June 6, 2020 DAILY READING 1 Thessalonians 5:16 – 18 – 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. FIELD NOTES The following is one suggestion I’ve developed that helps me to come closer to “praying without ceasing.” Studies show that people who have…

June 5, 2020 DAILY READING Matthew 7:7-11 – 7 “Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. 9 Is there anyone among you who, if your child…

June 4, 2020 DAILY READING Isaiah 40:29-31- “He gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless. 30 Even youths will faint and be weary, and the young will fall exhausted; 31 but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk…

June 3, 2020 DAILY READING Acts 16:6-9 – 6 They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. 7 When they had come opposite Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them; 8 so, passing by Mysia, they went down…

June 2, 2020 DAILY READING Matthew 20:23 –“ He said to them, ‘You will indeed drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left, this is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.’” FIELD NOTES Jesus said, “No” to…

June 1, 2020 DAILY READING John 14:25-26 – “I have said these things to you while I am still with you. 26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind you of all that I have said to you. FIELD NOTES Instead of Simon Says, let’s play Jesus…

May 30, 2020 DAILY READING Matthew 5:1-12 Introduction to the Sermon on the Mount 5 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2 and he began to teach them. The Beatitudes He said: 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit,    for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.4 Blessed…

May 29, 2020 FIELD NOTES One of the kindest things a friend ever did for me was in sixth grade.  Our class had taken a field trip to Six Flags.  Now this was more than a few years ago and believe it or not, we were allowed to go around the park without adult supervision (gasp).   My…

May 28, 2020 DAILY READING Acts 2:1-11 FIELD NOTES Pentecost is something, isn’t it?  God pours down the Spirit on the people and they speak in strange languages.  Tongues of fire fall on them.  They are filled with the Spirit.  If it were in a movie, it would be full of special effects.   And yet, today, that same Spirit…