Read Psalm 85 and Ezekiel 34:1-10 (yesterday) and Luke 12:35-48 Today is short and to the point, a new thing for me. In the Ezekiel passage today God is chastising the priests for padding their own pockets, stuffing their own guts, looking out for their own interests, while the sheep, the people the priests are… Continue Reading
Day 25 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: Fat Shepherds and Scrawny Sheep Read Psalm 85 and Ezekiel 34:1-10 Today is short and to the point, a new thing for me. In the Ezekiel passage today God is chastising the priests for padding their own pockets, stuffing their own guts, looking out for… Continue Reading
https://what-difference-does-that-make-with-dr-mike-courtney.simplecast.com/episodes/s2-e18-a-different-kind-of-suffering After many months away, a new podcast dropped today. It may be the most important thing I have said for a while. A Different Kind of Suffering . Continue Reading
Day 24 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: When Time Stood Still Today’s reading is Psalm 85 and Revelation 1:1-8 There is a phrase that I use often. I am not sure what it means but I do know, that it describes a phenomenon that we all have experienced, and when I tell you… Continue Reading
Day 23 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: The God Who Comes Today read Psalm 85 and Luke 21:25-36 Carlo Carretto was an Italian religious philosopher and writer in the last century who brought a voice to a Catholic group called the Little Brothers of the Gospel, after spending 10 years in a monastery… Continue Reading
The reading for this week is, read Psalm 85 each day and: Monday Mark 13:1-13, 24-37 Tuesday Luke 21:25-36 Wednesday Revelation 1:1-8 Thursday Ezekiel 34:1-10 Friday Luke 12;35-48 Saturday Acts 1:1-11 Sunday Zephaniah 3:14-20, Philippians 4:1-9, and Luke 3:7-18 Also, at this halfway, highpoint remember we are trying… Continue Reading
Day 19 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: Highpoint Read Psalm 138 and John 1:6-34 Tomorrow read Psalm 138 and Mark 1:1-8 Sunday, Philippians 1:1-11, Psalm 126, and Luke 3:1-6 “Oh God, Our Father, who sent Your Son to be King of Kings and Prince of Peace, Grant that all the kingdoms of… Continue Reading
Day 18 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: Pray HARD Today’s reading is Psalm 138 and Isaiah 62 It’s 3AM and I am sitting in a little nook of a VRBO in Vevay, Indiana. Vevay is an Ohio River town that lies somewhere between quaint and grungy. Not a lot to see or do,… Continue Reading
Day 17 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: I Am Second Reading today: Psalm 138, Matthew 3:1-12 I played the trumpet in Jr Hi and High School. I was pretty good. First chair at Myrtle Beach High School. Played in church and at state youth events. In fact, my band director at MBHS… Continue Reading
Day 16 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: Obedience Read today: Psalm 138 and Matthew 4:1-6, 28:18-20 No funny stories, or personal illustrations today. Just the powerful Word of God about our King. The Gospel reading starts with the first half of the temptations of Jesus. It’s a familiar story that we all… Continue Reading