Daily Bible Reflections

Whenever there are uncertainties all around us, it’s necessary to return to the knowable, to hang our hat on some solid bedrock certainties we are convinced are always there. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/01/11/1-john-513-21-we-know/

Women are the greatest and largest untapped resource in both the church and the world. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/01/10/judges-41-16-it-takes-a-woman/

Speak up for people who cannot speak for themselves. Help people who are in trouble. Stand up for what you know is right and judge all people fairly. Protect the rights of the poor and those who need help. (Proverbs 31:8-9) This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/01/09/micah-61-8-what-does-the-lord-require-of-us/

Be very careful how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/01/08/ephesians-515-20-speak-to-one-another-with-psalms-hymns-and-spiritual-songs/

"With one simple word of promise, a person creates an island of certainty in a sea of uncertainty.” Lewis Smedes This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/01/07/ephesians-417-51-living-into-truth/

Epiphany means “manifestation” or “appearance.” This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/01/06/matthew-21-12-epiphany-of-the-lord-2/

True joy comes through hard suffering. The pains of childbirth give way to unspeakable joy. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/01/05/jeremiah-317-14-a-restored-people/

Some Christians seem like they were baptized in pickle juice. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/01/04/acts-744-53-dont-be-a-church-curmudgeon/

Righteousness and justice involve giving assistance with the hand as well as encouragement with the mouth so that needs are met with no residual bitterness of heart. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/01/03/psalm-72-justice-and-righteousness/

The world is in desperate need of reconciliation and restoration. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/01/02/ephesians-13-14-we-are-blessed/

It is time for us to lay aside lesser pursuits and diligently pursue what is right, just, and good.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/01/01/ecclesiastes-31-13-its-time/

In this next year, may you walk in the way of wisdom so that you will make good decisions and act in all good understanding. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/12/31/1-kings-35-14-a-prayer-for-discernment/

Wisdom is the ability to put truth into practice. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/12/30/2-chronicles-17-13-ask-for-wisdom/

To be holy means we are prepared and ready to engage in the highest of aims: Love. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/12/29/1-corinthians-310-17-being-a-holy-temple/

When all is stripped from our lives, and the world as we know it is done away with, what are we left with?  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/12/28/revelation-211-7-making-everything-new/

Praise is not only for the joyful; it can happen no matter the circumstances. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/12/27/psalm-148-praise-the-lord-2/

Have you lost God? This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/12/26/luke-241-52-we-lost-god/

“Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.” This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com...

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/12/24/luke-21-20-the-sound-of-salvation/

The good news is that a prominent place is given to the humble, for those attempting to make a difference in the world that gives them no place to belong. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/12/23/micah-46-8-belonging/

My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/12/22/luke-146b-55-marys-magnificat/

"The celebration of Advent is possible only to those who are troubled in soul, who know themselves to be poor and imperfect, and who look forward to something greater to come." Dietrich Bonhoeffer This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/12/21/romans-818-30-anticipating-hope/

The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/12/20/psalm-113-there-is-a-deliverer/

While we look to elections and politicians for hope, the prophet Micah is jumping up and down, pointing us to a different leader – a shepherd leader. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/12/19/micah-52-5a-he-will-be-our-peace/

There is always room at the Table. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/12/18/luke-1331-35-blessed-is-he-who-comes-in-the-name-of-the-lord/