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Tom posted a new activity comment

Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:30:01 -0400

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In reply to - Steve posted an update

After reading Psalm 139 this morning, I thought I would include a video of a song based on it.

https://youtu.be/rw3Uho4fy3s?si=zw1zoaBSt2R-6lAi

Tom posted an update: Without overthinking the power of receiving “words”, […]

Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:53:10 -0400

Without overthinking the power of receiving “words”, knowing Jesus IS The Word, putting skin on that statement helps me see the enormity of it. We all admired and cherished our grandparents who lived out their retirement at the family cottage on Lake Erie called Sunset Bay in half the year and Lake County FL the other half. We visited…

Tom posted an update: The trick to acing Logic class in college was emtying […]

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:07:16 -0400

The trick to acing Logic class in college was emtying your mind of everything we thought we already knew. These past couple days in Romans is surprisingly similar☝🏻📖🎁

Tom posted a new activity comment

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:27:35 -0400

Yea these couple chapters are best read slowly and over and over again till…WHAM‼️💯

In reply to - Ralph posted an update 22But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life.
23For the wages of sin is death, but […]

Tom posted a new activity comment

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:07:30 -0400

I remember witnessing Rom 2:24 in our church as a teen, where people acted different in church than out in public. As church leaders started ending up on front pages of tabloids, Americans began a culture of disdain for the church and its simply because bad news sells. As we served all over the US and Canada we saw a different picture,…

In reply to - Steve posted an update

As we begin reading through Romans, I would encourage you to take the 7 minutes and 47 seconds required to watch this video from Bible Project. It provides some helpful […]

Tom posted an update: Anytime we allow ourselves to get “spun up” and trying […]

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:18:52 -0400

Anytime we allow ourselves to get “spun up” and trying to rely on our own resources to solve what we think is the issue is “skating on thin ice”. Lord God help me stay connected to You in ALL matters 🎁📖

Tom posted a new activity comment

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:27:12 -0400

So far all looks good again

In reply to - Dan C posted an update

I am missing parts of the right panel for the last two days. Same result on my phone and computer.

Tom posted a new activity comment

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:10:53 -0400

And the reading plan and videos can’t be found yet. I’ll keep searching site

In reply to - Dan C posted an update

I am missing parts of the right panel for the last two days. Same result on my phone and computer.

Tom posted a new activity comment

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:03:39 -0400

@stevelawes thanks

In reply to - Dan C posted an update

I am missing parts of the right panel for the last two days. Same result on my phone and computer.

Tom posted a new activity comment

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:43:44 -0400

Had to watch video twice in order to understand Mackie’s stance on hope NOT being optimism, though waiting by looking back in order to move forward “optimistically” wasn’t what he was talking about at all

In reply to - Steve posted an update

I thought that the Psalm for today and the Bible Project video were both very hopeful and helpful.

Psalm 130:1 A song of ascents. Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD! 2 O Lord, hear […]

Tom posted an update: These past two days of the songs of ascents are […]

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:23:51 -0400

These past two days of the songs of ascents are particularly encouraging to me…🎶💒

Tom posted a new activity comment

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:42:01 -0400

…and seems on the heels of that decision Paul circumcised Timothy!

In reply to - Steve posted an update

Do you have any thoughts on why the council in Jerusalem made this decision?

Acts 15:20 Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual […]

Tom posted an update: The Jamieson Faucett Brown Commentary clarified Timothy’s […]

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:40:36 -0400

The Jamieson Faucett Brown Commentary clarified Timothy’s conversion AND “circumcision” very well

Tom posted a new activity comment

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:34:01 -0400

All these happenings in these short few chapters…💒✝️🔥

In reply to - Steve posted an update

What do you think might have happened here:

Acts 14:19 Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming […]

Tom posted a new activity comment

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:28:53 -0400

Like how apostles clarify OT prophesy about that in Acts

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, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”

It was surprising to the early believers that God had offered his mercy to us. The opportunity to change and return […]

Tom posted an update: Vocations and partnerships have shown me MANY wolves […]

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:30:30 -0400

Vocations and partnerships have shown me MANY wolves in sheeps clothing where our Lord has, is, and will always protect me from myself…☝🔥📖

Tom posted a new activity comment

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:20:29 -0400

What are we willing to do to stay connected to The Vine and the body of Christ…🧐

In reply to - Steve posted an update

Acts 12:16 But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.

