Daily Bible Reflections

Whenever folks go out and try to gather what isn’t there, they have lost their way and their very real needs will not really be met, at all. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/03/11/bread-from-heaven-exodus-1627-35/

Let grumbling be turned to gratitude, murmuring to mercy, and complaining to consent.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/03/10/be-resilient-not-resistant-exodus-169-21/

We need to evict the squatter of complaint.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/03/09/evicting-complaints-exodus-161-8/

The world cannot survive without mercy. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/03/08/on-mercy-and-against-condemnation-john-753-811/

For our slight, momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/03/07/making-everything-new-isaiah-6517-25/

We must go through our problems, and not try to go around them. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/03/06/impatience-and-grumbling-are-poisonous-numbers-214-9/

Ask, and it will be given; seek, and we will find; knock, and the answer will open to us. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/03/05/the-divine-helper-psalm-121/

There is a spiritual dimension to every situation and trouble we face. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/03/04/the-true-nature-of-faith-luke-71-10/

Let us accept and adopt rhythms of life that are consistent with being human and caring for others. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/03/03/learn-to-live-well-micah-718-20/

Be faithful to who you are, to what you have been called to, and especially to the good news. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/03/02/encouragement-to-be-faithful-2-timothy-13-7/

Our mental, emotional, relational, and spiritual issues usually show up in the body as physical problems. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/03/01/pain-stress-and-chickens-psalm-32/

Avoid violent speech and actions. Don't let hate master you. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/02/28/against-hate-genesis-41-16/

There is strength in weakness, and power in vulnerability.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/02/27/crisis-and-care-1-kings-191-8/

We all need deliverance from our disordered loves and misguided attempts to find Paradise. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/02/26/the-fall-of-humanity-genesis-215-17-31-7/

A person’s a person no matter how small.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/02/25/whos-the-greatest-matthew-181-7/

Any angry fool can rant and rave against another; but the wise and gracious person patiently and carefully prays and acts in ways that brings mercy and grace to others. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/02/24/be-merciful-jonah-41-11/

There’s nothing romantic about genuine change; it’s typically messy, usually ugly, and often painful.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/02/23/anyone-can-change-jonah-31-10/

Consider the lilies and the birds of the air. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/02/22/ash-wednesday-matthew-616-34/

Waiting for the perfect time to deal with depression will only result in deeper despondency.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/02/21/dealing-with-depression-1-kings-199-18/

Scriptural rest is neither discretionary nor a luxury; a biblical sabbath rest is a vital necessity. It’s both lovingly encouraged and divinely commanded.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/02/20/i-will-give-you-rest-exodus-337-23/

We must live by conviction, and not by sticking our finger to the wind to see which way popular opinion is blowing. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/02/19/dont-be-afraid-matthew-171-9/

What goes down, must come up. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/02/18/what-must-come-mark-99-13/

Future hope, fueled by faith, gives shape to how we live today. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/02/17/faith-helps-us-take-the-long-view-of-life-hebrews-1123-28/

The work is finished; it's done. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/02/16/jesus-is-better-hebrews-81-7/

Life is always progressing and never stays the same; we all undergo many new beginnings throughout the course of our lives.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/02/15/on-divorce-matthew-191-12/