April 17, 2018  DAILY READING 2 John 1-6 This weekend’s reading: John 21:15-19 FIELD NOTESIn the Old Testament, the Israelites lived out their faithfulness to God by following the Law.  They ate and drank (or didn’t eat and drink) certain things because God’s Law commanded it.  They performed certain rituals in a certain way because God’s Law…

April 16, 2018  DAILY READING 1 John 3:10-16 This weekend’s reading: John 21:15-19 FIELD NOTES“The greatest of these is Love.”  “For this is the message you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.” “Love never fails.”  Love is possibly the most common theme throughout Scripture.  We are called to love God, each…

April 14, 2018  DAILY READING Psalm 4 Daniel 10:2-19 1 John 2:26-28 This weekend’s reading: John 20:24-29 FIELD NOTESIn C.S. Lewis’s famous children’s novel, “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,” the four Pevensie children are told that one day the fabled land of Narnia will be ruled over by four benevolent, human kings. It turns…

April 13, 2018 DAILY READING Psalm 4 Daniel 10:2-19 1 John 2:26-28 This weekend’s reading: John 20:24-29 FIELD NOTES“Jesus, Lord, We Look to Thee”Words by Charles Wesley, 1749 Jesus, Lord, we look to thee;let us in thy name agree;show thyself the Prince of Peace,bid our strife forever cease. By thy reconciling loveevery stumbling block remove;each to…

April 12, 2018  DAILY READING Psalm 4 Daniel 9:1-19 1 John 2:18-25 This weekend’s reading: John 20:24-29 FIELD NOTES While the “antichrist” is sometimes associated with apocalyptic literature in the Bible (such as in the book of Revelation), here in 1 John 2:18-25, the writer is specifically talking about false teachers—literally, those who deny Christ. How does…

April 11, 2018  DAILY READING Psalm 135 Isaiah 26:1-15 Mark 12:18-27 This weekend’s reading: John 20:24-29 FIELD NOTESHow could a person die and then rise again? For skeptics, this is the crucial question of Christianity. Of course, resurrection can’t be proven by logical means, it is a mystery to be accepted by faith. This question of resurrection…

April 10, 2018 DAILY READING Psalm 135 Daniel 6:1-28 1 John 2:12-17 This weekend’s reading: John 20:24-29 FIELD NOTESWhat songs do you remember from your childhood? Most children learn nursery rhymes and songs like “London Bridge is Falling Down” or “Itsy Bitsy Little Spider” at a very early age. Even for adults who haven’t heard or…