My beloved put his hand by the latch of the door, and my heart yearned for him. Song of Solomon 5:4 To read today’s portion of scripture, you can purchase The One Year Bible or find the following in your Bible: Song of Solomon 5:1-8:14 2 Corinthians 9:1-15 Psalm 51:1-19 Proverbs 22:24-25 He’s home. I watch him walking toward the house and I can instantly tell what kind of day he’s had. It’s been a battle. I don’t yet know the what’s or who’s, but I know he’s been out there with that shield again, deflecting barbs and blows, trying to block out just a small, safe place where he can…

Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom. Ecclesiastes 9:10 To read today’s portion of scripture, you can purchase The One Year Bible or find the following in your Bible: Ecclesiastes 7:1-9:18 2 Corinthians 7:8-16 Psalm 48:1-14 Proverbs 22:17-19 BEST I arose early last Monday to push myself — in secret, and with the sound on the TV turned way, way low — through a “Crunch” exercise video loaned to me by Kim, a friend from church. I recognized almost immediately that a few of the pretend…

God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. 2 Corinthians 5:21 To read today’s portion of scripture, you can purchase The One Year Bible or find the following in your Bible: Job 40:1-42:17 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 Psalm 45:1-17 Proverbs 22:14 The only things I can move right now, without wincing, are my fingertips. That’s why you’re getting a post. If you watched me walk across the room this morning, you’d think I was trying to recover from injuries I sustained when I failed to jump my motorcycle over twenty brand new Smart Cars down at…