2 Samuel 21-23; Psalm 18; Romans 3 By Becky Hill Martin Where do you go when things get rough? Do you turn to a person or a thing? People may be able to listen, console and give advice based on their experience. I don’t know of anyone who’s come down from Heaven with smoke flowing from […]

2 Samuel 18-20; Psalm 34 Romans 2 1 I will praise the Lord at all times.     I will constantly speak his praises. 2 I will boast only in the Lord;     let all who are helpless take heart. 3 Come, let us tell of the Lord’s greatness;     let us exalt his name together. (Psalm 34:1-3) “All times,” is […]

2 Samuel 15-17; Psalm 3, 63; Romans 1 16 For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile. 17 This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start […]

2 Samuel 9-10; 1 Chronicles 18-19; Psalm 89; Acts 26 by Becky Hill Martin Have you ever done something with the best intentions only to have it go terribly wrong? Congratulations = you passed the CAPTCHA test = you are human and a lot like David in 2 Samuel 9-10. He sent his ambassadors with his […]

2 Samuel 7-8; 1 Chronicles 17; Psalm 132; Acts 25 When King David was settled in his palace and the Lord had given him rest from all the surrounding enemies, the king summoned Nathan the prophet. “Look,” David said, “I am living in a beautiful cedar palace, but the Ark of God is out there […]

1 Chronicles 14-16; Acts 24 My accusers never found me arguing with anyone in the Temple, nor stirring up a riot in any synagogue or on the streets of the city. These men cannot prove the things they accuse me of doing. (Acts 24:12-13) Actions speak louder than words. We will forever be improving on the […]

2 Samuel 1-2; 1 Chronicles 11; Psalm 96, 106; Acrts 21 by Becky Hill Martin Psalm 96 was written by a man in love. Remember the feeling of new love? (Insert sunshine, birds chirping and rainbows here.) There’s nothing like it. It’s a feet-don’t-touch-the ground, have-to-be-with-you-all-the-time, everyone-should-know-about-it-and-be-happy-for-me rush. It’s a beautiful thing. Until it’s not. Inevitably, […]

1 Samuel 30-31; 1 Chronicles 10; Acts 20 King Saul: 13 So Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord. He failed to obey the Lord’s command, and he even consulted a medium 14 instead of asking the Lord for guidance. So the Lord killed him and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.(1 […]

1 Samuel 28-29; 1 Chronicles 9; Acts 19 11 God gave Paul the power to perform unusual miracles. 12 When handkerchiefs or aprons that had merely touched his skin were placed on sick people, they were healed of their diseases, and evil spirits were expelled. 13 A group of Jews was traveling from town to town casting out […]

1 Samuel 23-24; 1 Chronicles 6; Psalm 54; Acts 16 by Becky Hill Martin Conflict. I hate it. It’s right up there with math and beets. I am a peacemaker by nature – so much so, that I majored in Marketing & PR “where everything is sunny and presented in technicolor goodness.” (I was very ex […]