Daily Devotionals
Signs from God
July 15, 2021 DAILY READING Psalm 119:105-112; Exodus 3:1-6; Romans 2:12-16 FIELD NOTES How many times I have wished that God would send me a burning bush! We face so many decisions, big…
Jesus Washes Our Feet
July 14, 2021 DAILY READING Song of Solomon 2:8-13; Genesis 29:31-35; John 13:1-17 FIELD NOTES John is a gospel full of symbolism. In today’s passage in John, Jesus is not only literally…
Religious Rituals and Faith
July 13, 2021 DAILY READING Song of Solomon 2:8-13; Genesis 29:1-14; Romans 3:1-8 OR Psalm 131; Jeremiah 28:10-17; Romans 3:1-8 FIELD NOTES In this larger section of Romans, Paul fleshes out a…
A Wrathful God
July 12, 2021 DAILY READING Song of Solomon 2:8-13; Genesis 27:30-46; Romans 1:18-25 OR Psalm 131; Jeremiah 27:1-11, 16-22; Romans 1:18-25 FIELD NOTES I have to admit, I really struggle with passages…
Surrendering to the Life Guard
July 10, 2021 DAILY READING Psalm 45:10-17 Genesis 27:18-29 Luke 10:21-24 Psalm 145:8-14 Zechariah 4:1-7 FIELD NOTES Even the greatest swimmers cannot swim forever stranded in the Pacific Ocean without…
“Yes, But” vs “Yes, And”
July 9, 2021 DAILY READING Romans 7:7-20 Psalm 45:10-17 Genesis 27:1-17 Zechariah 2:6-13 Psalm 145:8-14 FIELD NOTES Paul’s inner conflict is ours, “For I do not do what I want,…
Action vs. Blame
July 8, 2021 DAILY READING Zechariah 1:1-16 Psalm 45:10-17 Genesis 25:19-27 Romans 7:1-6 Psalm 145:8-14 FIELD NOTES Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey were bitter political enemies. Just before he died, Humphrey told…
Repent
July 7, 2021 DAILY READING Matthew 11:20-24 Psalm 47 Isaiah 51:1-3 Psalm 119:161-168 Jeremiah 18:1-11 FIELD NOTES One person held the four key positions at a church I pastored. He told…
Test the Spirits
July 6, 2021 DAILY READING 1 John 4:1-6 Psalm 47 1 Kings 18:36-39 1 Kings 21:17-29 Psalm 119:161-168 FIELD NOTES What word from God does our nation need right now? …
Praise
July 5, 2021 DAILY READING Psalm 47 Genesis 22:15-18 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 Psalm 119:161-168 1 Kings 21:1-16 FIELD NOTES Happiness depends upon events that happen such as jokes, celebrations, and victories. When the…