January 26, 2019 DAILY READING Luke 19:1-10This weekend’s reading: Revelation 2:12-17 FIELD NOTESThe story of Zacchaeus is so loved and so popular that it will appear in almost every children’s bible. My toddler has a bible with only about a dozen stories in it. Zacchaeus is one of them – alongside creation, Noah’s Ark, Jesus’…

January 25, 2019 DAILY READING Romans 12:1-8This weekend’s reading: Revelation 2:12-17 FIELD NOTESRomans 12:3 says, “Don’t think of yourself more highly than you ought to think. Instead, be reasonable since God has measured out a portion of faith to each one of you.” And the next few verses remind us that not only do we…

January 24, 2019 DAILY READING Luke 17:20-21This weekend’s reading: Revelation 2:12-17 FIELD NOTESOne time, I was sitting at a red light on my way to a local coffee shop. I was listening to the radio and waiting for it to turn green when I got rear-ended. My first thought was, “I really don’t have time…

January 23, 2019 DAILY READING Matthew 5:1-11This weekend’s reading: Revelation 2:12-17 FIELD NOTESAh, the Beatitudes. They are so familiar. At the same time, so comforting and so complicated. So today, I think it might be worth re-reading. Read through the Beatitudes again, this time Eugene Peterson’s Message translation and see if you hear them any…

January 22, 2019 DAILY READING Psalm 145:4-9This weekend’s reading: Revelation 2:12-17 FIELD NOTESThis psalm is full of praise to God. This is a psalm filled with “WOW!” Entire generations will be filled with awe at God’s mighty acts. They will marvel at God’s splendor and majesty, thinking about all the good things God has done.…

January 21, 2019 DAILY READING Romans 12:9-21This weekend’s reading: Revelation 2:12-17 FIELD NOTESToday is Martin Luther King Jr Day. A day we remember a giant of the faith. A day we remember how far the Civil Rights Movement he led moved us forward. And also a day we remember how far we have yet to…

January 19, 2019 DAILY READING Luke 11:14-23This weekend’s reading: Revelation 2:8-11 FIELD NOTESI pray that you will be inspired, challenged and given hope by the stories and words of faithful Christians I share throughout the week.  These Christians were ordinary humans just like you and me, loved and cherished by Christ and confronted by everyday real…

January 18, 2019 DAILY READING 1 Corinthians 7:1-7This weekend’s reading: Revelation 2:8-11 FIELD NOTESI pray that you will be inspired, challenged and given hope by the stories and words of faithful Christians I share throughout the week.  These Christians were ordinary humans just like you and me, loved and cherished by Christ and confronted by everyday…