Daily Bible Reflections

“There is a birth from before the ages, and a birth from a virgin at the fulness of time. There is a hidden coming, like that of rain on fleece, and a coming before all eyes, still in the future.” St. Cyril of Jerusalem (313-386, C.E.) This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

So, what is your calling? How will you relate to Jesus? Will you take up the command from Jesus to “follow me?” This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Each of us needs to find that place and that way of orienting and reorienting ourselves to what is important and why we are here. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

“Glory to God in heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors.” (Luke 2:14, CEB) This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors!” This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Know that struggle, rivalry, emotion, longing, and belonging are all part of our human experience. And God is just as much present within those times, as God is in the blessing before eating, or the spiritual conversation between friends, or the collective sojourn to church on Christmas Eve and/or Christmas Day. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

To bless another person is to open them to the possibilities of God's actions in them and through them to the world. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Advent is more than a season in the year to recognize. And Christ's incarnation is much more than a doctrine to believe. Advent and incarnation are powerful realities which we must live into. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

We are to look up so that we can see how things truly are, and whom we really serve. Only then can we accept what is, and what God is doing. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

The perfect sacrifice, offered by the perfect priest, was precisely what humanity needed. And that offering was so effective that it still lasts. The sacrifice of Christ has permanence. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Each life may be a mere speck in the scope of history, and yet, at the same time, each life is precious enough to warrant attention from the One who stands above all time. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

You and me will always need to be cognizant and aware to keep developing those virtues of wisdom and humility in our lives. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Every person, group, faith community, and nation must contend with the tension between authority and freedom. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Repentance – a change of mind and heart that leads to a new life of active justice (not judgment) – is the appropriate preparation for us in this current Advent season. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

The only thing that counts to me is faith expressing itself through love. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

The visitation to the old couple was a message designed to be lifted up for the entire world: The Lord is coming! Be prepared! This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

The Gospel is not only a gift to receive; it is also a wonderful gift to give. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

One good way of understanding the whole of the Christian life is that we are to ‘live into our baptism,' that is, we are to daily live our lives cognizant that our life is not our own. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

The fact of the matter is that Yahweh responds to every people who cry out in their oppression – even those who were once oppressors themselves. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

God's adopted children have not yet received their inheritance. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

It is fitting that a man hanging out on the fringes of society all by himself would be the one to prepare the way for Messiah. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

We can live as we ought to live, love as we ought to love, and give as we ought to give – because of the One who has gone before us, is with us, and is coming again. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

If everything presently appears murky, shadowy, and unclear, please know that it will not always be this way for you. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

The entire society was built upon a divine/human cooperative. It required both human action and divine blessing working together. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

God will hold everyone accountable – especially leaders = for what they have done, and not done, to foster a just and right society. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

The incarnation, life, ministry, crucifixion, death, resurrection, ascension, and glorification of Jesus Christ has dealt with the weeds and overgrowth of guilt and shame that has taken over the garden of this world. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

An unwillingness to submit to the rule of law only brings harm to others, and eventually to oneself. And it raises the ire of God. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Christ brings peace. And Christ brings division. To keep your life, you must lose it. In order to be first, you must be last. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

“Let us be alert to the season in which we are living. It is the season of the Blessed Hope, calling for us to cut our ties with the world and build ourselves on this One who will soon appear. He is our hope—a Blessed Hope enabling us to rise above our times and fix our gaze upon Him.” A.W. Tozer This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

As we orient all of life around the Lord, this is what makes all the difference in coming to grips with our past, present, and future. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

We worship God, not our choices, or anyone else's. Before we ever chose God, God chose us. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

The Lord is concerned and careful to provide wonderful words of assurance: Father God loves you. I give you my peace. I have overcome the world. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

God is Love, and Love is God. Love transcends life and brings us to a place of connection beyond what our minds can imagine, and our hearts can only long for. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

There is a Judgment Day coming, just as sure as summer will transition to autumn and then into winter. What will you do today that prepares for the final season of the earth as we know it? This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

The values of God's kingdom are quite different from any political government in this world, either past or present. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Like a good gardener, it is imperative we keep the garden of our soul free of weeds, insects, and critters that would either choke out or eat away at what is most important in life. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Wherever there is presence and the acknowledgement of God and each other, there is freedom to offer affection, understanding, and respect. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

It seems, however, that the Torah scroll was simply unused, then forgotten, and thus, eventually lost. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Jesus was warning his disciples that they needed to be prepared for endurance, to persevere over the long haul for their faith in him. Otherwise, they might be overwhelmed by temptation. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Healthy roots enable us to respond well to the challenges of life with strength and resilience. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Consistent rhythms of faithfulness done day after day, despite one's circumstances, leads to a good life. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

God is up to all sorts of kingdom business that is beyond our purview, and frankly, even beyond our ability to perceive or understand. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

We still yet have the opportunity to be peacemakers, and live in a way that promotes human flourishing, and not human carnage. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

The Christian is delivered from sin, death, and hell. There is, therefore, no need for the believer to trade what they already have. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Guard the precious treasure given to you, that is, the great spiritual riches entrusted to you. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Perhaps the burning question from today's Gospel lesson for individual Christians and all churches is this: Are you ready to throw Jesus off a cliff? This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

A day is coming when those in need will have their justice, where the malevolent forces of this world will be leveled, and the needy will sit with princes. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Let us strive for both duty and delight in caring for the needy amongst us. Both are important. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

The earthly objects that we can see, touch, feel, hear, and smell are mere representations or shadows of heavenly things. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

It's through ordinary people that divine purposes on this earth are worked out. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

Christ is our Mediator, bridging the gap between heaven and earth. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/