Hmm...I wonder what other people are reading??

If there was a popularity contest for passages, where would they rank? Is your favorite passage in the "popular crowd?" Well...Biblegateway.com compiled the numbers and came up with a list of the most viewed passages on their site in 2009. Take a look:

1. 1 Corinthians 13
2. Psalm 23
3. Genesis 1
4. John 3:16
5. Romans 8
6. Psalm 91
7. Matthew 5
8. John 1
9. Matthew 6
10. James 1
11. John 14
12. Romans 12
13. Jeremiah 29:11
14. Philippians 4
15. Psalm 1
16. Psalm 139
17. Ephesians 4
18. 1 Corinthians 1:31
19. Romans 1
20. John 3
21. Ephesians 1
22. Ephesians 5
23. Luke 1
24. Matthew 1
25. 1 Peter 1

WHY these? That's the first question that came to mind. Is it a reflection of our culture? Curiosity? Are these the passages that most pastors choose to preach on? Your guess is as good as mine. But if you're stuck in your personal reading of the Word, why not tackle one of these passages (*Linked*)?

Humor Corner

So this guy Joseph is real down on his luck, and he goes to church to pray for help. "God, please help me, I'm having trouble making ends meet and I think I'm going to lose my job soon. Please just let me win the lottery this week." A week goes by, he doesn't win the lottery, and he gets laid off. Discouraged, he goes back to church to pray again for help. "God, please, I've lost my job, I have a family and kids to feed, my car is going to get repossessed soon, I don't know what to do, please just let me win the lottery." A week goes by, he doesn't win the lottery, and his car gets repossessed. Discouraged, he goes back to church to pray again for help. "God, please, I've lost my car and my job, the bank is going to take my house soon, I have no money, and I have a family and kids to feed. Please just let me win the lottery." A week goes by, he doesn't win the lottery, and his house gets repossessed. He goes back to church to pray one more time for help. "Please God, I've been praying for help and no help has come. I've lost my job, my car, and now my house. My kids are going to starve. I don't know what to do. I keep asking for help and things just keep getting worse. Please, God, just let me win the lottery."

Finally God takes pity upon Joseph and answers him. "Joseph," he says, "just buy a darn ticket already!"

Some of us just need to buy that ticket! Buying that ticket means taking action to allow God to work in our lives today. Baby steps...=)

“We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Don't let yourself be lulled into inaction.” -Bill Gates