Daily Bible Reflections

Chronicles is a restatement that emphasizes the importance of faithfulness to God and highlights the necessity of taking God’s Law seriously. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

The people forgot that life is an ongoing dialogue with God – and not a one and done conversation of revelation and response. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Our world is much too characterized by selfish concerns and shortsighted actions. In the loving embrace of the Good Shepherd, we have an opportunity to experience peace and rest, grace and abundance, light and life. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Family rules, ethnic customs, and cultural procedures are fine. Yet, when those practices become inflexible laws which are never to be different, then we get into trouble. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Christianity has had two thousand years to create their own status quo, some of it good, some of it not so much. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Our longing for peace, and to be secure within oneself, is not a pipe dream, but a real possibility. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

If we go limiting our epistemology (the study of how we receive knowledge) then we will likely not discover the truth about much of anything. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

The whole person is to be involved in praise – mind, body, emotions, and spirit – because Yahweh is the God of the whole earth, and not just of the spiritual dimension. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Into a time of distress and despair, God spoke, and said that yes, it is possible; yes, restoration can and will happen. The people will not be in captivity forever. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Christ is risen. So, now what? This is what the earliest of disciples struggled to understand – how to live in the reality of resurrection, and how Jesus is present with his followers. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

There are people right in front of us every day that we might not see. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Prayer puts us in sync with what God wants. And as we desire to do God’s will, our prayers will reflect that desire. We only then need to ask. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

When we learn to move with the unforced rhythms of grace, there is a groove we slip into which serves us well. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Feel free to question Jesus about anything you want; just brace yourself for what kind of answer you might receive. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Maintaining faith in God – and not in something or someone else – will enable us to deal with our doubts and see the power of the Lord all around us. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

The experience of King Nebuchadnezzar is a telling lesson on all earthly rulers who presume to be supreme and all-powerful in their position. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Thomas wanted evidence; Jesus offered it. If we get anything out of this encounter, it’s that the risen Christ honors honest doubt. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Daniel diligently worked behind the scenes for stability in the royal court. Such humility is worth emulating, and is much needed in today’s world. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Daniel and his companions were supported and emboldened by their knowledge of God. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

The abundant blessing of unity with each other is maintained by allowing it to flow. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Love will have its way; we need not force it before its true readiness. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

To live into our inherent image of God means that we will work hard and tend to the gardens that are around us. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Life on this old fallen planet of ours is sometimes characterized by adversity, trouble, hardship, and even sometimes traumatic situations. But it will not always be this way. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Mary came to the tomb on Easter Sunday still living in a Good Friday world – grieving, sad, and discouraged.  She soon discovered, however, that Christ is risen! This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

My friends, there is absolutely no getting around the fact that if we want a Resurrection Day with all its celebration and glory, then we cannot and must not circumvent Holy Saturday.  This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/