April 4, 2018  DAILY READING Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 Song of Solomon 3:1-11 Mark 16:1-8 This weekend’s reading: Luke 24:13-35 FIELD NOTESI love mysteries. I love shows and books where I get to guess how things will end or who did it. I particularly love when I figure it out, when I am able to guess the…

April 3, 2018 DAILY READING Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 Genesis 1:20-2:4 1 Corinthians 15:50-58 This weekend’s reading: Luke 24:13-35 FIELD NOTESGod’s power for life begins at the very beginning. In Genesis 1 God gives life to creation. God creates the plants and trees and flowers. God creates the animals in the water, in the sky, and on…

April 2, 2018  DAILY READING Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 Genesis 1:1-19 1 Corinthians 15:35-49 This weekend’s reading: Luke 24:13-35 FIELD NOTES“Give thanks to the Lord because he is good, because his faithful love lasts forever.” The words of the Psalmist are so appropriate for today, even though they were written long before Jesus was crucified and resurrected.…

March 31, 2018 DAILY READING 1 Peter 4:1-8 Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-9 This weekend’s reading: John 20:19-23 FIELD NOTESSo here we are. At the cross. We have heard the final instructions from Jesus to live our lives as a servant, to love each other well, and to remember him when we drink the wine and eat the bread. We have…

March 30, 2018 DAILY READING John 18:1-19:42 This weekend’s reading: John 20:19-23 FIELD NOTESIf you have ever been to a Maundy Thursday service at BUMC, you know that the service ends by the “stripping” of the Sanctuary. This involves removing everything in the room that is symbolic of our life in Christ. Plants, candles, the communion elements, the…

March 29, 2018 DAILY READING Exodus 12:1-14 John 13:1-17; 31-35 This weekend’s reading: John 20:19-23 FIELD NOTESI was in my late 20s when I finally began to connect the Biblical “dots” and see the Bible as God’s complete story from beginning to end. Through countless studies, sermons, podcasts, and more, I have thirstily sought out the connections made…

March 28, 2018 DAILY READING John 13:21-32 Isaiah 50:4-9 Psalm 70 This weekend’s reading: John 20:19-23 FIELD NOTES“Betrayal. An abandonment of trust by someone close to you. A husband betrayed by his wife. An employee passed over for a promotion by an employer who had promised it. A secret between friends brought to light for…

March 27, 2018 DAILY READING John 12:20-36 Psalm 71:1-14 This weekend’s reading: Luke 24:1-12 FIELD NOTESOn Tuesday of Holy Week, we begin to look at the events leading up to the arrest and crucifixion of Jesus. Any study of the four gospels will show the significant and abundant ministry that Jesus had on Earth, showing…