My Delight is the Lord, February 29
February 29, Monday: God is… Scripture Reading: 2 Corinthians 1:1-22 God is Comfortable We are hardwired for comfort. Don’t believe that? Place your finger on a hot stove burner. Why is your reflex...
View ArticleThrough the Bible November Reading Introduction
Introduction to November’s Reading Technically, our reading of 2 Corinthians ought to be included with last month’s reading of letters written by Paul during his missionary tours. Second Corinthians is...
View ArticleNovember Week One Bible Reading Introduction
Week 1: 2 Corinthians 1-13 November 1-7 As noted in the introduction to October’s reading, this letter is written as a follow up to the 1 Corinthian letter and some of the issues dealt with there. In...
View ArticleThrough the Bible, November 2
Reading: 2 Corinthians 3-4 Summary: Paul sees the necessity of defending not only his ministry as an apostle but also the simplicity of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Paul’s work and the message he has...
View ArticleThrough the Bible, November 3
[this post should have appeared Friday, Nov. 3] Reading: 2 Corinthians 5-6 Summary: Paul’s greatest fear is that those whom he has brought to Christ through the preaching of the gospel might end up...
View ArticleThrough the Bible, November 4
Reading: 2 Corinthians 7-8 Summary: Paul expresses his confidence in the Corinthians that their response to his instruction will be good. That is based on their previous reactions to his letters and...
View ArticleThrough the Bible, November 5
Reading: 2 Corinthians 9-10 Summary: Here Paul concludes his request for financial support from Corinth for the needy saints in Jerusalem. He assures them that God will provide for them and their own...
View ArticleThrough the Bible, November 6
Reading: 2 Corinthians 11-13 Summary: Paul really wants the Corinthians to consider his own life and ministry. Not only has he not sought to take advantage of them in any way, Paul has fully laid his...
View ArticleThrough the Bible, November 7
Reading: No scheduled reading Thoughts and Reflections: No reading is scheduled for today to provide a chance to catch up if you’ve fallen behind in your reading. Otherwise, below are some thoughts for...
View ArticleWednesday, April 18
Week 16–Christian Living: Godliness Wednesday, April 18 2 Corinthians 7:6-11 Godly Grief Attaching the term “godly” to grief (or sorrow) might be viewed as an unusual use of the term. In what...
View ArticleThursday, March 24
Week 21—God: Father Thursday, May 24 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 Our Good Father Not all fathers are good. But the good ones are priceless. Absentee fathers (both physically and emotionally) are the scourge...
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