The Readings:
Exodus 2:11-3:22, Matthew 17:10-27, Psalm 22:1-18, Proverbs 5:7-14
Moses gets a surprising visit from Diety in the form of a flaming shrubbery.
Jesus tries to tell people about his coming death and the prophecies regarding it long ago.
Psalms features just such a prophesy- the entire passage prophesies Jesus lamenting his suffering on the cross (these are the famous last words Jesus would speak as his final allusion).
And Proverbs gives more advice about why to stay away from seductive, immoral women. Great advice that make guarding your heart all the more important!
To read along:
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%202:11-3:22,%20Matthew%2017:10-27,%20Psalm%2022:1-18,%20Proverbs%205:7-14&version=NKJV
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Monday, July 9, 2012
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Day 25: July 7, 2012- Luke's First Swim!!
Luke's First Swim:
Today was Luke's first swim! We were very excited about it. If you can wade through the following short videos, you can find out just how excited Luke was...
Ok, um, let's try that again.
Take 2:
No, that didn't work. Naturally, the only logical thing to do is try it again.
Take 3:
Aha! Victorious!!
Luke's Take.
It's been a long day. Rest in Christ, little buddy. Or as Great Uncle Mark would say, rest in peace.
Now, while we're all relaxed, preview and listen to the readings!
Genesis 50:1-26, Exodus 1-2:10, Matthew 16:13-17:9, Psalm 21:1-13
Old Testament.
The end of an era. The patriarchs are finally laid to rest. We say good-bye to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. It's been fun! And God is the God of the living, not the dead, so we'll see them again.
But now we're on to newer times, and today's reading introduces a curious young gentleman playing hide and seek down by the river, not knowing he's flirting with death...
New Testament.
A very important question. The time comes when each person must answer it. "Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego" is not the what I was looking for. And no, it's not "What would Jesus do?"
Who is Jesus, really? That's the question. One can be the nicest person in the world, get this question wrong, and be left outside at a wedding to come. That of a Savior and his Bride. Because whether or not you're nice or funny or cool or generous isn't the right question. "Who is Jesus" is it. And therefore it's the answer you need to know. If Jesus is God, then when he came to earth it really meant something. And when he died and rose again, for us, that something became everything. The Bride will be married to him. That's the banquet in heaven. So who is Jesus to you? If he's the Messiah, Son of God, you're on the right path. If he's the God you are in love with, then you happen to be a Bride who's going to have a happily ever after with her Beloved.
It's time to decide who he is to you. Like popping the question, or answering it, this changes everything from here on.
Psalms.
How often do you celebrate with God? How about worshipping with David's words in the Psalm today. It's always a great idea to pray the Psalms. We can learn how to be worshippers through David. Praise the Lord loudly, whole-heartedly, and often!
Proverbs.
You know the girl. The one with the swagger and that look in her eye. There's something dangerous there. While it might be tempting, it's also dead wrong. Dead. I'll let that sink in.
Watch out for women that are sweet as honey or smooth as oil. If you don't read the signs well, you might be chasing after the immoral woman Proverbs talks about today. There's a crash ending, in case you're curious. Check the last paragraph for the word if it hasn't sunken in yet.
Girls, I guess look out for the smooth talking guy. The end with him can't be much better.
Read along yourself with the podcast above:
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2050:1-26,%20Exodus%201-2:10,%20Matthew%2016:13-17:9,%20Psalm%2021:1-13&version=NLT
Today was Luke's first swim! We were very excited about it. If you can wade through the following short videos, you can find out just how excited Luke was...
Ok, um, let's try that again.
Take 2:
No, that didn't work. Naturally, the only logical thing to do is try it again.
Take 3:
Aha! Victorious!!
Luke's Take.
It's been a long day. Rest in Christ, little buddy. Or as Great Uncle Mark would say, rest in peace.
Now, while we're all relaxed, preview and listen to the readings!
Genesis 50:1-26, Exodus 1-2:10, Matthew 16:13-17:9, Psalm 21:1-13
Old Testament.
The end of an era. The patriarchs are finally laid to rest. We say good-bye to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. It's been fun! And God is the God of the living, not the dead, so we'll see them again.
But now we're on to newer times, and today's reading introduces a curious young gentleman playing hide and seek down by the river, not knowing he's flirting with death...
New Testament.
A very important question. The time comes when each person must answer it. "Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego" is not the what I was looking for. And no, it's not "What would Jesus do?"
