Unusual renderings of Bible verses

June 12, 2021Notepad1 CorinthiansMatt Maldre

The daily verse renderings by YouVersion are nice for their diverse range of style. Today’s verse, 1 Corinthians 13:4 has a very… unique… rendering. My first impression was “TOTALLY CREEPY”. But you know what? 1. This is God’s Word. It’s a Bible verse, so I don’t want to make fun of someone’s efforts.… Read the rest

Luke 6:45

May 12, 2021NotepadMatt Maldre

Watching what you say We’ve all heard phrases like this in the Bible, “For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.” It’s a great reminder that our words actually DO represent who we are inside. Oftentimes people will say mean or nasty things to someone under the guise of a “joke.”… Read the rest

The world’s tallest church has a Luther Rose stained glass.

April 29, 2021Bible studyMatt Maldre

Downtown Chicago is home to the world’s highest chapel. The Chicago Temple skyscraper has a worship space at 400 feet above the ground. Architecture critic Blair Kamin tweeted an image of the Chicago Temple. Highlighting rectangle is mine. This church is across the street from one of my favorite public artworks, the Picasso.… Read the rest

NFT and Ninety-Five Theses

March 26, 2021EtcMatt Maldre

I absolutely love this tweet by former Britannica editor, John M. Cunningham. A painting of Martin Luther who just nailed his 95 theses to the door. Across the image is the text in all caps MARTIN LUTHER’S NINETY-FIVE THESESJohn tweets “Yeah, I’m into NFT”.… Read the rest

In time and in eternity

March 3, 2021EtcThoughts on timeMatt Maldre

The concept of time is so fascinating. Getting your arms around time is so challenging because we are so immersed in it. Time rules our lives. Most things we do are guided by time. In many cases, not just guided, but restricted by time.… Read the rest

Print out your own Lent devotion book

March 1, 2021EtcMatt Maldre

2021 Lent devotional Missing out on your Lent devotion book from church? Here’s a free PDF booklet you can print out at home! With many people staying at home from church, you may not have the opportunity to pick up an Lent devotion book.… Read the rest

Drawing a Bible verse inside a maze

January 25, 2021Psalm Every DayMatt Maldre

When completing a maze, instead of drawing a line through the maze, what if you wrote a series of Bible verses? If the maze is long enough, perhaps a chapter from the Bible, or a Psalm. The Psalm would bend and turn throughout the maze.… Read the rest

21st second of the 21st minute of the 21st hour of the 21st day of the 21st year of the 21st century

January 21, 2021EtcMatt Maldre

Tonight on January 21, 2021, at 9:21:21 p.m., it will be the 21st second of the 21st minute of the 21st hour of the 21st day of the 21st year of the 21st century. Time to read the 21st book of the Bible, Ecclesiastes!… Read the rest

Updated 2021 Bible lectionary bookmarks

January 19, 2021Bible studyMatt Maldre

Oops. The lectionary bookmarks I have up on this site had the wrong verses for the Catholic readings. This is now corrected, the updated bookmarks are available. What happened: In the past I used catholic-resources.org for the Catholic list of lectionary verses.… Read the rest

2021 Bible lectionary bookmarks for Lutheran and Roman Catholic church

January 1, 2021Bible studyMatt Maldre

Most Catholic and Lutheran churches follow the same schedule of Bible readings. To help you keep track, I made Bible bookmarks that list the entire schedule for the 1st reading, Psalm, 2nd reading, and Gospel. Whenever I finish a meal before my 1-year-old and 4-year-old, I get out our family Bible, and read one of the week’s readings.… Read the rest

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