Read chapter in full: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philemon+1&version=ESV   PHILEMON Introducing Philemon The little book of Philemon is the only surviving letter of Paul to an individual friend and convert about a private matter. In it we learn that Onesimus, one of Philemon’s slaves, had stolen from his master and run away to Rome. In that great…

  Read chapter in full: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Titus+3&version=ESV   Titus Chapter 3 (ESV)   Before you begin today’s reading and reflection, take a few minutes to create or find a “sacred space”. If you’re in your room, make yourself a small space with as few distractions as possible. Put aside any books, music, magazines; turn off your…

  Read chapter in full: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Titus+2&version=ESV   Titus Chapter 2 (ESV)   Before you begin today’s reading and reflection, take a few minutes to create or find a “sacred space”. If you’re in your room, make yourself a small space with as few distractions as possible. Put aside any books, music, magazines; turn off your…

  Read chapter in full: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Titus+1&version=ESV   TITUS Introducing Titus Titus was no stranger to conflict. He was a long-term companion of Paul who was a valuable aid in two of Paul’s greatest crises. Titus first appears in the New Testament in Galatians 2:1, where Paul says he took Titus along on his trip to…

  Read chapter in full: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Timothy+4&version=ESV   2 Timothy  Chapter 4  (ESV)   Before you begin today’s reading and reflection, take a few minutes to create or find a “sacred space”. If you’re in your room, make yourself a small space with as few distractions as possible. Put aside any books, music, magazines; turn off…

  Read chapter in full: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Timothy+3&version=ESV   2 Timothy Chapter 3 (ESV)   Before you begin today’s reading and reflection, take a few minutes to create or find a “sacred space”. If you’re in your room, make yourself a small space with as few distractions as possible. Put aside any books, music, magazines; turn off…

  Read chapter in full: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Timothy+2&version=ESV   2 Timothy Chapter 2 (ESV)   Before you begin today’s reading and reflection, take a few minutes to create or find a “sacred space”. If you’re in your room, make yourself a small space with as few distractions as possible. Put aside any books, music, magazines; turn off…

  Read chapter in full: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Timothy+1&version=ESV   2 TIMOTHY Introducing 2 Timothy Second Timothy is Paul’s last letter. He is in prison in Rome again—under Nero. He is an older man and does not expect to get out, but to die in prison (contrast with Phil 1:23-25). Opposition to Paul both inside and outside the…

  Read chapter in full: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Timothy+6&version=ESV   1 Timothy   Chapter 6 (ESV)   Before you begin today’s reading and reflection, take a few minutes to create or find a “sacred space”. If you’re in your room, make yourself a small space with as few distractions as possible. Put aside any books, music, magazines; turn off…

  Read chapter in full: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Timothy+5&version=ESV    1 Timothy   Chapter 5 (ESV)   Before you begin today’s reading and reflection, take a few minutes to create or find a “sacred space”. If you’re in your room, make yourself a small space with as few distractions as possible. Put aside any books, music, magazines; turn off…

  Read chapter in full: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Timothy+4&version=ESV   1 Timothy   Chapter 4  (ESV)   Before you begin today’s reading and reflection, take a few minutes to create or find a “sacred space”. If you’re in your room, make yourself a small space with as few distractions as possible. Put aside any books, music, magazines; turn off…

  Read chapter in full: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Timothy+3&version=ESV   1 Timothy   Chapter 3  (ESV)   Before you begin today’s reading and reflection, take a few minutes to create or find a “sacred space”. If you’re in your room, make yourself a small space with as few distractions as possible. Put aside any books, music, magazines; turn off…

  Read chapter in full: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Timothy+2&version=ESV   1 Timothy   Chapter 2  (ESV)   Before you begin today’s reading and reflection, take a few minutes to create or find a “sacred space”. If you’re in your room, make yourself a small space with as few distractions as possible. Put aside any books, music, magazines; turn off…

  Read chapter in full: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Timothy+1&version=ESV   1 TIMOTHY   Introducing 1 Timothy Ephesus, a key seaport for Asia Minor, was a swinging commercial center. Without an army, it maintained its place in the world through deal-making. It was the crowded home of about 350,000 people. Dominating the economy of Ephesus was the temple of Artemis,…

  Read chapter in full: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Thessalonians+3&version=ESV   2 Thessalonians Chapter 3  (ESV) Pray for Us 1 Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you, 2 and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith. 3 But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you…

