Today's Passage: Joshua 9 In Joshua 9, the Gibeonites deceive Joshua and Israel into making a covenant to not destroy them. They told Joshua they were from a foreign land (v. 9) but had heard about wh...  Read More

Today's Passage: Joshua 8The first attempt to defeat the city of Ai (ch. 7) apparently proceeded without divine instruction, leaving Israel in the dark regarding its compromised standing brought about...  Read More

Today’s Passage: Joshua 7We are continuing in the book of Joshua today. We just read about the mountaintop of the victory at Jericho. And today we are going to read about the valley of Achan’s sin.SIN...  Read More

Today's Passage: Joshua 6Hebrews 11:30–31—The Hall of FaithBy faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days. By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those...  Read More

Today's Passage: Joshua 5I once heard the story of a mom preparing to cook a roast for a family gathering. Per usual, she cut the edge of the roast off and tossed it in the trash. One of her curious c...  Read More

Today's Passage: Joshua 4 Joshua 4:3 “And command them, saying, ‘Take twelve stones from here out of the midst of the Jordan, from the very place where the priests’ feet stood firmly, and bring them o...  Read More

Today's Passage: Joshua 3 As the Israelites entered the Promised land, they did not put warriors at the front line, but priests. As they carried the ark of the covenant they walked in faith declaring ...  Read More

Today's Passage: Joshua 2If you’re like me, you don’t like the grey situations in life. I like absolute truths (2+2=4). Life does not always work in absolute truths.Which takes me to my point: in Josh...  Read More

Today's Passage: Joshua 1Joshua continues the narrative story of the people of Israel entering the promised land. The ESV Study Bible says, “Joshua recounts part two of God’s grandest work of redempti...  Read More

Today’s Passage: Deuteronomy 34This passage is a bittersweet passage. This is about the death of Moses. Moses was aman of God. He was humble. He led the people of Israel through the wilderness. Goduse...  Read More

Today's Passage: Deuteronomy 33Deuteronomy 33 acts as a sort of benediction by Moses to Israel in his last moment before he ascends the mountain to breath his last. With his final parting words, Moses...  Read More

Today's Passage: Deuteronomy 32I wrote a love song to Jennifer when we were in college. It was bad, but she loved it. Even today, she will mention some of the lyrics I wrote over 20 years ago because ...  Read More