In the midst of an extended hiatus from regularly blogging, I thought it best to let my site visitors land here, on a compilation of blogs I wrote as I read through through the New Testament. In the summer of 2012, I read the New Testament in 90 days, and blogged immediately after every day’s reading. (I followed this reading schedule.) To say this was one of the most spiritually forming things/events/summers/reading/moments in my life is an extreme understatement. I was stretched in ways I had never been.
The first post, “People of the Cross,” was written on June 1, 2012, and each subsequent post was written on subsequent and consecutive days. Every post is raw, with very little editing. I wrote simply what I believe the Lord led me to write at that time. I spent every morning reading, praying, then writing, in that order. What you find on each post is just what came to me. I have read it, and re-read it, since, and still marvel at the work God did through me.
Some of it will bless you. Some of it will offend you. But I believe God led me to this because I needed it. The revelations I received, through my reading, were beyond anything I had ever received in my life until that point. I pray you’re blessed by being here.
And, in the event that my hiatus ends, you’ll still be able to find these posts. I hope, soon, to update these posts, and, in the event that those updates are complete, I will certainly post that information here.
The Gospel as told by Matthew
- Day One :: People of the Cross :: Matthew 1-3
- Day Two :: Led by the Spirit and the Word :: Matthew 4-6
- Day Three :: The Outsiders, and a Little Needtobreathe :: Matthew 7-9
- Day Four :: A Very Different Life :: Matthew 10-12
- Day Five :: An Organic Kingdom :: Matthew 13-15
- Day Six :: Terror and a Touch :: Matthew 16-18
- Day Seven :: The Best Children’s Ministry Ever :: Matthew 19-21
- Day Eight :: The Heavy Load of Tradition :: Matthew 22-24
- Day Nine :: In Some Sly Way :: Matthew 25-27
- Day Ten :: A Woman’s Role, Many Resurrections, and the Doubters :: Matthew 28
The Gospel as told by Mark
- Day Eleven :: Holding Out for a Hero :: Mark 1-3
- Day Twelve :: The Illegitimate Son :: Mark 4-6
- Day Thirteen :: The Four Corners :: Mark 7-9
- Day Fourteen :: M. Night Shyamalan, Two Blind Men, and the Road to Jerusalem :: Mark 10-12
- Day Fifteen :: Escaping Our View of Communion :: Mark 13-15
- Day Sixteen :: Return of the Hero :: Mark 16
The Gospel as told by Luke
- Day Seventeen :: Responding to an Invitation :: Luke 1-3
- Day Eighteen :: There Is Room Enough for All of Us :: Luke 4-6
- Day Nineteen :: Fringe Benefits :: Luke 7-9
- Day Twenty :: How To Be Sickened :: Luke 10-12
- Day Twenty-one :: Fighting a Phony War :: Luke 13-15
- Day Twenty-two :: We Just Aren’t That Special :: Luke 16-18
- Day Twenty-three :: Suddenly Jesus :: Luke 19-21
- Day Twenty-four :: The One True God :: Luke 22-24
The Gospel as told by John
- Day Twenty-five :: Among Us and On the Move :: John 1-3
- Day Twenty-six :: Don’t Be a Hostage to Your Secrets :: John 4-6
- Day Twenty-seven :: A Little Girl and a Prayer for Her Life :: John 7-9
- Day Twenty-eight :: Exhausted God :: John 10-12
- Day Twenty-nine :: Why You Feel Like a Failure :: John 13-15
- Day Thirty :: Pray With Your Eyes Open :: John 16-18
- Day Thirty-one :: A Skull and a Garden :: John 19-21
Acts of the Apostles
- Day Thirty-two :: Three Things the Mission of Jesus Makes Us Leave Behind :: Acts 1-3
- Day Thirty-three :: Control Is an Illusion :: Acts 4-6
