Daily Devotionals

July 27, 2021 DAILY READING Psalm 65:8-13 Ephesians 6:10-18 FIELD NOTES Today’s scripture from Ephesians is one of the most indelible images in all of scripture for preparing ourselves in…

July 26, 2021 DAILY READING Genesis 30:25-26 Psalm 65:8-13 FIELD NOTES Ask anyone that’s done any training in wilderness survival and they’ll tell you that there are a few essential…

July 24, 2021 DAILY READING Matthew 7:15-20 Psalm 139:1-12 FIELD NOTES Do you remember that old VBS song: The fruit of the Spirit’s not a banana! Oh the fruit of…

July 23, 2021 DAILY READING Hebrews 6:13-20 Psalm 139:1-12 FIELD NOTES It all comes down to Jesus. But what does that mean?   Adam Hamilton speaks in his modern classic, Making Sense…

July 22, 2021 DAILY READING Hebrews 2:1-9 Psalm 139:1-12 FIELD NOTES Again this week, we are reminded to remember what we already know in Christ.  So many times, God has sent…

July 21, 2021 DAILY READING Matthew 13:10-17 Psalm 142 FIELD NOTES Scholar N.T. Wright says about Jesus in his book, John for Everyone: “He and his father are giving evidence that…

July 20, 2021 DAILY READING Ephesians 4:17-5:2 Psalm 142 FIELD NOTES A few years back, just before I attended seminary, I found myself in the mountains of Guatemala, working with…

July 19, 2021 DAILY READING 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 Psalm 142 FIELD NOTES One thing my mother always would remind me of as I left the house during my high school…

July 17, 2021 DAILY READING Psalm 119:105-112; Isaiah 2:1-4; John 12:44-50 FIELD NOTES This passage from Isaiah is one of my favorite Scriptures.  It is a vision of God’s Kingdom: “They will…

July 16, 2021 DAILY READING Psalm 119:105-112; Deuteronomy 32:1-10; Romans 15:14-21 OR Psalm 65:9-13; Isaiah 48:6-11; Romans 15:14-21 FIELD NOTES I may be a pastor, but I often find it challenging…