The Voice

I read Song of Songs 2: “Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and by the does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.” -Song of Songs 2:7 (NIV) (2 minutes & 28 seconds of archived audio)

I read Song of Songs 1: “How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes are doves.” -Song of Songs 1:15 (NIV) (2 minutes and 38 seconds of archived audio*) *recorded with Karyn, my wife.

I read Ecclesiastes 12: “Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.” -Ecclesiastes 12:13 (NIV) (2 minutes & 39 seconds of archived audio)

I read Ecclesiastes 11: “Sow your seed in the morning, and at evening let not your hands be idle, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both will do equally well.” -Ecclesiastes 11:6 (NIV) (2 minutes & 43 seconds of archived audio)

I read Ecclesiastes 10: “If the ax is dull and its edge unsharpened, more strength is needed but skill will bring success.” -Ecclesiastes 10:10 (NIV) (2 minutes & 46 seconds of archived audio)

I read Ecclesiastes 9: “The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler of fools.” -Ecclesiastes 9:17 (NIV) (3 minutes & 50 seconds of archived audio)

Today I read Ecclesiastes 8: “When the sentence for a crime is not quickly carried out, the hearts of the people are filled with schemes to do wrong.” -Ecclesiastes 8:11 (NIV) (3 minutes & 3 seconds of archived audio)

Today I read Ecclesiastes 7: “Wisdom makes one wise man more powerful than ten rulers in a city.” -Ecclesiastes 7:19 (NIV) (4 minutes & 15 seconds of archived audio)

I read Ecclesiastes 6: “The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?” -Ecclesiastes 6:11 (NIV) (2 minutes and 1 second of archived audio)

I read Ecclesiastes 5: “It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.” -Ecclesiastes 5:5 (NIV) (3 minutes and 14 seconds of archived audio)

I read Ecclesiastes 4: “If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!” -Ecclesiastes 4:10 (NIV) (2 minutes and 46 seconds of archived audio)

I read Ecclesiastes 3: “I have seen the burden God has laid on men. He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.” -Ecclesiastes 3:10-11 (NIV) (2 minutes and 56 seconds of archived audio)

I read Ecclesiastes 2: “To the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.” -Ecclesiastes 2:26 (NIV) (4 minutes and… Continue reading November 2nd

I read Ecclesiastes 1: “Is there anything of which one can say, “Look! This is something new”? It was here already, long ago; it was here before our time.” -Ecclesiastes 1:10 (NIV) (2 minutes and 19 seconds of archived audio)

I read Titus 1: To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted.”-Titus 1:15 (NIV) (3 minutes and 8 seconds of archived audio)

I read 2 Timothy 4: “Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction.” -2 Timothy 4:2 (NIV) (3 minutes and 17 seconds of archived audio)

I read 2 Timothy 3: “But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than… Continue reading October 29th

I read 2 Timothy 2: “Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels.” -2 Timothy 2:23 (NIV) (3 minutes and 52 seconds of archived audio)

I read 2 Timothy 1: “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.” -2 Timothy 1:7 (NIV) (2 minutes and 47 seconds of archived audio)

I read Proverbs 31: “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.” -Proverbs 31:8 NIV (3 minutes of archived audio)

I read Proverbs 30: “”If you have played the fool and exalted yourself, or if you have planned evil, clap your hand over your mouth!” -Proverbs 30:32 (NIV) (4 minutes and 38 seconds of archived audio)

I read Proverbs 29: “A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.” -Proverbs 29:11 (NIV) (3 minutes and 21 seconds of archived audio)

I read Proverbs 28: He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy. -Proverbs 28:13 (NIV) (3 minutes and 30 seconds of archived audio)

I read Proverbs 27: “Better is open rebuke than hidden love.” -Proverbs 27:5 (NIV) (3 minutes and 5 seconds of archived audio)

I read Proverbs 26: “Like one who seizes a dog by the ears is a passer-by who meddles in a quarrel not his own.” -Proverbs 26:17 (NIV) (3 minutes and 23 seconds of archived audio)

I read Proverbs 25: “If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.” -Proverbs 25:21-22 (NIV) (3 minutes and 40 seconds of archived audio)

I read Proverbs 24: “for though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again, but the wicked are brought down by calamity.” -Proverbs 24:16 (NIV) (3 minutes and 36 seconds of archived audio)

I read Proverbs 23: “Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint.” -Proverbs 23:4 (NIV) (4 minutes and 23 seconds of archived audio)

I read Proverbs 22: “A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.” -Proverbs 22:9 (NIV) (3 minutes and 58 seconds of archived audio)

I read Proverbs 21: “To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.” -Proverbs 21:3 (NIV) (3 minutes and 55 seconds of archived audio)

I read Proverbs 20: “The lamp of the Lord searches the spirit of a man ; it searches out his inmost being.” Proverbs 20:27 (NIV) (3 minutes and 33 seconds of archived audio)

I read Proverbs 19: “He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who cherishes understanding prospers.” -Proverbs 19:8 (NIV) (4 minutes and 28 seconds of archived audio)

I read Proverbs 18: “He who answers before listening—that is his folly and his shame.” Proverbs 18:13 (NIV) (3 minutes and 8 seconds of archived audio)

I read Proverbs 16: “Better a patient man than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city. -Proverbs 16:32 (NIV)” (4 minutes and 28 seconds of archived audio)

I read Proverbs 15: “Better a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil. Proverbs 15:16 (NIV)” (4 minutes and 23 seconds of archived audio)

I read Proverbs 14: “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.” Proverbs 14:34 (NIV) (4 minutes and 7 seconds of archived audio)

I read Proverbs 13: “He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him.” -Proverbs 13:24 (NIV) (3 minutes and 13 seconds of archived audio)

I read Proverbs 12: “A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.” Proverbs 12:26 (NIV) (3 minutes and 35 seconds of archived audio)

I read Proverbs 11 “Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.” -Proverbs 11:4 (NIV) (4 minutes and 45 seconds of archived audio)

I read Proverbs 10: “He who heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.” -Proverbs 10:17 (NIV) (4 minutes and 43 seconds of archived audio)

I read 1 Timothy 6: “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.” -1 Timothy 6:10 (NIV) (3 minutes and 51 seconds of archived audio)

I read 1 Timothy 5: “Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.” -1 Timothy 5:1-2 (NIV) (5 minutes & 34 seconds of archived audio)

I read 1 Timothy 4: “For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.” -1 Timothy 4:8 (NIV) (3 minutes & 1 second of archived audio)

I read 1 Timothy 3: “Beyond all question, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in a body, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.” -1 Timothy 3:16 (NIV) (3 minutes & 3 seconds of archived… Continue reading September 26th

I read 1 Timothy 2: “For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,” -1 Timothy 2:5 (NIV) (3 minutes & 22 seconds of archived audio)

I read Proverbs 9: “If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.” -Proverbs 9:12 (NIV) (2 minutes & 5 seconds of archived audio)

I read Proverbs 8: “for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.” -Proverbs 8:11 (NIV) (4 minutes & 5 seconds of archived audio)

I read Proverbs 7: “Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.” -Proverbs 7:2 (NIV) (2 minutes & 44 seconds of archived audio)

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