November 23, 2018 DAILY READING 1 Corinthians 15:20-28This weekend’s reading: Ephesians 1:11-23 FIELD NOTESFrom Love, Henri: Letters on the Spiritual Life by Henri J. Nouwen This comes from a letter written to a couple who had lost their child— “Jesus said: ‘If the grain of wheat dies, it produces much fruit.’ I think that you are realizing…

November 22, 2018 DAILY READING Psalm 136This weekend’s reading: Ephesians 1:11-23 Today we celebrate Thanksgiving.  May we take stock in what God has given us this day.   May we also pray for those who are not as fortunate as us. If you know of a way to help today, I encourage you to help.  If…

November 21, 2018 DAILY READING Mark 13:9-23This weekend’s reading: Ephesians 1:11-23 FIELD NOTES Paul Schneider, a German, evangelical pastor from the 1920’s and 1930’s is considered the first Christian martyr put to death by the Nazis.  He strongly opposed the work of Adolf Hitler.  During a funeral service for a Hitler Youth, he refused to acknowledge…

November 20, 2018 DAILY READING Psalm 3This weekend’s reading: Ephesians 1:11-23 FIELD NOTES I remember once, back in the summer before my freshman year of college, my mother was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm.  It was the first major health scare for my parents that I had experienced.  Up until then, I was like most kids,…

November 19, 2018 DAILY READING Luke 19:1-10This weekend’s reading: Ephesians 1:11-23 FIELD NOTES Its intriguing to me that the text says, Jesus must go to Zacchaeus’ home. Why MUST he? It’s a must! A missional imperative! Jesus takes some heat for it. Zacchaeus is a sinner, a tax collector, a traitor. In the eyes of…

November 17, 2018 DAILY READING Psalm 16This weekend’s reading: Luke 21:1-4 FIELD NOTES A David Song Keep me safe, O God,    I’ve run for dear life to you.I say to God, “Be my Lord!”    Without you, nothing makes sense. And these God-chosen lives all around—    what splendid friends they make! Don’t just go shopping for a god.    Gods are not…

November 16, 2018 DAILY READING Colossians 2:6-15This weekend’s reading: Luke 21:1-4 FIELD NOTES Clear, unvarnished instructions: My counsel for you is simple and straightforward: Just go ahead with what you’ve been given. You received Christ Jesus, the Master; now live him. You’re deeply rooted in him. You’re well constructed upon him. You know your way around the…

November 15, 2018 DAILY READING 1 Timothy 6:10-21This weekend’s reading: Luke 21:1-4 FIELD NOTES “For the love of money [that is, the greedy desire for it and the willingness to gain it unethically] is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced…

November 14, 2018 DAILY READING 1 Timothy 6:1-10This weekend’s reading: Luke 21:1-4 FIELD NOTES “A devout life does bring wealth, but it’s the rich simplicity of being yourself before God. Since we entered the world penniless and will leave it penniless, if we have bread on the table and shoes on our feet, that’s enough.” I…