Why Do We Hope?
June 27, 2020 DAILY READING 1 Peter 3:15 – “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.” FIELD NOTES People in the UMC have long stood for justice for all people. Over the centuries we’ve been…
Read MoreThe Allure of Gentleness
June 26, 2020 DAILY READING Matthew 11:29 – “Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” FIELD NOTES This week we are examining the fruit of gentleness, imagining new and powerful ways we can birth gentleness into the…
Read MoreGracious Words are a Honeycomb
June 25, 2020 DAILY READING Proverbs 16:24 – “Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.” FIELD NOTES This week we are examining the fruit of gentleness, imagining new and powerful ways we can birth gentleness into the world around us. There’s an old Celtic custom that somehow found…
Read MoreBe Gentle
June 24, 2020 DAILY READING “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.” – Colossians 3:12 FIELD NOTES This week we are examining the fruit of gentleness, imagining new and powerful ways we can birth gentleness into the world around us. As a parent of…
Read MoreA Soft Word
June 23, 2020 DAILY READING Proverbs 15:1 – “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” FIELD NOTES This week we are examining the fruit of gentleness, imagining new and powerful ways we can birth gentleness into the world around us. Davis always says, “Humility isn’t thinking less of yourself.…
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June 22, 2020 DAILY READING Philippians 4:5– “Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near.” FIELD NOTES This week we are examining the fruit of gentleness, imagining new and powerful ways we can birth gentleness into the world around us. The Message translates today’s verse this way: “Make it as clear as you…
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This sermon is a part of our series on the Fruit of Spirit! Each week, we’ll explore a different fruit and how its wisdom can be applied to our lives. As we consider each of the fruits of the Spirit, we are inviting you to join us in embodying these fruits in specific ways: Each…
Read MoreHow Great Thou Art
June 20, 2020 DAILY READING Psalm 98:1-6 FIELD NOTES I first remember hearing “How Great Thou Art” on my grandparent’s enclosed back porch. It was the only space in the house large enough to hold Ma’s upright grand piano. My grandfather, Pa, sang in the choir, so on Sunday mornings after breakfast he would warm-up his…
Read MoreFaithful Renewal
June 19, 2020 DAILY READING Lamentations 3:23 FIELD NOTES Each night as we fall to sleep, we yield up our lives to the grace of God. We might not give that a thought! As children, we prayed, “Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should…
Read MoreFaithfulness is a Dance!
June 18, 2020 DAILY READING Psalm 139:7-18 FIELD NOTES “The word is “resonance.” Prayer is actually setting out a tuning fork. All you can really do in the spiritual life is get tuned to receive the always present message… All we can really do is return the gaze. Then, as Meister Eckhart so perfectly said,…
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