July 14, 2018 DAILY READING Psalm 19This weekend’s reading: Proverbs 2:1-10 FIELD NOTES “If we are to pray well, we too must discover the Lord to whom we speak, and if we use the Psalms in our prayer we will stand a better chance of sharing in the discovery which lies hidden in their words for all…

July 13, 2018 DAILY READING Psalm 23This weekend’s reading: Proverbs 2:1-10 FIELD NOTES “History instructs us, the law teaches us, prophecy foretells, correction punishes, morality persuades, but the book of psalms goes further than all of these. It is the medicine for our spiritual health. Whoever reads it will find in it a medicine to cure the…

July 12, 2018 DAILY READING Psalm 139This weekend’s reading: Proverbs 2:1-10 FIELD NOTES “All of the psalms are designed to teach us one thing… to worship. These psalms reflect every human emotion, but they do so in a distinct and important way: they are emotions seen in relationship to God. Every psalm is written in the…

July 11, 2018 DAILY READING Psalm 13This weekend’s reading: Proverbs 2:1-9 FIELD NOTES The following is an excerpt from Henri Nouwen’s Uncensored Prayer: “Prayer, first of all, is crying out to God from our heart. ‘Give ear to my words, O Lord, and consider my sighing’ is a prayer from the heart. ‘Listen to my cry for…

July 10, 2018 DAILY READING Psalm 15This weekend’s reading: Proverbs 2:1-9 FIELD NOTES “All books of Scripture, both Old Testament and New, are inspired by God and useful for instruction, as the apostle says; but to those who really study it the Psalter yields especial treasure. Within it are represented and portrayed in all their variety…

July 9, 2018 DAILY READING Psalm 24This weekend’s reading: Proverbs 2:1-9 FIELD NOTES “At the center of the Bible is the book of Psalms. This great collection of songs and prayers expresses the heart and soul of humanity. In them, the whole range of human experiences is expressed… David and the other writers honestly pour out…

JULy 7, 2018 DAILY READING Matthew 8:18-22This weekend’s reading: Colossians 2:6-15​ FIELD NOTES So often it seems, we give up too soon, weary from our work that bears so little results. So often, we forget that Jesus, who has called us, is the one who also empowers us. We forget that Jesus brings forth a bounty…

July 6, 2018 DAILY READING 2 Corinthians 10:7-11This weekend’s reading: Colossians 2:6-15​ FIELD NOTES Do our actions match our words—or better yet, do our words match our actions?  Are we all talk?  When you say you love people, do you actually love people, or do you live a life of gossip or division?  When you say you’re…

July 5, 2018 DAILY READING 1 Corinthians 4:8-13This weekend’s reading: Colossians 2:6-15​ FIELD NOTES I wonder what our churches would look like if we realized that we have received the full power of the Holy Spirit, inherit in us, rather than living as if we were still waiting for God to empower us, or worse even,…