Archive for November 2018

November 30, 2018 DAILY READING 1 Thessalonians 5:12-22This weekend’s reading: Jeremiah 33:14-16 FIELD NOTES So I might be slightly ad-libbing on this passage, but this beautiful benediction to the Thessalonians has reminded me of the Christmas season of 2018.  Here’s why.  Paul writes, “But we appeal to you, brothers and sisters, to respect those who labor…

November 29, 2018 DAILY READING Psalm 25This weekend’s reading: Jeremiah 33:14-16 FIELD NOTES As you read this passage, move slowly.  Notice your breath as you read.  Slow down.  Let the words of this prayer soak into your mind and your spirit.  Let them bolster you and fill you with God’s Spirit that you might know…

November 28, 2018 DAILY READING John 16:25-33This weekend’s reading: Jeremiah 33:14-16 FIELD NOTES I often find myself praying for clarity- clarity around decisions at work, clarity around decisions at home, clarity around decisions for my kids or my marriage on and on the list goes…. basically, I pray for a clear understanding of what God…

November 27, 2018 DAILY READING Revelation 11This weekend’s reading: Jeremiah 33:14-16 FIELD NOTES Revelation is a bit of a strange book to study, but it has many powerful images in it.  In the eleventh chapter for today’s reading, images of worship fill my mind.  Angels blow trumpets, voices in heaven sing, “elders” fall prostrate before…

November 26, 2018   DAILY READING Psalm 63This weekend’s reading: Jeremiah 33:14-16 FIELD NOTES Here comes Advent!  It’s just around the corner and this Psalm seems to be preparing my heart for such a time.  Advent is a time of longing and waiting on the Christ Child to be born.  The Psalm says “O God you…

November 24, 2018 DAILY READING Psalm 132This weekend’s reading: Ephesians 1:11-23 FIELD NOTESA song for those journeying to worship.Eternal One, don’t let the suffering of our father David be forgotten—    for his sake, remember!Remember the pledge he made, how he poured out his heart to the Eternal,    the promise he made to the Mighty One of Jacob:He said, “I will not go inside my house    or lie…

November 23, 2018 DAILY READING 1 Corinthians 15:20-28This weekend’s reading: Ephesians 1:11-23 FIELD NOTESFrom Love, Henri: Letters on the Spiritual Life by Henri J. Nouwen This comes from a letter written to a couple who had lost their child— “Jesus said: ‘If the grain of wheat dies, it produces much fruit.’ I think that you are realizing…

November 22, 2018 DAILY READING Psalm 136This weekend’s reading: Ephesians 1:11-23 Today we celebrate Thanksgiving.  May we take stock in what God has given us this day.   May we also pray for those who are not as fortunate as us. If you know of a way to help today, I encourage you to help.  If…

November 21, 2018 DAILY READING Mark 13:9-23This weekend’s reading: Ephesians 1:11-23 FIELD NOTES Paul Schneider, a German, evangelical pastor from the 1920’s and 1930’s is considered the first Christian martyr put to death by the Nazis.  He strongly opposed the work of Adolf Hitler.  During a funeral service for a Hitler Youth, he refused to acknowledge…