April 4, 2019 DAILY READING Matthew 18:1-7Psalm 51This weekend’s reading: Luke 23:18-24 FIELD NOTES This verse in Matthew is tough.  It calls us to be humble.  Is there anything that goes against our culture more than humility?  Everywhere we look, we see people building themselves up, whether it be financially, or through education.  Status counts in…

April 3, 2019 DAILY READING Romans 1:8-17Psalm 51This weekend’s reading: Luke 23:18-24 FIELD NOTES Christians get it wrong all the time.  We act out in hate against things we disagree with.  We fail time and time again to love our neighbor as they need to be loved.  We are often judgmental and condescending.  Most often, we…

April 2, 2019 DAILY READING Romans 1:1-7Psalm 51This weekend’s reading: Luke 23:18-24 FIELD NOTES Paul ends his salutation here with an interesting in phrase:“To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.” Called to be saints?  Have…

April 1, 2019 DAILY READING 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:10Psalm 51This weekend’s reading: Luke 23:18-24 FIELD NOTES We are ash.  Brought in to this world and gone in an instant of eternity. And yet, we matter to God.  We matter so much in fact that He became like us in the person of Jesus Christ.  He became ash, just…

March 30, 2019 DAILY READING Psalm 96This weekend’s reading: Mark 15:33-41 FIELD NOTES Every now and then, I really do realize how very self-absorbed I am. Not often, because, as I said, I can be self-absorbed. I’m worried about my kids having everything they need for each day or coming up event. I’m worried about every…

March 29, 2019 DAILY READING Romans 6:1-11This weekend’s reading: Mark 15:33-41 FIELD NOTES I don’t know what you woke up worrying about today. I don’t know what is breaking your heart. I don’t know what pain your body is in. I don’t know who you miss or what you long for. I don’t know what scares…

March 28, 2019 DAILY READING John 8:21-32This weekend’s reading: Mark 15:33-41 FIELD NOTES This passage concludes with Jesus speaking words that are likely quite familiar to you. Speaking to the Jews who had believed in him, he said: “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth, and the…

March 27, 2019 DAILY READING John 8:12-20This weekend’s reading: Mark 15:33-41 FIELD NOTES The internet is so fully integrated into our lives at this point that it is almost impossible for us to remember the world before our phones were permanently attached to our hands. The answer to every question we could ever come up with…

March 26, 2019 DAILY READING John 7:37-43This weekend’s reading: Mark 15:33-41 FIELD NOTES Jesus stood up and shouted! In his shouting, he promised to give the Holy Spirit to all who believed. And wrapped up in that promise was the claim to be the Messiah. The response from the crowd was mixed. While some could boldly…