Daily Bible Reflections

The whole person must be involved in obeying the teachings given to us. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/02/14/how-can-i-live-a-pure-life-psalm-1199-16/

There is freedom in having a few basic rules for life. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/02/13/the-ten-commandments-exodus-201-21/

We are to live responsibly by keeping our hearts large and soft. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/02/12/lynching-lusting-liquidating-and-lying-matthew-521-37/

Recall and remember who you are - where you came from and where you are going. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/02/11/spiritual-dementia-deuteronomy-301-9/

We are meant to practice good self-care, be good caregivers for others, and concern ourselves with caring for all creation. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/02/10/theres-a-price-to-pay-leviticus-2634-46/

To err is human; to blame it on the divine is even more human. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/02/09/how-to-deal-with-temptation-james-112-16/

Bend down and look at the busy ants. They work steadily, consistently, and carefully – and never lack. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/02/08/some-wise-warnings-proverbs-66-23/

It is our brokenness, and not the pretension of having it all together, that shows the grace of God to others. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/02/07/dont-lose-heart-2-corinthians-41-12/

Life is a journey, an exploration into the unknown of the future. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/02/06/how-to-get-through-difficulty-psalm-119105-112/

Will you let your "precious" go in order to serve a greater good? This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/02/05/let-go-and-give-isaiah-581-12/

The capacity for our hearts to enlarge with love is in direct relation to an awareness of the hidden motives buried within those hearts. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/02/04/exposing-hypocrisy-mark-71-8/

Our words and actions have real impact and consequences for others. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/02/03/get-a-different-perspective-isaiah-291-12/

Living well means obeying well enough to see the best in others, seek the common good of everyone, and be resilient to deal with our personal foibles and the unforeseen pitfalls we sometimes experience. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/02/02/how-to-live-well-psalm-1121-9/

We all may come from different places, have differing experiences, and be at various points along the continuum of poverty and wealth. Yet, we are all human and we are all in this life together. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/02/01/receiving-blessings-or-woes-luke-617-26/

One’s inner well-being, peace of mind, emotional awareness, and spiritual health are worth infinitely more than any title, position, wealth, or delusions of control. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/01/31/some-well-ordered-wisdom-psalm-371-17/

Christian community is to be realized through respectful equality, mutual love, and caring fellowship. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/01/30/changing-the-system-philemon-1-25/

Humility is the cornerstone of all virtue and right living. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/01/29/christs-beatitudes-matthew-51-12/

It’s a leader’s responsibility to ensure that justice and freedom are established – and that there are no obstacles to all the people living successfully. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/01/28/leading-is-serving-micah-31-4/

We are to speak and act with mercy to all persons, without prejudice.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/01/27/remember-the-poor-and-needy-deuteronomy-2417-254/

Obedience is both duty and delight – and they go together in perfect harmony. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/01/26/obey-with-integrity-and-love-psalm-15/

Patience, perseverance, and confidence all come through adopting the long view of life. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/01/25/take-the-long-view-genesis-491-2-8-13-21-26/

We all have our ways of trying to feel better and make some sense of the nonsensical situations we get put into. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/01/24/make-the-impossible-possible-judges-712-22/

Faith over fear. Calm over chaos. The divine presence makes all the difference. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/01/23/i-am-sending-you-judges-611-24/

"Come, follow me." Jesus This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/01/22/the-ministry-of-jesus-matthew-412-23/

It’s okay to be conflicted, to wonder what the heck is going on, to not know what’s up or down, to live with the seeming incongruence of emotions. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2023/01/21/shining-the-light-on-fear-psalm-271-6/