Week 14 Readings

Day 92 - Judges 13-15, Psalm 77, John 11
Day 93 - Judges 16-18, Psalm 78:1-39, John 12
Day 94 - Judges 19-21, Psalm 78:40-72, John 13
Day 95 - Ruth 1-4, Psalm 79, John 14
Day 96 - I Samuel 1-3, Psalm 80, John 15
Day 97 - I Samuel 4-6, Psalm 81, John 16
Day 98 - Enjoy hearing the Scriptures read aloud in church  
Day 97 - I Samuel 4-6, Psalm 81, John 16
Day 98 - Enjoy hearing the Scriptures read aloud in church  

Bible Challenge--Book of Deuteronomy

On the plane from Dallas to Providence (with a layover in Atlanta) I had quite a bit of free time, so I was able to work through all of the book of Deuteronomy and about a quarter of Joshua.  I'll admit I'm a little sad to leave Moses behind as the Israelites cross the Jordan into the promised land.  The last scene of Moses standing on the mountain beholding the fullness of the land he led his people into but cannot enter himself is quite moving.  A bittersweet end to a long journey.  Moses and the people faced countless struggles, and not without a good amount of whining.  But ultimately, they followed God's commands, and heeded God's warnings when they faltered.  Over and over in Moses' addresses he comments that the people are a "stubborn" people.  It is clear that God is not giving them this land because of anything they did, but because they are his chosen people.  God made a covenant with Abraham, and God is true to His word.  We are like the Hebrew people in that we cannot do anything to make us worthy of God's love.  We must strive to love God with all our heart and mind and soul, but we can take comfort that when we fail, and we all do now and then, God will still love us.  He will still forgive us.  He will keep his promise, and we, too, can cross the Jordan into the Promised Land.

Bible Challenge Week 12

Here are the readings for Week 12:


Monday - Joshua 1-3, Psalm 65, Luke 23
Tuesday - Joshua 4-6, Psalm 66, Luke 24
Wednesday - Joshua 7-9, Psalm 67, John 1
Thursday - Joshua 10-12, Psalm 68, John 2
Friday - Joshua 13-15, Psalm 69, John 3
Saturday - Joshua 16-18, Psalm 70, John 4
Sunday - Enjoy hearing the Scriptures read aloud in church  

I'm quite ashamed that I haven't written anything in a while.  Sound like a broken record?  Well, that's just the way it is, folks.  I'll admit that I'm a little behind in my reading, but I fully intend to catch up this week.  You'll forgive some mild venting on my Bible Blog, but life is really full to the brim.  I don't have enough time in the day to get even half of what I need to get done done.  I know no one has enough time, and people keep telling me you have to make time, but I'm not sure where I'm supposed to do that.  I actually feel ill today and I'm sure it's a combination of stress and exhaustion.  I thoroughly enjoy all of the things I do in life, but I'm effectively working the equivalent of three full-time jobs...and still barely have enough money to get by.

"Consider the lilies of the field..."  There's a Bible passage that has come and gone in this Bible Challenge.  I'm still struggling with that one.  I think Jesus horribly over-simplified that part.  I would love to not have to toil or spin, but I don't think that would work out too well.  If any lilies of the field are reading this blog, let's have a Freaky Friday experience and swap lives for a few days.

But, count your blessings, right?  I have my health for the most part.  I have a place to live and food to eat.  (Heck, I've got too much food to eat and need to find time to exercise!  There's that pesky time thing again.)  I'm a working actor, which is an enormous blessing in itself.  

So, this week's schedule is rather full.  I work all day tomorrow and spend what free time I have writing Murder Mysteries to be performed on Wednesday and this weekend.  Tuesday, I'm performing "Overruled" in Warren, and Thursday is prep for the weekend 3-day Murder Mystery I won't be in because Katherine and I are flying to Texas for a few days.  Aha!  There's my time to read the Bible:  on the plane to and from Texas.  

So, loyal readers, stay tuned for some actual thoughts on the Bible and less drivel about my lack of free time.  Please feel free to make your own comments on the reading here without waiting for me!  I'll most likely just pick up blogging about this week's readings.  I'll read the rest, of course, but I've missed too much to comment on at this point.

See you soon!