Posts Posted in July 2025

 

July 31

Isaiah 13–17

Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Scripture Text: Isaiah 13:1–17:14

Day 211 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Isaiah 13–17 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.

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The Small Catechism – part 235

Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions

Series: Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions
Scripture Text: 1 Corinthians 15:28

I love that Richard Pryor line toward the end of the 1976 movie “Silver Streak” when a gunfight has broken out between the FBI and criminals. Bullets are flying everywhere and Pryor, hunkered down behind a 55-gallon drum, has had enough of the chaos.

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July 30

Isaiah 9–12

Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Scripture Text: Isaiah 9:1–12:6

Day 210 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Isaiah 9–12 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.

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July 29

Isaiah 5–8

Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Scripture Text: Isaiah 5:1–8:22

Day 209 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Isaiah 5–8 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.

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July 28

Isaiah 1–4

Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Scripture Text: Isaiah 1:1–4:6

Day 208 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Isaiah 1–4 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.

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July 27

Song of Solomon

Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Scripture Text: Song of Solomon 1:1–8:14

Day 207 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Song of Songs in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.

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July 26

Ecclesiastes 9–12

Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Scripture Text: Ecclesiastes 9:1–12:14

Day 206 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Ecclesiastes 9–12 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.

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July 25

Ecclesiastes 5–8

Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Scripture Text: Ecclesiastes 5:1–8:17

Day 205 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Ecclesiastes 5–8 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.

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July 24

Ecclesiastes 1–4

Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Scripture Text: Ecclesiastes 1:1–4:16

Day 204 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Ecclesiastes 1–4 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.

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July 23

Proverbs 30–31

Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Scripture Text: Proverbs 30:1–31:31

Day 203 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Proverbs 30–31 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.

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July 22

Proverbs 27–29

Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Scripture Text: Proverbs 27:1–29:27

Day 202 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Proverbs 27–29 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.

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July 21

Proverbs 24–26

Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Scripture Text: Proverbs 24:1–26:28

Day 201 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Proverbs 24–26 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.

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Preference

Reading the Word with Luther

Series: Reading the Word with Luther
Scripture Text: Luke 14:15–18

We make excuses, preferring many things against the gospel, for we are no better than were the ancient Jews, who also rejected the gospel for the law.

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July 20

Proverbs 22–23

Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Scripture Text: Proverbs 22:1–23:35

Day 200 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Proverbs 22–23 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.

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Division

Reading the Word with Luther

Series: Reading the Word with Luther
Scripture Text: 1 Corinthians 11:17–21

Wherever the Word of God has a foothold, there the devil will be. He will always build his taverns and kitchens by the side of God’s house.

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July 19

Proverbs 19–21

Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Scripture Text: Proverbs 19:1–21:29

Day 199 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Proverbs 19–21 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.

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July 18

Proverbs 16–18

Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Scripture Text: Proverbs 16:1–18:24

Day 198 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Proverbs 16–18 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.

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The Small Catechism – part 221

Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions

Series: Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions
Scripture Text: 1 Corinthians 11:23–26

This is how Jesus established his holy meal, and this is how we pass it down, like Paul, from generation to generation. We receive from the Lord himself, his body and blood — his own precious life — in the elements of bread and wine.

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July 17

Proverbs 13–15

Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Scripture Text: Proverbs 13:1–15:33

Day 197 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Proverbs 13–15 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.

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July 16

Proverbs 10–12

Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Scripture Text: Proverbs 10:1–12:28

Day 196 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Proverbs 10–12 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.

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July 15

Proverbs 7–9

Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Scripture Text: Proverbs 7:1–9:18

Day 195 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Proverbs 7–9 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.

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July 14

Proverbs 4–6

Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Scripture Text: Proverbs 4:1–6:35

Day 194 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Proverbs 4–6 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.

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July 13

Proverbs 1–3

Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Scripture Text: Proverbs 1:1–3:35

Day 193 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Proverbs 1–3 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.

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July 12

Psalms 146–150

Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Scripture Text: Psalm 146:1–150:6

Day 192 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Psalms 146–150 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.

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July 11

Psalms 140–145

Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Scripture Text: Psalm 140:1–145:21

Day 191 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Psalms 140:1–145:21 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.

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July 10

Psalms 133–139

Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Scripture Text: Psalm 133:1–139:24

Day 190 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Psalms 133:1–139:24 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.

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The Small Catechism – part 214

Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions

Series: Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions
Scripture Text: Mark 4:39–40

The storms of life howl upon us, and we are frightened. The obvious example, at the moment, is the coronavirus. We shrink before the tempest, yet muster enough courage to rush out and purchase more toilet paper, soap, and sanitizer than we could use in a month of Sundays.

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God Forbid!

Reading the Word with Luther

Series: Reading the Word with Luther
Scripture Text: Romans 6:14–15

Sin is not forgiven so that we may sin all the more, taking God's grace for granted and taking advantage, but so that conscience is free to love God.

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July 9

Psalms 120–132

Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Scripture Text: Psalm 120:1–132:18

Day 189 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Psalms 120:1–132:18 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.

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True Faith

Reading the Word with Luther

Series: Reading the Word with Luther
Scripture Text: Matthew 23:37

"Faith, if it is true faith, is of such a nature that it does not rely upon itself, but holds to Christ, and takes refuge under his righteousness."

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July 8

Psalms 119:89–176

Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Scripture Text: Psalm 119:89–176

Day 188 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Psalms 119:89–176 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.

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July 7

Psalms 119:1-88

Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Scripture Text: Psalm 119:1-88

Day 187 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Psalms 119:1-88 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.

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July 6

Psalms 115–118

Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Scripture Text: Psalm 115:1–118:29

Day 186 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Psalms 115–118 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.

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The Small Catechism – part 210

Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions

Series: Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions
Scripture Text: 1 Corinthians 4:20

Is the power of God at work in you? God forbid that it is only talk, just religion. The power of God’s kingdom has accompanying signs. These are not the sort of signs one finds in the world; they are God signs, signals of an unfamiliar power.

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July 5

Psalms 108–114

Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Scripture Text: Psalm 108:1–114:8

Day 185 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Psalms 108–114 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.

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Temperance

Reading the Word with Luther

Series: Reading the Word with Luther
Scripture Text: Ephesians 5:15–20

Because God has so richly shed upon us the gospel of light, we ought in honor and gratitude to him try to reform and temper ourselves.

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July 4

Psalms 106–107

Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Scripture Text: Psalm 106:1–107:43

Day 184 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Psalms 106–107 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.

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July 3

Psalms 103–105

Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Scripture Text: Psalm 103:1–105:45

Day 183 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Psalms 103–105 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.

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July 2

Psalms 96–102

Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Scripture Text: Psalm 96:1–102:28

Day 182 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Psalms 96–102 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.

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July 1

Psalms 90–95

Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Scripture Text: Psalm 90:1–95:11

Day 181 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Psalms 90–95 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.

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The Small Catechism – part 205

Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions

Series: Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions
Scripture Text: Mark 1:8

Paul remarked how thankful he was that he personally baptized only a few, so that personality cults could not rise up around him. I used to think it was Pastor Chu who baptized me at St. Luke’s back in 1955, but then I read his obituary and discovered he was pastor there from 1960 until 1966.

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Blessed Eyes

Reading the Word with Luther

Series: Reading the Word with Luther
Scripture Text: Luke 10:21–24

You are blessed if your have heard and seen with your heart the Lord Jesus Christ, for there are those who have heard and seen without perception.

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