Daily Devotionals

DAILY READING Psalm 77 FIELD NOTES Pain always seems worst in the middle of the night — when the house is silent; when darkness shrouds our vision and the outside…

DAILY READING Psalm 22:23-31 Mark 8:27-30 FIELD NOTES As today’s text opens, Jesus and his disciples are walking along the path to visit several villages around the pagan city Caesarea…

DAILY READING Psalm 22:23-31 FIELD NOTES My mother-in-law was a talented seamstress. She began sewing at an early age, and by the time she had her first child, she was…

DAILY READING Psalm 22:23-31 Genesis 15:1-6, 12-18 FIELD NOTES Several years ago my husband and I vacationed in Maine. One cold, clear evening we drove to the top of Cadillac…

DAILY READING Psalm 77 Proverbs 30:1-9 FIELD NOTES Do you remember fairy tales in which the main character would be granted “three wishes” by a genie and she would agonize…

DAILY READING Psalm 77 Ephesians 2:1-10 FIELD NOTES I am a sucker for a good “before and after” story. It doesn’t matter what it is. It might be photos of…

DAILY READING Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45 Exodus 16:22-30 Matthew 19:23-30 FIELD NOTES William Barclay writes regarding these verses in Matthew,  “Riches have three main effects on a [person’s] outlook: Riches encourage…

DAILY READING Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45 Exodus 16:1-21 2 Corinthians 13:5-10 FIELD NOTES In his second letter to the Corinthians, Paul encourages the church to examine themselves to see if they…

DAILY READING Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45 Exodus 15:22-27 2 Corinthians 13:1-4 FIELD NOTES As anyone with survival skills will tell you, one of the most important things to find when lost…

DAILY READING Psalm 77 2 Kings 2:1-18 Mark 11:20-25 FIELD NOTES This story in 2 Kings depicts Elisha sticking close to his mentor Elijah throughout a long journey so that…