Archive for September 2018

September 20, 2018 DAILY READING Psalm 11 Corinthians 2:1-5This weekend’s reading: Genesis 18:1-15 FIELD NOTES In this passage from 1st Corinthians, Paul makes a helpful distinction for us: the difference between faith based on human reason and faith based on the power of God. John Wesley affirmed that reason was an important element in a person’s faith…

September 19, 2018 DAILY READING Psalm 73:21-28John 7:25-36This weekend’s reading: Genesis 18:1-15 FIELD NOTES The people of Jesus’s day questioned his Messiahship because they had been taught that they would not know where the Messiah came from. But, of course, they knew where Jesus came from: he was from Nazareth. He was the carpenter’s son. The…

September 18, 2018 DAILY READING Psalm 73:21-28Colossians 3:1-11This weekend’s reading: Genesis 18:1-15 FIELD NOTES It’s common that many of us carry around burden and guilt in our lives. It’s true: we all mess up. We all fall short of God’s glory. But this passage from Colossians reminds us that in Christ, we not only are freed…

September 17, 2018 DAILY READING Psalm 73:21-28Romans 3:9-20This weekend’s reading: Genesis 18:1-15 FIELD NOTES How do you know when you’ve done something wrong? What if you are driving down the road and have no idea what the speed limit is? Then, you look in your rearview mirror and see flashing blue lights. The officer explains you…

September 15, 2018 DAILY READING Matthew 21:28-31This weekend’s reading: Genesis 12:1-9 FIELD NOTES Jesus told many parables, and often times they left both the disciples and the Pharisees with their heads scratching. As we read parables today as modern disciples, we can come at them from many different angels or through many different lenses. A…

September 14, 2018 DAILY READING Psalm 19This weekend’s reading: Genesis 12:1-9 FIELD NOTES Take time today to read through Psalm 19 in the very handiwork that God has created. Find a quiet spot outside at home, or in your favorite walking or hiking spot, or even look out through the window in your office and…

September 13, 2018 DAILY READING Psalm 116:1-9This weekend’s reading: Genesis 12:1-9 FIELD NOTES Every year, the change of the seasons always provokes thoughts about the circle of life and the redeeming nature of our God. It I easy to see the beauty in the beautiful things, but not so easy to see the beauty in…

September 12, 2018 DAILY READING Matthew 17:14-20 This weekend’s reading: Genesis 12:1-9 FIELD NOTES Often times faith seems like a huge undertaking… we have to believe in the God of the universe who is bigger than anything we can ever imagine. Surely our faith in something so expansive and extravagant must also be expansive and…

September 11, 2018 DAILY READING Hebrews 12:3-13This weekend’s reading: Genesis 12:1-9 FIELD NOTES A child does not understand that discipline is often for their own good. We as adults wish they could see the other side, but this is simply not something that children are capable of. How often do we revert to a childlike…