Read: Gen. 41-45; Psalm 7-12; Matt. 25-26 Today marks the second day of @25 days in the book of Psalm. I was given quite a clear warning in Psalm 12 today. “Everyone utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak. May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, the [...]

Read: Gen. 36-40; Psalm 1-6; Matt. 22-24 Yesterday I read the first installment of the story of Joseph. How he was the beloved son who was sold into slavery by his brothers, taken to Egypt and sold to Potiphar. How he denied Potiphar’s wife and was thrown in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. [...]

Read: Gen. 31-35; Job 37-42; Matt. 19-21 It still strikes me as odd how Jesus deconstructs mans ascent to greatness in life. Matthew 20:25-28 “But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. It shall not [...]

Read: Gen.21-25; Job 25-30; Matt.13-15 How would you like it if you were dealing with great suffering in your life and all you wanted was a kind word or an empathetic ear? But instead you get this: “Dominion and fear are with God; he makes peace in his high heaven. Is there any number to [...]

Read: Gen.16-20; Job 19-24; Matt.10-12 In October of last year, my wife Erin, Isaiah and I moved back into my childhood home in Harlem Heights. Our initial reason for moving back to Harlem Heights was purely financial. We needed to relieve financial stress from past investment mistakes, and cheap housing is a huge part of [...]

Today’s reading: Gen.11-15; Job 13-18; Matt. 7-9 There were a lot of interesting concepts that I wanted to share but, I decided to share one that stood out to me the most. What caught my attention and stayed in my thoughts were the statements that inspired the Tower of Babel. “Come let us build ourselves [...]

Major events in human history and life were the topics for today’s reading. Yet the central theme that I pulled from some of these passages is the idea of Gods providence. • Providence: the foreseeing care and guidance of God or nature over the creatures of the earth. 2. God, esp. when conceived as omnisciently [...]