- Day Thirty-four :: Obvious and Undeniable :: Acts 7-9
- Day Thirty-five :: And While the Debate Rages … :: Acts 10-12
- Day Thirty-six :: Diverse City :: Acts 13-15
- Day Thirty-seven :: The Social Network :: Acts 16-18
- Day Thirty-eight :: Laying Down Our Scrolls :: Acts 19-21
- Day Thirty-nine :: The Hour of Suffering :: Acts 22-24
- Day Forty :: Finding the Blessings in the Storm :: Acts 25-27
- Day Forty-one :: Unstoppable :: Acts 28
The Letter to the Romans
- Day Forty-two :: In the Absence of God :: Romans 1-3
- Day Forty-three :: This Is Who We Are :: Romans 4-6
- Day Forty-four :: Why Religion Always Fails :: Romans 7-9
- Day Forty-five :: Crossing the Racial Divide :: Romans 10-12
- Day Forty-six :: A Multicultural Experience :: Romans 13-15
- Day Forty-seven :: Women in the Roman Church :: Romans 16
The First Letter to the Corinthians
- Day Forty-eight :: How To Empty the Cross of Its Power :: 1 Corinthians 1-3
- Day Forty-nine :: Let’s Talk About Sex :: 1 Corinthians 4-6
- Day Fifty :: A Scandalous Marriage :: 1 Corinthians 7-9
- Day Fifty-one :: Does Your Body Look Like This? :: 1 Corinthians 10-12
- Day Fifty-two :: Your Faith Is Not Alone :: 1 Corinthians 13-15
- Day Fifty-three :: The Kingdom of God Is Bigger Than Your Church :: 1 Corinthians 16
The Second Letter to the Corinthians
- Day Fifty-four :: Being Spirit-filled :: 2 Corinthians 1-3
- Day Fifty-five :: We Are Paradoxes :: 2 Corinthians 4-6
- Day Fifty-six :: The Grace of Giving :: 2 Corinthians 7-9
- Day Fifty-seven :: My Thorn :: 2 Corinthians 10-12
- Day Fifty-eight :: How To Be a Life-Giving Church :: 2 Corinthians 13
The Letter to the Galatians
- Day Fifty-nine :: A New Word for “Legalism” :: Galatians 1-3
- Day Sixty :: Pagan Church? :: Galatians 4-6
The Letter to the Ephesians
The Letter to the Philippians
The Letter to the Colossians
The First Letter to the Thessalonians
- Day Sixty-five :: The Word of God, Working in You :: 1 Thessalonians 1, 2
- Day Sixty-six :: Holiness and the Human Body :: 1 Thessalonians 3-5
The Second Letter to the Thessalonians
The First Letter to Timothy
- Day Sixty-eight :: A Church in Trouble :: 1 Timothy 1-3
- Day Sixty-nine :: A Word for Ministers :: 1 Timothy 4-6
The Second Letter to Timothy
The Letter to Titus
The Letter to Philemon
The Book of Hebrews
- Day Seventy-three :: God of the Cosmos and a Man of Dust :: Hebrews 1-4
- Day Seventy-four :: An Indestructible Life :: Hebrews 5-7
- Day Seventy-five :: The One Thing That Keeps You From Truly Worshiping :: Hebrews 8-10
- Day Seventy-six :: How We Limit God :: Hebrews 11-13
The Letter of James
- Day Seventy-seven :: The Praise of Your Mouth and the Work of Your Hands :: James 1-3
- Day Seventy-eight :: The Best Seats in the House :: James 4, 5
The First Letter of Peter
The Second Letter of Peter
The First Letter of John
- Day Eighty-one :: Your Last Hour :: 1 John 1-3
- Day Eighty-two :: How You Can Know God Is Speaking :: 1 John 4, 5
The Second Letter of John, the Third Letter of John, and the Letter of Jude
The Book of Revelation
- Day Eighty-four :: He Walks Among Us :: Revelation 1-3
- Day Eighty-five :: Even When You Are Scared to Death :: Revelation 4-6
- Day Eighty-six :: The Hope Before the Terror :: Revelation 7-9
- Day Eighty-seven :: Chased by a Red Dragon :: Revelation 10-12
- Day Eighty-eight :: The Doors are Closed :: Revelation 13-15
- Day Eighty-nine :: Even the Devil is God’s Devil :: Revelation 16-18
- Day Ninety :: A Divine Investment :: Revelation 19-22
Epilogue
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