 27, 2024 Readings for Today: Judges 6:1-8:35 Day 58 - God saves the people! Illustrative overview of Judges Prayer: When your Son lived on the earth he gathered the children into his arms and rejoiced in the simplicity of their faith. Give us such faith, that we who are bowed down by doubts and fears we know, deep in our hearts, the truth of your love, and like the children be ready to accept the wonder and mystery of faith without seeking always to understand. Amen. Pat Robson, A Celtic Liturgy, Prayers of Intercession, page 78, © 2008, ISBN 978-0-281-06096-2  Reflection: The people lived in the land the God had given them and began to worship local gods (Baal) other than God. They did evil in God’s sight and by forgetting God, God handed them over to the rulers of Midian and the people of Israel under thei...

Prayer Suggestion | Glory be to God who has shown us the light! Lead me from darkness to light, Lead me from sadness to joy, Lead me from death to immortality. Glory be to God who has shown us the light! Morning Invocation of the Light, The Glenstal Book of Prayer, © 2001, Glenstal Abbey, p. 22 +++ Bible in Time | Monday | Seventh Week after Pentecost | New Testament Study, Day 51 | It’s 53 c.e./a.d. Today - Day 51 | Acts 18:23-28 | Revo. pp. 191 Next - Day 52 | Acts 19 | Revo. pp. 193 - 202 +++   Edwards insights for Today’s Reading- Edwards has an excellent summary of the “church planting” of Paul between 47 c.e. to late 51 c.e. Paul passes the torch to other leaders for these churches  Paul’s 3rd Missionary Journey - Map My Thoughts on Today’s Session -    See NOAB5 notes pp. 1992 - 1994 Paul ventures out into a new land to tell the story of Jesus. Miracles and wonders happen. So great the impact of the message that the crowd began to almost riot. Have you se...

Prayer Suggestion | Almighty God, whom truly to know is everlasting life: Grant us so perfectly to know your Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life, that we may steadfastly follow his steps in the way that leads to eternal life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen. Book of Common Prayer | Collects | Via Lectionarypage.net +++ Bible in Time | Monday | Fifth Week in Easter | New Testament Study, Day 49 | It’s 52 - 57 c.e./a.d. Today - Day 49 | Acts 18:5 - 19:23 | Revo. pp. 171- 175 Next - Day 50 | Acts 18:5 - 28 | Revo. pp. 183-185 +++   Edwards insights for Today’s Reading- 5 years of time with Paul Paul in Corinth for 4 months before writing 2 Thessalonians Paul’s mission was to train new leaders and plant a church in Rome without being there In Rome, Claudius is wondering about the future leadership of Nero Uprising in Jerusalem Year 53 - Corinth is filling wit...

ibid. My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 | Read the Bible in a Year Come join us at any time!  Today’s Reading 9/8/2019       Day 251 Matthew 14:1 – 15:39 Reflection | Today - Story of death of John the Baptist; Herod is concerned about the ministry of Jesus; Jesus feeds 5,000, heals sick, walks on water, refects on the Jewish tradition, teaches, A Canaanite woman, cures more people, feeds 4,000. Background |  Background by Center of Biblical Studies.   More Background by Mark Powell. Matthew +++ The Next Days of Readings | 9/9/2019       Day 252 Matthew 16:1 – 18:35 9/10/2019     Day 253 Matthew 19:1 – 20:34 9/11/2019     Day 254 Matthew 21: 1 – 46 9/12/2019     Day 255 Matthew 22:1 – 23:39 9/13/2019     Day 256 Matthew 24:1 – 25:46 9/14/2019     Day 257 Matthew 26:1 - 75 9/15/2019     Day 258 Matthew 2...