Posts by Michele Crater
Call Out to God
January 26, 2021 DAILY READING Psalm 46; Genesis 45:25-46:7; Acts 5:33-42 FIELD NOTES Psalm 46 is a hymn that praises God for God’s protection and safety. “The Lord of heavenly forces is with us! The God of Jacob is our place of safety.” The verses praise God for protection, strength, leadership, and more. God is with the people through…
Read MoreHere I Am Lord
January 25, 2021 DAILY READING Psalm 46; Genesis 12:1-9; 1 Corinthians 7:17-24 FIELD NOTES In Genesis 12, God calls a man named Abram. He instructs him to pack up his family and everything he owns, to leave the only home he’s ever known, and to go to the land God will show him. God calls Abram, and…
Read More2 Sons (Dr. Chappell)
This week’s preacher: Dr. Davis Chappell. We continue our series on the preaching of Jesus called “Reorientation.” This series is the fourth 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: Matthew 21:28-32
Read More2 Sons (Rev. Toi King)
This week’s preacher: Rev. Toi King. We continue our series on the preaching of Jesus called “Reorientation.” This series is the fourth 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: Matthew 21:28-32
Read MoreLectio Divina
January 23, 2021 DAILY READING Luke 10:13-16 13 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14 But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. 15 And…
Read MoreWhat Do You Say?
January 22, 2021 DAILY READING 2 Peter 3:1-7 FIELD NOTES I often think about the end times. I love the language in Revelation. I love prophetic scriptures. Mostly because of the imagery. While I don’t believe in the “Left Behind,” type readings of the Bible, I often wonder what account my life of faith leaves.…
Read MoreGod Is My Fortress
January 21, 2021 DAILY READING Psalm 62:5-12 FIELD NOTES I have to be honest, this is one of the hardest psalms for me to relate to. Doubt has always plagued me, and while I think it has mostly pushed me deeper into my relationship with God, it’s also made passages like this hard for me…
Read MoreLectio Divina
January 20, 2021 DAILY READING Luke 18:15-17 The Little Children and Jesus 15 People were also bringing babies to Jesus for him to place his hands on them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them. 16 But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for…
Read MoreObedience
January 19, 2021 DAILY READING 1 Samuel 15:10-31 FIELD NOTES My four year old is a rascal. Dennis the menace, incarnate. Famous for asking forgiveness rather than permission. Often we have to give him very clear rules and expectations. And like any four year old, he pushes every boundary as he learns to navigate the…
Read MoreAre You Even There?
January 18, 2021 DAILY READING Psalm 86 FIELD NOTES I was sitting in the waiting room, outside the step-down ICU unit at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St Louis. My dad, having just had a liver transplant, was struggling. Something was wrong, but the doctors didn’t know what it was. Mere hours after his transplant, the…
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