You Must Be Born Again
Solomon had everything God gives a man under the old covenant, and it was not enough to keep his heart.
Category: Mike’s Bible Reading Journal
Mike Graham’s daily Bible reading notes from the Olive Tree Beginning to End plan.
I Know Not the Man
Peter preached the psalms David had written about a betrayer, and he preached them as a pardoned betrayer himself.
The King Who Takes
Mike’s Bible Reading JournalApril 6, 2026 — Day 97 of 365 The King Who Takes 2 Samuel 8–12 — David became a king who takes. Nathan said, “You are the man.” And the child born from the wreckage, God named Beloved. The Texts “And the LORD gave victory to David …
She Stood in the Way
Mike’s Bible Reading JournalApril 5, 2026 — Day 93 of 365 She Stood in the Way 1 Samuel 25–27 — Abigail placed herself between David’s wrath and her household, and the wrath turned away. The Texts “When Abigail saw David, she hurried and got down from the donkey and fell …
The Glory of Israel Will Not Lie
Mike’s Bible Reading JournalApril 4, 2026 — Days 88–89 of 365 The Glory of Israel Will Not Lie 1 Samuel 8–15 — The same Hebrew word used in the same chapter to say God does and does not regret. Both are true. The Texts “Has the LORD as great delight …
Where You Go I Will Go
Mike’s Bible Reading JournalApril 3, 2026 — Days 85–88 of 365 Where You Go I Will Go Ruth — A Moabite woman’s loyalty to a destitute widow becomes the line through which the true king comes. The Texts “Where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will …