Who is Jesus, really? That's the question. One can be the nicest person in the world, get this question wrong, and be left outside at a wedding to come. That of a Savior and his Bride. Because whether or not you're nice or funny or cool or generous isn't the right question. "Who is Jesus" is it. And therefore it's the answer you need to know. If Jesus is God, then when he came to earth it really meant something. And when he died and rose again, for us, that something became everything. The Bride will be married to him. That's the banquet in heaven. So who is Jesus to you? If he's the Messiah, Son of God, you're on the right path. If he's the God you are in love with, then you happen to be a Bride who's going to have a happily ever after with her Beloved.
It's time to decide who he is to you. Like popping the question, or answering it, this changes everything from here on.
Psalms.
How often do you celebrate with God? How about worshipping with David's words in the Psalm today. It's always a great idea to pray the Psalms. We can learn how to be worshippers through David. Praise the Lord loudly, whole-heartedly, and often!
Proverbs.
You know the girl. The one with the swagger and that look in her eye. There's something dangerous there. While it might be tempting, it's also dead wrong. Dead. I'll let that sink in.
Watch out for women that are sweet as honey or smooth as oil. If you don't read the signs well, you might be chasing after the immoral woman Proverbs talks about today. There's a crash ending, in case you're curious. Check the last paragraph for the word if it hasn't sunken in yet.
Girls, I guess look out for the smooth talking guy. The end with him can't be much better.
Read along yourself with the podcast above:
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2050:1-26,%20Exodus%201-2:10,%20Matthew%2016:13-17:9,%20Psalm%2021:1-13&version=NLT
Friday, June 22, 2012
Day 10: June 22, 2012- The First Love Story
Moment of the Day:
So I had a moment of the day planned. It was nothing. A leaf blowing in the wind, a wisp of meaningless memory carried away to pasture on a lazy day's westbound breeze. In comparison to the storm that was coming.
Angela and I decided to take our first adventure with Luke outside of the house. Outside of the comfort zone. All went according to plan. The monotony of days drifting in and out of feeding sessions and nap time, dirty diapers and rainy afternoons, clouds passing and coming again, seemed to be broken with our spirited first family adventure. We all packed into the little Subaru hatchback.
The whirring of the road noises and rotating tires put Luke fast asleep.
There was a feeling in the air. It was excitement.
This might happen. It might...work.
We pulled up to Boardwalk Ice Cream. Snapped our Racer 500 high speed child unit in one deft flick out of the back and into place on the pavement. Took the baby up into my arms.
And then...
A monstrous squishing noise emitted from the Valley of Despair.
This one would be nasty.
I plopped the little guy down into the back of the car. Opened him up. "Scalpel..."
There was a swamp of orange slime that rippled through his undergarments as though agitated by the Loch Ness monster just beneath the surface.
We began quick work.
All of a sudden, it happened. Right at the moment I had lifted his legs, poised him for a swift cleansing by my dutiful wife, the second explosion.
And then, a sleeping baby boy soaked himself in the face with a direct hit.
Angela and I looked at each other and burst out laughing.
Five minutes and more than that wipes later, we were comfortably, cleanly, licking our ice cream, Luke sucking down his bottle, the two of us laughing and recounting the nor'easter that had just swept through and moved on past the coast.
A few strangers laughed and said this wouldn't be the last time.
I smiled.
I have a feeling they'll be right. And that's okay.
The Readings:
Genesis 23-24:51, Matthew 8:1-17, Psalm 9:13-20, Proverbs 3:1-6
The Bible's first love story. Such a great one. Fall in love with God's plan for you, as you realize through this one just how involved he is.
Bring on the healing. Isaiah 61 prophesied Jesus was going to do some healing, and doggone it, it's gonna happen today. Enjoy this one. And just believe that he's going to do it in our lives today. It's so easy. It's in his nature.
David cries out again. All cry babies, mine included, and people who go through actual pain need apply.
And God's plan is simply marvelous. Bind his ways and thoughts around your neck and trust in him always. Like our ice cream, Loch Ness monster adventure, the end may not be expected, but it'll always be good. Listen on if you want confirmation of what you already know, that God will make your paths straight if you lean on him. If you acknowledge him.
Read along:
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2023-24:51,%20Matthew%208:1-17,%20Psalm%209:13-20,%20Proverbs%203:1-6&version=NIV
So I had a moment of the day planned. It was nothing. A leaf blowing in the wind, a wisp of meaningless memory carried away to pasture on a lazy day's westbound breeze. In comparison to the storm that was coming.
