Daily Devotionals

DAILY READING Matthew 14:22-33 FIELD NOTES Over five hundred of us were at a small group training event for youth ministry. At one point, the leaders read Matthew 14:22-33 about…

DAILY READING Matthew 4:8-10: Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 “All this I will give you,”…

DAILY READING 1 John 4:1: “Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.” FIELD NOTES Tom asked,…

DAILY READING Romans 8:29 FIELD NOTES Lloyd Ogilvie, a former chaplain of the U. S. Senate, tells of a parishioner shaking his hand, saying, “Lloyd, I hope you continue to…

DAILY READING Matthew 1:1-7 FIELD NOTES Why are Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba mentioned in this genealogy? Since this genealogy lists relationships as “the father of,” Matthew did not need…

DAILY READING Hebrews 11 FIELD NOTES In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Indiana Jones has to find the Holy Grail so that his dying father can drink from the cup…

DAILY READING 1 Timothy 1:12-20 FIELD NOTES Oftentimes, my mind and activity each day and week are consumed with work, family needs, and my own need to rest.  While none of…

DAILY READING 2 Corinthians 2:12-17 FIELD NOTES Have you ever roasted garlic or onions on the stove or cooked bacon or fish in your house?  As these ingredients heat up, your…

DAILY READING Book of Job FIELD NOTES All of this talk about miracles raises some questions for me.  Job is one of my favorite books of the Bible because in it,…

DAILY READING Acts 15:36-41 FIELD NOTES Yesterday our devotion was about some big, almost unbelievable miracles that happened in 2 Kings and Acts.  Today, what struck me in our readings, specifically…