Posts by jhumphries

July 9, 2018 DAILY READING Psalm 24This weekend’s reading: Proverbs 2:1-9 FIELD NOTES “At the center of the Bible is the book of Psalms. This great collection of songs and prayers expresses the heart and soul of humanity. In them, the whole range of human experiences is expressed… David and the other writers honestly pour out…

JULy 7, 2018 DAILY READING Matthew 8:18-22This weekend’s reading: Colossians 2:6-15​ FIELD NOTES So often it seems, we give up too soon, weary from our work that bears so little results. So often, we forget that Jesus, who has called us, is the one who also empowers us. We forget that Jesus brings forth a bounty…

July 6, 2018 DAILY READING 2 Corinthians 10:7-11This weekend’s reading: Colossians 2:6-15​ FIELD NOTES Do our actions match our words—or better yet, do our words match our actions?  Are we all talk?  When you say you love people, do you actually love people, or do you live a life of gossip or division?  When you say you’re…

July 5, 2018 DAILY READING 1 Corinthians 4:8-13This weekend’s reading: Colossians 2:6-15​ FIELD NOTES I wonder what our churches would look like if we realized that we have received the full power of the Holy Spirit, inherit in us, rather than living as if we were still waiting for God to empower us, or worse even,…

JULY 4, 2018 DAILY READING Mark 9:14-29This weekend’s reading: Colossians 2:6-15​ FIELD NOTES In his modern classic, Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense, scholar N.T. Wright says this: “Jesus is, at the moment, present with us, but hidden behind that invisible veil which keeps heaven and earth apart, and which we pierce in those moments, such…

July 3, 2018 DAILY READING 2 Corinthians 9:1-5This weekend’s reading: Colossians 2:6-15​ FIELD NOTES If Davis called with a job that only you could do, would you be prepared to do it?  Are you ready to serve others at any time?  On the rare occasion that my wife and child are both out of the house, and I…

JuLY 2, 2018 DAILY READING 2 Corinthians 8:16-24This weekend’s reading: Colossians 2:6-15​ FIELD NOTES Are you someone whom people find trustworthy?  Paul speaks up in this passage about the character of his trusted friend, Titus.  Titus was in charge of the money collected by the church.  When handling church funds, Paul wanted to make sure everyone…

June 30, 2018 DAILY READING Psalm 130Luke 4:31-37This weekend’s reading: Colossians 2:6-8 FIELD NOTES What does it mean to speak with authority? In today’s scripture passage, it is twice noted that Jesus teaches “with authority” and that this authority and power is the reason he is able to cast out demons. Authority means that there is…

June 29, 2018 DAILY READING Psalm 1302 Corinthians 8:1-7This weekend’s reading: Colossians 2:6-8 FIELD NOTES We live in a competitive world; a world where the narrative is that resources are scarce, money is tight, and time is fleeting. In this narrative, we are often encouraged to gain all we can while we can and that…

June 28, 2018 DAILY READING Psalm 1302 Corinthians 7:2-16This weekend’s reading: Colossians 2:6-8 FIELD NOTES It’s important to note that, over the course of the Corinthian correspondence, Paul claims to boast in and of only two things: the cross of Christ and the Corinthian believers. In 1 Corinthians, Paul reminds the Corinthians that he could boast of…