Daily Bible Reflections

The glory of God is a person fully alive. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/05/07/acts-1034-43-alive-with-a-new-vision/

Open yourself to the possibility of smelling colors, talking to trees, and listening to what animals have to say to you. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/05/06/psalm-98-sing-a-new-song/

Some things can’t be intellectually explained. They just are. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/05/05/john-1418-31-i-will-come/

Wisdom is, first, pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/05/04/james-317-18-be-wise/

Living the spiritual life can be scary and unpredictable. Yet, such a life produces a variety of good fruit. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/05/03/galatians-516-26-let-the-spirit-guide-you/

Show me a sourpuss Christian, and I’ll show you a Christian who is not close to Christ. Show me a sweet Christian and I’ll show you a believer who daily works at their connection with Jesus. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/05/02/stay-connected/

The work of restoration cannot begin until a problem is fully faced. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/05/01/amos-97-15-a-promise-of-restoration/

We all do better when we all do better. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/04/30/amos-811-13-not-just-some/

Extreme poverty anywhere is a threat to human security everywhere. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/04/29/amos-81-7-a-prophets-perspective-on-the-powerful-and-the-poor/

If you find yourself in a mess, whether it is of your own making or of somebody else’s, grace is the thing that can handle it. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/04/28/mark-1426-31-pride-comes-before-the-fall/

Sometimes the difficult circumstances of life seem to have no end. Yet, they will eventually pass, and we must continually keep this in mind. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/04/27/revelation-713-17-your-tears-will-not-last-forever/

Real worship is a divine conversation between God and humanity. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/04/26/psalm-95-worship-and-whining/

Anyone or any profession in which we might deem a person in that line of work as of dubious character – that is how a shepherd and their work were viewed by ancient people. It is the lowly of society who get down and dirty. Because of their work, they get a suspicious and contemptuous reputation. Remarkably, Jesus unabashedly aligned himself with such people. This episode is also available as a bl...

The axis of the world does not spin on effort and working harder but on grace and love. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/04/24/mark-630-34-the-ethics-of-rest-and-work/

The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, usually do. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/04/23/acts-41-4-the-message-of-resurrection/

God is big enough, strong enough, and loving enough to handle whatever overwhelming circumstance we face. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/04/22/psalm-23-god-is-bigger-than-your-valley/

The immature simpleton refuses to wait on the lessons that wisdom tries to teach us. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/04/21/proverbs-91-6-lady-wisdoms-invitation/

To embrace truth is to love a group of people wherever they are, and not where we want them to be. It is to see them, listen to them, then act on their behalf. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/04/20/2-john-11-6-love-must-have-its-way-or-it-isnt-love/

Having moved through the ups and downs of doubt, curiosity, anger, lament, and trust, it is appropriate that the biblical psalter ends with lots of joyful noise.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/04/19/psalm-150-praising-god/

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/04/17/luke-2224-30-just-shadow-jesus/

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/04/16/psalm-4-rhythms-of-trust/

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/04/15/1-john-218-25-who-is-really-the-enemy/

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/04/14/mark-1218-27-go-ahead-ask-jesus-anything-2/

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/04/13/daniel-61-28-a-time-and-a-place-for-prayer/

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/04/12/1-john-23-11-from-hate-to-love/