Posts by Michele Crater
Lectio Divina
May 6, 2021 DAILY READING Galatians 5:16-26 FIELD NOTES 16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.17 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to…
Read MorePatience
May 5, 2021 DAILY READING Galatians 5:16-26 FIELD NOTES When I was six years old, I wanted a Voltron robot toy. It cost $30.00. My parents would not buy it for me. I had an allowance of $3.00 per week. My parents said if I wanted Voltron, I could save up my allowance until I had enough to buy…
Read MoreDr. Whitney Thurman
SEASON FINALE: In this final episode of the season, we talk to Dr. Whitney Thurman, Assistant Professor of Nursing at the University of Texas-Austin, about all things Covid-19 vaccine, and how we can change the conversation in the church surrounding the reluctance to be vaccinated. Like, subscribe, and share to help the show. If you’ve…
Read MorePeace
May 4, 2021 DAILY READING Galatians 5:16-26 FIELD NOTES Do you know the enneagram? If so, do you know your number? Me, I’m a nine. Nines are called Peacemakers. In my best, I seek out peaceful resolutions in healthy ways. However, on my worst days, I seek peace not in healthy ways, but by avoiding conflict at all costs. I am…
Read MoreLove and Joy
May 3, 2021 DAILY READING Galatians 5:16-26 FIELD NOTES As my second son grows, and learns, we see all sorts of new expressions and reactions from him. At 18 months, he’s what I would call a walking fountain of love and joy. Everything elicits a smile, or a hug, or both. He’s quick to snuggle and quick to…
Read MoreThe Call of Nathanael & Philip (Rev. Toi King)
This week’s preacher: Rev. Toi King. We continue our series on the people of Jesus called “Kindred Hearts.” This series is the last in our year-long focus on intentional discipleship called “Walking with Jesus.” Learn how you can be more intentional in your walk with Jesus at bumc.net/journey. Our Scripture reading: John 1:43-51
Read MoreJockeying for Power
May 1, 2021 DAILY READING Luke 14:12-14 [Psalm 116:1-4] FIELD NOTES Jesus is invited to dinner at a prominent Pharisee’s home. He immediately begins confronting their hypocritical and ineffective theology. They say nothing when he heals on the Sabbath. They say nothing when he poses a moral question. When he notices the guests jockeying for positions of power at…
Read MoreBe Holy.
April 30, 2021 DAILY READING 1 Peter 1:13-16 [Psalm 116:1-4] FIELD NOTES The writer here implores us to put to death our sinful desires. Our earthly nature, as he puts it, consists of our greed, lust, envy, anger, malice, etc. We are instead, to be Holy. How often do you find your natural reaction to something to be undesirable?…
Read MoreJoy in Searching
April 29, 2021 DAILY READING 1 Peter 1:8b-12 [Psalm 116:1-4] FIELD NOTES Here in 1 Peter, we see that even the angels are seeking a deep relationship with God. We seek and seek, and sometimes we seem to find ourselves where we want to be. Often times, we fall short, due to a myriad of circumstances. The writer…
Read MoreNo Need for Signs
April 28, 2021 DAILY READING Matthew 12:38-42 Psalm 114 FIELD NOTES In 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 as prayer, the sacraments, the reading…
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