October 24, 2017 DAILY READING Romans 12:3 This week’s sermon text: Romans 13:1-7 FIELD NOTES It is so easy for me to get a little full of myself when I’m good about serving at missions events, caring for my colleagues, and checking in with my friends to make sure they are doing okay. It becomes…

October 23, 2017 DAILY READING Romans 12:9-21 This week’s sermon text: Romans 13:1-7 FIELD NOTES As a pastor in the Adult Discipleship department at BUMC, I have been asking people what spiritual practices (or Wesley calls them “spiritual disciplines”) have helped them to grow deeper in their faith. Spiritual practices like prayer, Bible study, and…

October 21, 2017 DAILY READING Luke 23:46 This week’s sermon text: Romans 12:9-12 FIELD NOTES It is awe inspiring when we really meditate and think upon the strength and faith that it took for Jesus to fully commend his spirit to his father. While we know that Jesus was divine, and therefore knew God’s plan…

October 20, 2017 DAILY READING Romans 6:13 This week’s sermon text: Romans 12:9-12 FIELD NOTES “A friend of mine is a slave to fashion, and fashion is a fickle master indeed. Every season brings a new set of requirements, new clothing and accessories to be purchased, new trends to be adopted. Sometimes she looks fabulous;…

October 19, 2017 DAILY READING Luke 9:24 This week’s sermon text: Romans 12:9-12 FIELD NOTES The Christian faith is full of paradoxes. The least will be the greatest? That doesn’t seem to make sense in the rest of the world. An elderly, barren couple will become the progenitor of a great nation? Abraham and Sarah’s…

October 18, 2017 DAILY READING Ephesians 5:1-2 This week’s sermon text: Romans 12:9-12 FIELD NOTES “My Song is Love Unknown” My song is love unknown, my Savior’s love to me; love to the loveless shown, that they might lovely be. O who am I, that for my sake, my Lord should take frail flesh and…

October 17, 2017 DAILY READING John 15:13 This week’s sermon text: Romans 12:9-12 FIELD NOTES A story is told of the famous artist Albrecht Durer. Albrecht and his brother Albert both had dreams of being artists, but growing up poor in the 16th century meant that the Durer family had very little means to support…

October 16, 2017 DAILY READING Romans 12:1-8 This week’s sermon text: Romans 12:9-12 FIELD NOTES We have each been given a measure of faith. Measurements are important to mind. In the kitchen, if you are cooking, your final product will be the results of your careful measurement. The amount of baking powder you add to…