Daily Bible Reflections

Do I feel that you're above having to put up with the wickedness of this world?  This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

The late G.K. Chesterton once said, “Christianity has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried.” This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

If we spend a disproportionate amount of time hating someone in our heart, have difficulty focusing on other things because of jealousy, or consider disrespecting another to the point of violence, then we need help; we cannot handle this alone. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Instructing others accomplishes nothing if it isn’t directed by an egalitarian mindset – a desire to love strangers of all backgrounds and walks of life, and give, in any sort of way that is helpful to the other. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

By rejecting alternative ideas that might challenge the status quo, people may be able to minimize uncertainty and risk – or at least their perception of risk – yet, the closing of their minds to other’s thoughts opens them to abusing the bodies of those same people. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

"Don’t be afraid because I am with you always; I will gather all my children from the east and from the west, so that you will never be alone on this earth." God This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

What do you do when distress and dread wrap you in a straitjacket of anxiety? This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

We need models of thanksgiving, loving service, remembering prayer, healthy encouragement, and generous duty. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

There are times and seasons in our lives where we can get lost in our own stories. Ultimately, however, our transitions from one place to another are really about our individual stories fitting into the larger story of God. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Neither you nor I are in control or in charge; any semblance of control we think we have is merely a delusion. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Live simply, love generously, care deeply, and speak kindly. Leave the rest to God. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

The best things in life take time; and those things need us to slow ourselves enough to notice and enjoy them. Eventually, we shall find that the world is blessed because of our commitment to embracing the small and the slow. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

An open system says that there is a spiritual force outside of social interaction. A a closed system says there is no outside force influencing our actions and outcomes. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

We might not get what we want immediately, and it likely won’t be easy, but we shall nonetheless receive it. We only need to trust. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Families are messy and often broken. We hurt each other intentionally and unintentionally. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

We must unlearn before we learn. We need to let go so that we can take up. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Remember that everything good thing done for you has come from grace and love. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Character shapes power, and never the other way around. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Society’s poor, disadvantaged, and struggling will not be callously overlooked and tossed aside by Jesus. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

“I am awake. I’m still with you!” says the Lord as we are greeted for each new day. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Your deeds done in faith; your actions inspired by hope; and your work animated by love, shall not be forgotten. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Christ's parable is about the co-existence between the righteous and the wicked. Evil wants us nit-picking each other like a bunch of crazy chickens, and keeping a devilish pecking order; instead of being the continuing presence of love on this earth. The problem of evil is real. So, what do we do with it?... This video is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

The bald fact of list-living is that we cannot fulfill it. So, when we know we are not measuring up to the list, the temptation is to keep up appearances as if we are doing just fine.  This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

As we tether ourselves to unchangeable realities, we have a sure foundation of hope in which to build a solid life of confidence. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Daily affirmations of faith and truth help us to live into our basic identity, receive blessing, and realize belonging. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/