Daily Devotionals
Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign
August 7, 2021 DAILY READING Psalm 85:8-13 Matthew 16:1-4 FIELD NOTES Today’s reading shows us an unlikely collaboration between the conservative Pharisees and the liberal Sadducees united in their attempt…
Will the Real God Please Stand Up!
August 6, 2021 DAILY READING Psalm 85:8-13 1 Kings 18:17-19, 30-40 FIELD NOTES Today’s reading tells the story of an epic contest between the false god Baal and the one…
Beginner’s Mind
August 5, 2021 DAILY READING Psalm 85:8-13 Acts 17:10-15 FIELD NOTES Our scripture reading today tells of a congregation of Jewish people living in Berea, a city in Macedonia about…
Hey — We Get to Help!
August 4, 2021 DAILY READING Psalm 78:1-8, 17-29 Matthew 15:32-39 FIELD NOTES Imagine the scene — thousands of people gathered in the wilderness to listen to this amazing young preacher…
How to Have a Church Without Really Trying
August 3, 2021 DAILY READING Psalm 78:1-8, 17-29 Acts 2:37-47 FIELD NOTES Our reading for today describes how the first Christian believers prioritized their lives together. Verse 42 says, “They devoted…
Natural Consequences
August 2, 2021 DAILY READING Psalm 78:1-8, 17-29 Deuteronomy 8:1-10 FIELD NOTES There is a parenting philosophy that asserts that children should be allowed to experience the natural consequences of…
A Charitable Heart
July 31, 2021 DAILY READING Psalm 17:1-7, 15 Matthew 7:7-11 FIELD NOTES “Now, that which seems to be charity is oftentimes really sensuality, for man’s own inclination, his own will,…
The Nature of Covenant
July 30, 2021 DAILY READING Psalm 17:1-7, 15 Romans 9:6-13 FIELD NOTES One of the most important concepts in all of Biblical theology is the concept of “covenant.” Simply defined,…
A Different Theology of Giving
July 29, 2021 DAILY READING Psalm 17:1-7, 15 Philippians 4:10-15 FIELD NOTES “Jesus offers a particular theology. He tells those who follow him that everything is God’s. God is the…
Hearing and Believing
July 28, 2021 DAILY READING Psalm 65:8-13 Mark 4:30-34 FIELD NOTES Parables can be hard to understand, sometimes. The Gospel accounts note, on several occasions, that even those hearing them…