Lectio Divina
January 20, 2021 DAILY READING Luke 18:15-17 The Little Children and Jesus 15 People were also bringing babies to Jesus for him to place his hands on them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them. 16 But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for…
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January 19, 2021 DAILY READING 1 Samuel 15:10-31 FIELD NOTES My four year old is a rascal. Dennis the menace, incarnate. Famous for asking forgiveness rather than permission. Often we have to give him very clear rules and expectations. And like any four year old, he pushes every boundary as he learns to navigate the…
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January 18, 2021 DAILY READING Psalm 86 FIELD NOTES I was sitting in the waiting room, outside the step-down ICU unit at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St Louis. My dad, having just had a liver transplant, was struggling. Something was wrong, but the doctors didn’t know what it was. Mere hours after his transplant, the…
Read MoreMustard Seeds (Dr. Chappell)
This week’s preacher: Dr. Davis Chappell. We continue our series on the preaching of Jesus called “Reorientation.” This series is the fourth in our year-long focus on intentional discipleship called “Walking with Jesus.” Learn how you can be more intentional in your walk with Jesus at bumc.net/journey. Our Scripture reading: Matthew 13:31-32
Read MoreMustard Seeds (Rev. Toi King)
This week’s preacher: Rev. Toi King. We continue our series on the preaching of Jesus called “Reorientation.” This series is the fourth in our year-long focus on intentional discipleship called “Walking with Jesus.” Learn how you can be more intentional in your walk with Jesus at bumc.net/journey. Our Scripture reading: Matthew 13:31-32
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January 16, 2021 DAILY READING Psalm 139:1-6; 13-18 FIELD NOTES For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. 1 You have searched me, Lord, and you know me.2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.4 Before a word is on my…
Read MoreAuthority
January 15, 2021 DAILY READING Judges 2:16-23 FIELD NOTES My wife loves to buck authority. One time, when we were still dating, we were walking through a neighborhood with quite a few homes under construction. As you can imagine, there were “No Trespassing!” signs everywhere. Did that stop her from walking right into those homes? Nope. As an avid rule…
Read MoreHelp Us See What You See
January 14, 2021 DAILY READING 2 Corinthians 10:1-11 FIELD NOTES When I was in college, I was what some might call, judgmental. I was a leader in a campus ministry, and proudly boasted of it wherever I went. I would also look down on those who didn’t fit my view of what it was to be a…
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January 13, 2021 DAILY READING Isaiah 41:14-20 FIELD NOTES 14 Do not be afraid, you worm Jacob, little Israel, do not fear,for I myself will help you,” declares the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.15 “See, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth.You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff.16 You will winnow them, the wind…
Read MoreJudging
January 12, 2021 DAILY READING Psalm 69:30-36 FIELD NOTES I remember back in 2010, I was a worship leader for a small church plant in rural Illinois. The pastor and I had been approached by some men from a different church in town, known for being extremely legalistic. They had heard that at our church, we didn’t…
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