Daily Bible Reflections

Heavy, man. Heavy. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/03/01/ezekiel-11-21-a-vision-of-glory/

Worship is work. It’s active. It’s participative. And it’s a process which involves some tedious and sometimes slow patient effort.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/02/28/exodus-351-29-real-worship-isnt-boring/

“If we were supposed to talk more than we listen, we would have two tongues and one ear.” Mark Twain This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/02/27/luke-928-43-transfiguration-sunday-listen-to-jesus/

The worms of guilt must be unearthed, spread before the heat of the Son, and destroyed.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/02/26/deuteronomy-915-24-the-dark-underbelly-of-sin/

“Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it.” Winston Churchill This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/02/25/deuteronomy-96-14-remember-and-learn/

Arrogance isn’t an inbred personality trait; it’s the logical end of the successful person’s life who is convinced that everyone ought to adopt their particular set of societal mores, cultural values, political views, and personal disciplines. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/02/24/deuteronomy-91-5-a-reality-check/

Guilt and shame are not erased by either ignoring them or by dismissing them as negative emotions.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/02/23/leviticus-51-13-the-problem-of-guilt/

"We retaliate instead of reflect, and we burn hot in the flames of revenge rather than cool our heels in the pool of patience." Craig D. Lounsbrough This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/02/22/1-samuel-241-22-how-to-handle-an-enemy/

Repentance and reconciliation are a way of life. They are necessary skills requiring development through continual practice and use. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/02/21/genesis-331-17-reconciled/

Those who have gone before us are passing the baton of leadership and the message of good news to us. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/02/20/acts-11-11-when-will-we-engage-in-our-ministry/

Whenever personal relations go wrong, nine cases out of ten, immediate action will usually mend the problem. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/02/19/luke-1257-59-seek-reconciliation/

In what direction is your love aimed today? This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/02/18/1-john-212-17-where-is-your-love-aimed/

"Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death." (Romans 8:1-2) This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/02/17/romans-81-11-life-in-the-spirit/

Righteousness is profoundly social. It has to do with pursuing right relationships with people, not just people I like or who I feel deserve it. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/02/16/luke-1137-52-calling-them-out/

I wish we lived in a world where people always speak and live the truth in love, without lying, pretense, or posturing. But we don’t. Not everyone embraces a life of encouraging others through truthful affirmation and selfless acts of service. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/02/15/psalm-120-gaslighting-trouble/

There’s a goofy and weird “ha, ha,” and then there’s a goofy and weird “uh, oh.” Keep the “ha, ha,” avoid the “uh, oh,” and you’ll be just fine. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/02/14/1-corinthians-1520-34-goofy-and-weird/

To “go” doesn’t exclusively mean to travel to another place. It mostly involves the willingness to get up, go, and walk across the street, or even just across the room. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/02/13/matthew-2818-20-where-will-we-do-our-ministry/

Our own inner emptiness needs to be filled with practicing the words of life we hear. This is the true path of blessing. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/02/12/luke-1124-28-human-nature-abhors-a-vacuum/

The grace of God says to us, “Hush, child, I don’t need to know where you’ve been or what you’ve been up to; just let me love you.”  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/02/11/1-peter-117-21-real-love-is/

Every day, we have a choice to make: The way of connection and life, or the way of disconnection and death.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/02/10/psalm-1-two-different-ways/

Our dining room tables are little mission stations.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/02/09/luke-527-32-included-through-hospitality/

Let no debt remain outstanding except the continuing debt to love one another. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/02/08/1-timothy-31-9-be-not-just-do/

Whenever freedom and liberation were needed, women played a central role.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/02/07/judges-51-11-a-woman-in-the-middle/

Whether we believe someone deserves our help or not, all Christian ministry is to be driven by a spirit of love, compassion, and mercy. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/02/06/luke-1025-37-how-do-we-start-our-ministry/

A domesticated Jesus is nothing more than a fictional character. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/02/05/luke-442-44-holding-onto-jesus/