Daily Devotionals

DAILY READING Exodus 9:1-11 FIELD NOTES Can you imagine what Pharoah must have been feeling in the midst of the story of Moses and the Exodus?  In our passage, we see…

DAILY READING Matthew 12:22-32 FIELD NOTES We’ve all heard the cliché, “A house divided cannot stand.”  Often we use this phrase to call for unity.  Here, Jesus is talking to the Pharisees,…

DAILY READING Psalm 83:1-4 FIELD NOTES Who is against God?  It sounds harsh to say.  We want to believe everyone is God’s (and indeed God created and loves all of his children),…

DAILY READING Psalm 83:1-4 FIELD NOTES In times of great strife, we often wonder, “Where is God?  Why is God silent?”  So often in times of trouble, we struggle with what we…

August 14, 2021 DAILY READING Genesis 50:15-26 FIELD NOTES I worked with inner-city youth for several years.  One day we were studying the story of Joseph.  When we arrived at this scene…

August 13, 2021 DAILY READING Psalm 138 FIELD NOTES What a beautiful vision of prayer we find in Psalm 138!  The Psalmist writes, “I give you thanks, O Lord, with my…

August 12, 2021 DAILY READING 1 Corinthians 6 FIELD NOTES For me, the passage today from I Corinthians is in many ways about forgiveness.  Paul is challenging the early church on…

August 11, 2021 DAILY READING Matthew 8:1-13 FIELD NOTES This passage in Matthew is a riveting story of power dynamics at play.  The Centurion is a powerful leader in the Roman…

August 10, 2021 DAILY READING Romans 11:13-29 FIELD NOTES In today’s passage in chapter 11, Paul is asking the Gentile Christians in Rome not to “boast” over the Jews.  He says…

August 9, 2021 DAILY READING Psalm 130 FIELD NOTES I was having coffee this morning with a pastor from the Korean United Methodist Church.  We were discussing our beliefs and experiences…