Daily Devotionals

08/7/21

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…

08/6/21

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…

08/5/21

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…

08/4/21

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…

08/3/21

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…

08/2/21

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…

07/31/21

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,…

07/30/21

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,…

07/29/21

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…

07/28/21

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…