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Exploring Scripture

Journey through and dwell within the Scriptures with Alan Hoare, in the spirit of lectio divina, with these daily devotional commentaries.

Christianity Religion & Spirituality Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
Update frequency
every day
Average duration
8 minutes
Episodes
357
Years Active
2023 - 2025
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Shoe Leather Faith E33: Bits and Rudders

Shoe Leather Faith E33: Bits and Rudders

Today's thought: in the darkest and most traumatic moment of his life, the Lord Jesus spoke the Scriptures into a prayer. Now there’s a goal to aim for.

00:08:18  |   Sun 10 Mar 2024
Shoe Leather Faith E32: It’s Easy to Stumble

Shoe Leather Faith E32: It’s Easy to Stumble

Today's thought: knowing also how precious people are to God, and knowing how powerful our words can be, we ought to become both thoughtful and skilful in our use of them.

00:08:32  |   Sat 09 Mar 2024
Shoe Leather Faith E31: The Responsibility of Teachers

Shoe Leather Faith E31: The Responsibility of Teachers

Today's thought: we need to teach in order to shape and construct souls, not to distort and tear them apart. Be careful how you use your words today.

00:08:29  |   Fri 08 Mar 2024
Shoe Leather Faith E30: The Example of Rahab

Shoe Leather Faith E30: The Example of Rahab

Today's thought: the grace and mercy of God is always larger than our concepts of both. He sees far more than we do.

00:08:56  |   Thu 07 Mar 2024
Shoe Leather Faith E29: The Example of Abraham

Shoe Leather Faith E29: The Example of Abraham

Today's thought: when the fruit of our faith becomes the focus of our faith, then it will turn bad on us. Don’t let the vision become an idol. Keep your eyes on the Lord.

00:08:11  |   Wed 06 Mar 2024
Shoe Leather Faith E28: Faith Alone?

Shoe Leather Faith E28: Faith Alone?

Today's thought: use your heads! Do you suppose for a minute that you can cut faith and works in two and not end up with a corpse on your hands?

00:10:47  |   Tue 05 Mar 2024
Shoe Leather Faith E27: Faith without Works

Shoe Leather Faith E27: Faith without Works

Today's thought: God has planned this day already for you to walk into. He has things for you to do.

00:08:55  |   Mon 04 Mar 2024
Shoe Leather Faith E26: Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment

Shoe Leather Faith E26: Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment

Today's thought: “Where mercy, love, and pity dwell, there God is dwelling too.” (William Blake, The Divine Image) Is he dwelling with you?

00:08:30  |   Sun 03 Mar 2024
Shoe Leather Faith E25: The Royal Law

Shoe Leather Faith E25: The Royal Law

Today's thought: Francis of Assisi overcame his fear and embraced the leper, after hearing the Lord say to him, “What you used to abhor shall be to you joy and sweetness...”59 At that point, he had m…

00:08:53  |   Sat 02 Mar 2024
Shoe Leather Faith E24: Despising the Poor

Shoe Leather Faith E24: Despising the Poor

Today's thought: if we find within us desires to fill our churches with the right kind of people, that do not put others off from joining us, are we not building beautiful but empty shells?

00:08:05  |   Fri 01 Mar 2024
Shoe Leather Faith E23: God's Choices

Shoe Leather Faith E23: God's Choices

Today's thought: the cross of Christ is the great leveller. For some it humbles us; for others it lifts us up.

00:08:24  |   Thu 29 Feb 2024
Shoe Leather Faith E22: God’s Values

Shoe Leather Faith E22: God’s Values

Today's thought: my estimation and my feelings towards the poor and dis- advantaged of this world is a pretty accurate reading of the true levels of my actual estimation and feelings towards Christ.

00:08:39  |   Wed 28 Feb 2024
Shoe Leather Faith E21: Partiality

Shoe Leather Faith E21: Partiality

Today's thought: with the poor, the treasure is often found in their hearts, not on their clothes. And if we engage sincerely with them, we will certainly find it.

00:10:06  |   Tue 27 Feb 2024
Shoe Leather Faith E20: Pure Religion

Shoe Leather Faith E20: Pure Religion

Today's thought: be very clean on the inside, and allow yourself to get dirty on the outside. Let it never be the other way around.

00:10:39  |   Mon 26 Feb 2024
Shoe Leather Faith E19: Practitioners of the Word

Shoe Leather Faith E19: Practitioners of the Word

Today's thought: my attitude toward the Word of God is crucial. To hear the voice of God in the Scriptures, I need to approach them quietly, slowly, reverently and with a child-like heart.

00:10:03  |   Wed 14 Feb 2024
Shoe Leather Faith E18: The Best Behaviour

Shoe Leather Faith E18: The Best Behaviour

Today's thought: a garden, left to itself, will naturally become inundated with weeds. We need to welcome the activity of the divine gardener as he sows his seed into us. We then need to work with hi…

00:09:15  |   Tue 13 Feb 2024
Shoe Leather Faith E17: The Best Gift

Shoe Leather Faith E17: The Best Gift

Today's thought: this gift that God has given us is far greater than us. The divine life that stirs within us is the same life that with four words brought the whole of the universe into being.

00:08:58  |   Mon 12 Feb 2024
Shoe Leather Faith E16: The Reliable God

Shoe Leather Faith E16: The Reliable God

Today's thought: If it were down to our grip on God, we would quickly fall. Thankfully, his grip on us is stronger. (Psalm 37:23-24/Psalm 138:8)

00:09:58  |   Sun 11 Feb 2024
Shoe Leather Faith E15: Do Not Be Deceived

Shoe Leather Faith E15: Do Not Be Deceived

Today's thought: under God’s hands, the ‘bent out of shape’ can be reshaped, and can learn to walk straight.

00:07:48  |   Sat 10 Feb 2024
Shoe Leather Faith E14: Understanding Temptation (Part 3)

Shoe Leather Faith E14: Understanding Temptation (Part 3)

Today's thought: Either my thoughts will capture me, or I will capture my thoughts. (2 Corinthians 10:4-6)

00:09:05  |   Fri 09 Feb 2024
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