Angela and I decided to take our first adventure with Luke outside of the house. Outside of the comfort zone. All went according to plan. The monotony of days drifting in and out of feeding sessions and nap time, dirty diapers and rainy afternoons, clouds passing and coming again, seemed to be broken with our spirited first family adventure. We all packed into the little Subaru hatchback.
The whirring of the road noises and rotating tires put Luke fast asleep.
There was a feeling in the air. It was excitement.
This might happen. It might...work.
We pulled up to Boardwalk Ice Cream. Snapped our Racer 500 high speed child unit in one deft flick out of the back and into place on the pavement. Took the baby up into my arms.
And then...
A monstrous squishing noise emitted from the Valley of Despair.
This one would be nasty.
I plopped the little guy down into the back of the car. Opened him up. "Scalpel..."
There was a swamp of orange slime that rippled through his undergarments as though agitated by the Loch Ness monster just beneath the surface.
We began quick work.
All of a sudden, it happened. Right at the moment I had lifted his legs, poised him for a swift cleansing by my dutiful wife, the second explosion.
And then, a sleeping baby boy soaked himself in the face with a direct hit.
Angela and I looked at each other and burst out laughing.
Five minutes and more than that wipes later, we were comfortably, cleanly, licking our ice cream, Luke sucking down his bottle, the two of us laughing and recounting the nor'easter that had just swept through and moved on past the coast.
A few strangers laughed and said this wouldn't be the last time.
I smiled.
I have a feeling they'll be right. And that's okay.
Post wipes and pre-ice cream, er, bottle
Loving every minute of our first family adventure
The Readings:
Genesis 23-24:51, Matthew 8:1-17, Psalm 9:13-20, Proverbs 3:1-6
The Bible's first love story. Such a great one. Fall in love with God's plan for you, as you realize through this one just how involved he is.
Bring on the healing. Isaiah 61 prophesied Jesus was going to do some healing, and doggone it, it's gonna happen today. Enjoy this one. And just believe that he's going to do it in our lives today. It's so easy. It's in his nature.
David cries out again. All cry babies, mine included, and people who go through actual pain need apply.
And God's plan is simply marvelous. Bind his ways and thoughts around your neck and trust in him always. Like our ice cream, Loch Ness monster adventure, the end may not be expected, but it'll always be good. Listen on if you want confirmation of what you already know, that God will make your paths straight if you lean on him. If you acknowledge him.
Read along:
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2023-24:51,%20Matthew%208:1-17,%20Psalm%209:13-20,%20Proverbs%203:1-6&version=NIV
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Day 5: June 17, 2012- Father's Day Reading
(Update: every Sunday will be a video reading, as well as mp3, so people can see how little Lukey is doing. Thought some people would like to see the little guy as he grows every now and then rather than just hear him squawk in the background!)
Genesis 11-13:4, Matthew 5:1-26, Psalm 5:1-26, and Proverbs 1:24-28
A great Father's Day reading today for a father to his son!
The beginning of the family of God. The patriarch. God gives a historic call to Abram (the father of the faith) with a promise.
Changing minds. Jesus gives some unconventional wisdom.
Attitude in need. Psalms encourages us to expectantly wait for God.
Consequences. Proverbs warns with a strong rebuke for not using wisdom.
And here's the little guy with his new father...
To just listen:
Read along with us:
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2011-13:4;%20Matthew%205:1-26;%20Psalm%205:1-26;%20Proverbs%201:24-28&version=NLT
"I have called you by name; you are mine." (Isaiah 43:1)
Genesis 11-13:4, Matthew 5:1-26, Psalm 5:1-26, and Proverbs 1:24-28
A great Father's Day reading today for a father to his son!
The beginning of the family of God. The patriarch. God gives a historic call to Abram (the father of the faith) with a promise.
Changing minds. Jesus gives some unconventional wisdom.
Attitude in need. Psalms encourages us to expectantly wait for God.
Consequences. Proverbs warns with a strong rebuke for not using wisdom.
And here's the little guy with his new father...
To just listen:
Read along with us:
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2011-13:4;%20Matthew%205:1-26;%20Psalm%205:1-26;%20Proverbs%201:24-28&version=NLT
"I have called you by name; you are mine." (Isaiah 43:1)
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