‘But Peter kept on knocking’…As I read this, I thought Peter must have been […]

Tom posted a new activity comment

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:03:01 -0400

Saul needed Acts 10:35-43 to chew on 😉

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I am going to take some time today and just sit with this passage for a few minutes and try to imagine what Saul/Paul was experiencing:

Acts 9:3 As Saul drew near to Damascus on his […]

Tom posted a new activity comment

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:46:06 -0400

This video reinforces the great changes I’ve seen the church go thru since the late 1960’s and early 70’s Jesus revolution/revival in America. Back then most people went to church like our family but I remember a huge change in my parents, eventually learning of their full surrender and Holy Spirit pouring into their…

In reply to - Steve posted an update

I really enjoyed this short video on the Royal Priesthood this morning:

https://bibleproject.com/videos/royal-priesthood/

Tom posted an update: Come Holy Spirit‼️🔥🎁

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:03:47 -0400

Come Holy Spirit‼️🔥🎁

Tom posted an update: Sometimes the commentaries are clear as mud but this […]

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:20:46 -0400

Sometimes the commentaries are clear as mud but this time Matthew Henry’s is crystal clear

Tom posted an update: Didnt catch the small chunk of reading yesterday and […]

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:35:32 -0400

Didnt catch the small chunk of reading yesterday and pressed thru entire Psalm🤭Todays is great how it begins and ends with verses “teaching”, plus v.50 really hit home when i received God’s eternal comfort a few years ago while suffering from appendicitus and thinking it was the end of the road for me in this world…until the morphine drip…

Tom posted an update: Lord, help us not only listen well but instill […]

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:23:05 -0400

Lord, help us not only listen well but instill good questions in us to ask, like “what happened to you?” instead of “what’s the matter with you?”…particularly when we “think” we might know what’s going on in a situation like close family matters…🙏✝️

Tom posted a new activity comment

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:58:41 -0400

@ralphthoren much longer legs too. Peter was quite short(at least The Chosen thinks so) 😂

In reply to - Dan C posted an update

I always chuckle that John wrote about being faster than Simon Peter.

Tom posted an update: These caught my attention and the commentaries showed […]

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:55:43 -0400

These caught my attention and the commentaries showed which drawer in my toolbox they’re in 😉🎁📖

Tom posted an update: Wow what a summary of our faith in plain sight. It amazes […]

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:28:14 -0400

Wow what a summary of our faith in plain sight. It amazes me how this truth is also hidden in plain sight…❤️‍🩹

Tom posted an update: Sometimes, Lord, we feel the weight of the world on […]

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:42:39 -0400

Sometimes, Lord, we feel the weight of the world on our shoulders. Come Holy Spirit and empower me to get out of Your way knowing and expecting Your will and purposes in our lives 🔥🎁

Tom posted an update: Thank You Lord that You allow and love it when […]

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 13:52:58 -0400

Thank You Lord that You allow and love it when we continually ask for Your help in gratitude of Your righteousness, saving us from ourselves

Tom posted a new activity comment

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:25:16 -0400

@ralphthoren DYWTGW 😉

In reply to - Steve posted an update

I always smile a little when I read this verse in John Chapter 5:

John 5:6 When Jesus saw him lying there and realized that he had spent a long time in this condition, He asked him, “Do you […]

Tom posted an update: This reads different after near death experiences. […]

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:22:25 -0400

This reads different after near death experiences. Similar to yesterdays point about “seeking” like we do for a lost wallet or keys while on a trip

Tom posted an update: Intense yet v.11 Jesus paused and scoped things out…didnt […]

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 16:44:57 -0400

Intense yet v.11 Jesus paused and scoped things out…didnt catch that before. Lord, help us pause when needed and move when necessary

Tom posted a new activity comment

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:26:31 -0400

That’s good Dan. And the commentary goes along the same lines as we all have a cross to bear that molds our Christ like characters

In reply to - Steve posted an update

There is a verse in today’s readings that I would encourage you to investigate.

Mark 9:49 For everyone will be salted with fire.

What do you think that means?

Tom posted a new activity comment

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:13:01 -0400

In both NT and OT cases there seems to be possible exhaustion or at the least possible weariness of “trying to do the next right thing” in their own strength. Many times I too forget to “ask”🙏❤️‍🩹

In reply to - Steve posted an update

Take a few moments with this verse:

Mark 6:48

48 He could see that the disciples were straining to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went […]

Tom posted an update: Todays is good and we all have relationship building to […]

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:25:52 -0400

Todays is good and we all have relationship building to do and sometimes take them for granted. Lord allow us to see and hear more clearly(even with older eyes and ears😉)

Tom posted an update: Not gonna lie that reading todays Daily Office was easy. […]

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 19:08:21 -0400

Not gonna lie that reading todays Daily Office was easy. As a kid church daily mass at 7am read very very similarly and it always freaked me out as spooky with the smells of incense and the big catherdral echo of priest chanting and kinda singing between his coughs from his habit of being a known cigar smoker.