  Read chapter in full: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Thessalonians+2&version=ESV   2 Thessalonians Chapter 2  (ESV) The Man of Lawlessness 1 Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers, 2 not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us,…

  Read chapter in full: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Thessalonians+1&version=ESV   2 THESSALONIANS Introducing 2 Thessalonians Second Thessalonians was written a short time after 1 Thessalonians to clear up misconceptions about the Second Coming that the first letter had failed to answer. Although the letter was written to Gentiles, it assumes some knowledge of the Old Testament. According to…

  Read chapter in full: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Thessalonians+5&version=ESV   1 Thessalonians 5  (ESV) Final Instructions and Benediction 12 We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, 13 and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. 14 And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage…

  Read chapter in full: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Thessalonians+4&version=ESV   1 Thessalonians 4  (ESV) A Life Pleasing to God 1 Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more. 2 For you know what instructions we gave…

  Read chapter in full: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Thessalonians+3&version=ESV   1 Thessalonians 3  (ESV)   1 Therefore when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left behind at Athens alone, 2 and we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s coworker in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith, 3 that no one be moved by these afflictions.…

  Read chapter in full: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Thessalonians+2&version=ESV   1 Thessalonians 2  (ESV)   Paul’s Ministry to the Thessalonians 2 For you yourselves know, brothers, that our coming to you was not in vain. 2 But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in…

  Read chapter in full: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Thessalonians+1&version=ESV   1 THESSALONIANS Introducing 1 Thessalonians Conventional wisdom tells us that nothing is certain except death and taxes, but for most of us that is not enough. Wouldn’t you like to be just as sure about where you stand with God? That’s what the Thessalonians were looking for, and…

  Read chapter in full: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+4&version=ESV   Colossians Chapter 4 (ESV) Before you begin today’s reading and reflection, take a few minutes to create or find a “sacred space”. If you’re in your room, make yourself a small space with as few distractions as possible. Put aside any books, music, magazines; turn off your phone;…

  Read chapter in full: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+3&version=ESV   Colossians Chapter 3  (ESV) Before you begin today’s reading and reflection, take a few minutes to create or find a “sacred space”. If you’re in your room, make yourself a small space with as few distractions as possible. Put aside any books, music, magazines; turn off your phone;…

  Read chapter in full: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+2&version=ESV   Colossians Chapter 2 (ESV) Before you begin today’s reading and reflection, take a few minutes to create or find a “sacred space”. If you’re in your room, make yourself a small space with as few distractions as possible. Put aside any books, music, magazines; turn off your phone;…

  Read chapter in full: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+1&version=ESV   COLOSSIANS Introducing Colossians “More! More!” urged our son John when I laid down the spoon after feeding him. “Again! Again!” pleaded our daughter Sara as I turned the last page in the book I was reading to her. Their cries for more pudding or stories are echoed in…

  Read chapter in full: http://www.biblica.com/en-us/bible/online-bible/niv/philippians/4/cuvs/   Philippians   Chapter 4  (ESV) Before you begin today’s reading and reflection, take a few minutes to create or find a “sacred space”. If you’re in your room, make yourself a small space with as few distractions as possible. Put aside any books, music, magazines; turn off your phone;…

  Read chapter in full: http://www.biblica.com/en-us/bible/online-bible/niv/philippians/3/cuvs/   Philippians   Chapter 3  (ESV) Before you begin today’s reading and reflection, take a few minutes to create or find a “sacred space”. If you’re in your room, make yourself a small space with as few distractions as possible. Put aside any books, music, magazines; turn off your phone;…

  Read chapter in full: http://www.biblica.com/en-us/bible/online-bible/niv/philippians/2/cuvs/   Philippians   Chapter 2  (ESV) Before you begin today’s reading and reflection, take a few minutes to create or find a “sacred space”. If you’re in your room, make yourself a small space with as few distractions as possible. Put aside any books, music, magazines; turn off your phone;…

  Read chapter in full: http://www.biblica.com/en-us/bible/online-bible/niv/philippians/1/cuvs/   PHILIPPIANS   Introducing Philippians “Rejoice in the Lord always,” the author of Philippians exhorts us, “I will say it again: Rejoice!” Coming from most people, such words might sound trite and simplistic, but this is the apostle Paul speaking, a man who was not writing from a padded-leather office…