Daily Bible Reflections

The Bible is an unfolding drama of human redemption. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/10/28/hebrews-91-12-remembering-christ-together/

Two blind men are marvelously and miraculously healed by Jesus. Ironically, the crowd remained unchanged and in the dark. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/10/27/matthew-2029-34-the-irony-of-the-gospel/

Sometimes our expectations for the future become much too tethered to an extremely specific outcome, so that, when it doesn't happen, we become despaired. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/10/26/psalm-28-prayer-praise-and-possibility/

We must seek our better angels of humility, tolerance, and patience to guide our public discourse. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/10/25/isaiah-599-19-untruth-in-the-public-square/

Going back to the old obsolete system is like living in a tent, and believing you are home. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/10/24/hebrews-723-28-jesus-is-better/

"To touch is to give life." Michelangelo This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/10/23/mark-822-26-a-ministry-of-touch/

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/10/22/nehemiah-11-11-a-prayer-of-solidarity-and-confession/

It is one thing to pray because of expectation or routine. It is altogether a different thing to pray out of desperation from the depths of your gut. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/10/21/psalm-341-8-deliverance-from-trouble/

Jesus serves people because they need his love, and not so they will love him back. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/10/20/john-131-17-stinky-feet-love/

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” Martin Luther King, Jr. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/10/19/hebrews-613-20-holding-onto-hope/

How do you handle missed expectations and grave disappointments? This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/10/18/hebrews-61-12-dont-give-up/

One of the great deceptions which can befall Christians is that Christianity is all about strength, victory, and glory. That, however, is only part of the story. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/10/17/hebrews-51-10-our-great-high-priest/

We just don’t know as much as we think we do. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/10/16/job-391-30-questions-without-answers/

Not everything is at it seems. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/10/15/revelation-171-18-a-vision-of-the-end/

We are inextricably connected to every atom in this universe.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/10/14/psalm-1041-9-24-35b-god-is-bigger-than-our-fears/

Is there an acknowledgment that the measure we give to others shall eventually be given to us? This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/10/13/luke-1619-31-does-god-know-your-name/

A daily regimen of reading at least one psalm out loud can have the effect of bringing our mind, spirit, and emotions into alignment so that they are not disparate parts inside us. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/10/12/psalm-39-being-honest-with-god/

"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles." Christopher Reeve This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/10/11/revelation-79-17-persevering-to-the-end/

Everyone needs help. The issue is whether we ask for it, or not. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/10/10/hebrews-412-16-jesus-is-our-great-high-priest/

It is okay to not be okay. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/10/09/psalm-221-15-responding-to-trouble/

Maybe instead of inventing new ways to overfill our schedules and erase any margin from our day to day existence, we ought to create ways of ruthlessly eliminating hurry from our lives.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/10/08/hebrews-41-11-enter-gods-rest/

To encourage means to smile and give direct eye contact, listen to each other with focused attention, validate one another’s honest strivings toward the spiritual life, offer gratitude, and acknowledge each person’s gifts, strengths, and abilities. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/10/07/hebrews-37-19-encourage-one-another-daily/

Boundaries – making and keeping promises – deals with outside forces trying to compromise our values. Accountability in naming our struggles mitigates covetousness. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/10/06/matthew-527-36-lusting-liquidating-and-lying/

"Truth makes love possible. Love makes truth bearable." Rowan Williams This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/10/05/psalm-551-15-pray-as-first-response/

In all pain, the story we tell ourselves about the reason for the hurt is significant. We have a relationship with our pain.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/10/04/job-81-22-face-the-pain/