The huge blessing came after…

Tom posted a new activity comment

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:47:42 -0400

Are tombs breaking open fulfilling a couple of OT scriptures like Dan 12:2 and Isaiah 26:19…

In reply to - Steve posted an update

Did you ever ponder the depth of this verse:

Matthew 27:25 All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”

And what do you think is going on with this passage:

Matthew […]

Tom posted a new activity comment

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:23:39 -0400

Maybe you are struck because we are guilty as charged and Jesus crucified for my sins sometimes overwhelms my emotions beyond my ability to comprehend the immensity of it…they claimed to be innocent

In reply to - Georgina posted an update

I am struck by with the use of the word “innocent” by both Judas and Pilate in chapter 27.

Judy says, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” while Pilate says, “I am […]

Tom posted an update: Day 248 article is a great resource📖

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:46:31 -0400

Day 248 article is a great resource📖

Tom posted an update: Everyone likes attention. Instead of “how could you?”, […]

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:50:24 -0400

Everyone likes attention. Instead of “how could you?”, maybe “what happened to you?” may open a door to grace. Lord, who needs my attention today?🙏

Tom posted an update: CLASSIC…definately one of my all time […]

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:56:15 -0400

CLASSIC…definately one of my all time favs‼️💯📖💒

Extraordinary mercy and grace led me on the path to His glory. Day 3 devo reminded me how over 20 years later I was able to thank that judge who realeased me from a mandatory prison sentence and instead enrolled me into what turned into 2 years of classroom and private rehab before getting back my…

Tom posted an update: Its funny how the more children God gave us the less […]

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:00:50 -0400

Its funny how the more children God gave us the less counsel we have for others🫣🤣

Its like homeschooling. I’d never tell anyone to homeschool their children, but if they felt called by God and asked us what we think then we’d encourage them greatly ‼️☝

Tom posted an update: The Jamieson/Faucett/Brown Commentary gives great […]

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:13:27 -0400

The Jamieson/Faucett/Brown Commentary gives great insight ‼️🔥

Tom posted an update: In our readings today Peter dropped everything, […]

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:18:49 -0400

In our readings today Peter dropped everything, maybe because he felt like his life was on a treadmill as well…but The Son of God called him to something better!

I remember feeling like that as a younger man while roofing and framing homes. Hard robust work but a treadmill like feeling till Cheryl taught us as a family to work together at…

Tom posted a new activity comment

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:52:16 -0400

I liked how he interceded on the behalf of others💒

In reply to - Steve posted an update

I think Psalm 78 is a powerful summary of Israel’s history from the Exodus through the reign of King David. Verse 4 really impacted me again today.

Psalm 78:4 We will not hide them from […]

Tom posted an update: We’ve met too many people who think healthy “rest” is a 1 […]

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:52:30 -0400

We’ve met too many people who think healthy “rest” is a 1 or 2 week vacation in Key West every year even though it was our privilege they wanted to spend that time listening to our family band🤯

In Chariots of Fire, the main character found his “rest” while running daily. I need to stop making excuses for not skating 🔥☝

Tom posted a new activity comment

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:28:19 -0400

Sometimes when we can’t see God’s hand in our lives we can look back and see how He protected us from ourselves. For example, back in the mid 2000’s our family band had much success yet I couldn’t understand why record labels wouldn’t sign us. I can now look back and not only see the corruption of that industry in those days but also God’s…

In reply to - Tanko posted an update

Reading Psalm 77 reminded me that I can be very real and honest before God, and yet still find that He is both loving and faithful. When I feel overwhelmed, I can trust in God’s mighty […]

Tom posted an update: Like most people we live very full lives and made […]

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:32:24 -0400

Like most people we live very full lives and made a difficult decision to “rest” for a full week near Letchworth State Park and meeting up with family and friends on Saturday where Ben, TJ, and his two oldest children(grandkids) had their first gig and were the headliners at a bluegrass festival that first hired out family 22 years ago! Holy…

Tom posted a new activity comment

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:27:17 -0400

Process…like David penning his sufferings to the point of v.21, these verses seem to be processing David’s lineage to not only Jesus’ suffering but His ultimate glory

In reply to - Steve posted an update

Do you think this passage is about Solomon or Jesus or both?

1 Chronicles 22:9 But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on […]

Tom posted an update: Today’s scripture concerning the lineage of David is a […]

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:27:56 -0400

Today’s scripture concerning the lineage of David is a powerful reminder how God uses broken vessels who love Him to do His will. Michal’s disdain for David’s unashamed faithfulness always bothers me greatly. Maybe a curse handed down from her father Saul. There’s a lesson there too…hmmm gonna do a concordance search 👍🏻

Tom posted an update: This is a powerful alternative to hanging out on a […]

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 14:52:35 -0400

This is a powerful alternative to hanging out on a friday night with friends over a beer, many times where we’d drink away our sorrows of that empty whole in our hearts; instead, Philippians 4:6,7‼️

Another answered prayer in His mysterious ways is getting to know our 2 granddaughters well during this unusual season of change. Refusing to worry…