Daily Bible Reflections

No one ought to be wasting away in their grief and languishing in their tears when we have the means to acknowledge their suffering and to do something about it. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/07/04/psalm-6-independence-day-celebration-or-mourning/

What is of central importance? This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/07/03/galatians-61-16-fulfill-the-law-of-christ/

Our past grief and our present troubles will give way to a future hope. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/07/02/2-kings-432-37-but-that-is-not-the-end-of-the-story/

“The endurance of darkness is the preparation for great light.” St. John of the Cross This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/07/01/psalm-30-mourning-has-turned-to-joy/

Whenever the foundation of a house is about to crumble, it won’t do to rearrange the living room furniture and do a bit of spruce up painting. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/06/30/romans-714-25-our-existential-angst/

Facing trouble is really not the worst thing to be experienced. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/06/29/matthew-1016-25-the-place-of-trouble/

"The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings." Henry Ward Beecher This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/06/28/psalm-75-dont-talk-out-the-side-of-your-neck/

We must be willing to face the shadowy parts of ourselves. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/06/27/1-john-27-11-love-not-hate/

Following Jesus is not for the faint of heart. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/06/26/luke-951-62-the-cost-of-following-jesus/

"All real living is meeting." Martin Buber This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/06/25/psalm-771-2-11-20-i-and-thou/

People of deep faith develop a high tolerance for ambiguity and find less and less a need for the certainty of rules and regulations.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/06/24/galatians-48-20-its-all-about-grace/

Hospitality, harmony, and help are all forms of love. And love is to be the guiding principle and practice of church and community. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/06/23/2-corinthians-135-10-examine-yourselves/

Despair with no voice and no one to hear will eventually transition to harming others. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/06/22/psalm-59-victimization-needs-a-voice/

In Christianity, enmity, hate, and rage aren’t managed; they’re put to death – nailed to the cross and done away with. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/06/21/ephesians-211-22-included/

There is a transcendent reality behind it all that gives life meaning and purpose.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/06/20/1-corinthians-118-31-the-sixth-sense-of-spirituality/

The church is meant to be an egalitarian society, and not a place of insiders and outsiders. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/06/19/galatians-323-29-a-ministry-of-equals-2/

Healing and restoration will happen – just maybe not always how or when we think it will. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/06/18/matthew-927-34-how-to-use-your-faith/

Spiritual growth occurs in the soil of grace, not law. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/06/17/galatians-315-22-law-and-grace/

The psalmist did not get answers to his questions. But that was never the point of the asking. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/06/16/psalms-42-43-longing-for-another-world/

We need people who are willing to be curious and take the understanding we have about another culture and pursue changing something that isn’t right in our own culture. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/06/15/daniel-11-21-cultural-humility/

The maker of heaven and earth personally advocates for and helps us.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/06/14/psalm-124-help-is-here/

We need one another. Going off and continually doing my own thing or picking up my marbles and going home because I’m mad or frustrated, is what children do. When adults act like children, we rightly discern they are immature and need to grow up. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/06/13/ephesians-47-16-be-mature/

When we practice abandonment of our wills and acceptance of our circumstances, the result gives us hope, the confident expectation that nothing in our lives happens in vain.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/06/12/romans-51-5-maybe-there-can-be-peace/

Wisdom is realized whenever there is learning that has come through both the head and the hands.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/06/11/proverbs-41-9-pay-attention-to-wisdom/

A common commitment to exercise humility is what realizes unity and enjoys peace. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/06/10/ephesians-41-6-realizing-unity-and-peace-through-humility/