May 26, 2018 DAILY READING Philippians 2:12-13This weekend’s reading: Philippians 2:12-13 FIELD NOTES One of my college professors had been a pastor.  Down the street from his congregation, a pastor of another church decided it would become the perfect church.  Their Administrative Board voted to kick out any members who had any criminal records, and who…

May 25, 2018 DAILY READING Philippians 2:12-13This weekend’s reading: Philippians 2:12-13 FIELD NOTES A farmer noticed his six-year-old son not succeeding in pushing a very large rock that weighed about two-hundred pounds to a corner of a field.  His father asked, “Are you using all of the strength available to move that rock?”  His son said,…

May 24, 2018 DAILY READING Philippians 2:12-13This weekend’s reading: Philippians 2:12-13 FIELD NOTES Today, we celebrate John Wesley’s Aldersgate experience of 280 years ago on May 24, 1738. Why? It’s good to remember and re-tell this story. John Wesley wanted to be perfect so God would love him. He was very methodical with his a daily ritual of prayer,…

May 23, 2018 DAILY READING Philippians 2:12-13This weekend’s reading: Philippians 2:12-13 FIELD NOTES In the TSSAA High School semi-final basketball game, Perry County High School was down 18 points with about 3 minutes to play. Dave Rhodes, PCHS’s coach, called timeout. While he was barking some instructions for a comeback, his younger brother, and star player, Mike (Tennessee’s…

May 22, 2018 DAILY READING Philippians 2:12-13This weekend’s reading: Philippians 2:12-13 FIELD NOTES Practice! Practice! Practice! The theory is that ten-thousand hours of practice takes one to a level of perfection. If a person practiced one hour a day, ten-thousand hours would be twenty-seven years and five months. After that 10,000 hours of practice, one continues practicing to…

May 21, 2018

May 12, 2018   DAILY READING Psalm 47Deuteronomy 34:1-7John 16:4-11This weekend’s reading: Psalm 139 FIELD NOTES Today we will explore John 16 by using the Amplified Bible. “The Amplified Bible attempts to take both word meaning and context into account in order to accurately translate the original text from one language into another. The Amplified Bible does this through the…

May 11, 2018   DAILY READING Psalm 47Exodus 24:15-18Revelation 1:9-18This weekend’s reading: Psalm 139 FIELD NOTES All Hail the Power of Jesus’ NameThe United Methodist Hymnal Number 154Text: Edward Perronet; alt. by John RipponMusic: Oliver Holden All hail the power of Jesus’ name!Let angels prostrate fall;bring forth the royal diadem,and crown him Lord of all.Bring forth the royal…