Archive for February 2020

February 29, 2020 DAILY READINGS Romans 5:12-19This weekend’s reading:Job 1:6-12 FIELD NOTES 5:12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death came through sin, and so death spread to all because all have sinned- 5:13 sin was indeed in the world before the law, but sin is not reckoned when…

February 28, 2020 DAILY READINGS Matthew 18:1-7This weekend’s reading:Job 1:6-12 FIELD NOTES Being a parent is one of the most rewarding experiences in life, is it not?  And also exhausting.  And also hilarious.  And also infuriating.  Our children bring out every emotion in us.  They make us proud.  They make us angry.  They make us…

February 27, 2020 DAILY READINGS Psalm 51This weekend’s reading:Job 1:6-12 FIELD NOTES From Psalm 51:Create in me a pure heart, O God,    and renew a steadfast spirit within me.Do not cast me from your presence    or take your Holy Spirit from me.Restore to me the joy of your salvation    and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. Is there a more…

February 26, 2020 DAILY READINGS Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21This weekend’s reading:Job 1:6-12 FIELD NOTES 6:1 “Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. 6:2 “So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites…

February 25, 2020 DAILY READINGS Psalm 78This weekend’s reading:Job 1:6-12 FIELD NOTES I remember watching some show on the Discovery channel when I was younger.  It was back when Kevlar was becoming more and more useful in body armor design, particularly in bullet-proof vests.  They had a guy standing at one end of a room…

February 24, 2020 DAILY READINGS Acts 7:30-34This weekend’s reading:Job 1:6-12 FIELD NOTES In Stephen’s speech, we see in our text him invoking Moses’ encounter with the burning bush.  It includes God’s command to Moses to take off his sandals because he was standing on Holy Ground.  Have you ever wondered: what exactly is holy ground?…

February 17, 2020 DAILY READINGS Psalm 1001 Peter 5:1-5This weekend’s reading: Ecclesiastes 12:1-14 FIELD NOTES When most people think about the world’s great leaders, they imagine figures that can command people’s attention, that demand respect from others, that are brilliant orators, or that can bend other people’s will to their own, even if it means…