Daily Bible Reflections

The feet that bring a gracious message of good news for all are truly beautiful. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

If we can stay focused on caring about our values and other people, we will likely handle it well. Because it’s not a matter of if we get criticized, but when. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Christ generally entered the world of those in front of him and handled matters according to the way they thought and did things. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

We can do hard things, because of love. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

If you have a gut feeling deep down that wicked people are running amok, then use this psalm as a prayer against the darkness which seeks to envelop the earth. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Exodus 3:1-15 is one of the iconic stories of Holy Scripture - Moses encountering God in the burning bush. And encountering the story for yourself, you intuitively know deep in your spirit that the impossible is actually possible. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Reframing is neither denial nor positive thinking. Rather, it is an invitation in learning to trust God, in the presence, promise, and power of the divine. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

We are all in this life together, so let us keep on holding up one another and carrying each other’s burdens. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Compassionate service, helpful speech, and healing actions – with a humble heart of gratitude – is to be our guide, rule, and direction in life. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

To take the risk of breaking ourselves open and becoming vulnerable, we find love. In finding love, there we see intimacy. And where there is intimacy, there is the relational connection which transforms the dark and the negative to possibility and light. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

A “time out” is designed to be temporary. Eventually, a “time in” happens. We get back in the game. We return to what we were doing, hopefully with a better understanding and grasp of what needs to happen and how to go about it. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

I can hold things loosely because I know the internal pressure of “getting it right” isn’t mine to carry. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Giving Peter the keys of the kingdom seems akin to giving an 8 year old the keys to the car and saying, “Go ahead, take it for a spin, you can drive it!”  This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

If we can keep in mind that it is God’s business to run the world, and our business to forgive others, then life will go a lot better for everyone. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Ironically, and even paradoxically, letting bereavement and grief have it’s way for a while is the path away from the misery. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Keeping in mind the big picture of God’s work in this world is important, because if we do not, we will likely become discouraged with the circumstances we face right now. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

There is a spiritual dimension to every situation and trouble we face – including sickness. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Neither you nor I are the Gardener. We do not get to do the pruning and grafting. That is God’s job, not ours. Love is our business, while the Lord will show both his kindness and sternness when and to whom he will. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Exclusion creates conflict, whereas inclusion gives space for others to explore and discover what it means to live into their faith and spirituality. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Do you and I have a big enough space to allow people in our lives who are not like us, without feeling threatened or insecure? This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

The very nature of faith is contact, connection, and care. Faith is up close, relational, and involves touch. Faith is free, yet it is not cheap. Faith always involves a cost: vulnerability and intimacy. If we ever look for faith from afar and have no intention of getting up close and personal – so close as to touch the hem of a garment – then that which we seek will forever be elusive to us. This...

There is more going on than our present circumstances and physical eyes can see. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

"Awake, and sing the song Of Moses and the Lamb; Tune every heart and every tongue To praise the Savior's name." William Hammond This podcast is also blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

As much as we might like to get past all these unjust and maddening situations, Holy Scripture does not let us off the hook so easily. We have to sit with Joseph for a while, and feel what he feels, experience what he experiences, so that we can learn our own lessons from him. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

To enjoy divine privileges never gives us the right to show human prejudice. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/