Daily Devotionals

May 6, 2021 DAILY READING Galatians 5:16-26 FIELD NOTES 16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.17 For the flesh desires what is…

May 5, 2021 DAILY READING Galatians 5:16-26 FIELD NOTES When I was six years old, I wanted a Voltron robot toy.  It cost $30.00.  My parents would not buy it for me.  I…

May 4, 2021 DAILY READING Galatians 5:16-26 FIELD NOTES Do you know the enneagram?  If so, do you know your number?  Me, I’m a nine.  Nines are called Peacemakers.  In my best, I seek…

May 3, 2021 DAILY READING Galatians 5:16-26 FIELD NOTES As my second son grows, and learns, we see all sorts of new expressions and reactions from him.  At 18 months, he’s…

May 1, 2021 DAILY READING Luke 14:12-14 [Psalm 116:1-4] FIELD NOTES Jesus is invited to dinner at a prominent Pharisee’s home.  He immediately begins confronting their hypocritical and ineffective theology.  They say…

April 30, 2021 DAILY READING 1 Peter 1:13-16 [Psalm 116:1-4] FIELD NOTES The writer here implores us to put to death our sinful desires.  Our earthly nature, as he puts it,…

April 29, 2021 DAILY READING 1 Peter 1:8b-12 [Psalm 116:1-4] FIELD NOTES Here in 1 Peter, we see that even the angels are seeking a deep relationship with God.  We seek…

April 28, 2021 DAILY READING Matthew 12:38-42 Psalm 114 FIELD NOTES In Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense, scholar N.T. Wright says this: “Jesus is, at the moment, present with us, but…

April 27, 2021 DAILY READING 1 Corinthians 15:19-28 Psalm 114 FIELD NOTES John Wesley, in his sermon, The Repentance of Believers, says this: “Continue to believe in him that loved thee…

April 26, 2021 DAILY READING 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 Psalm 114 FIELD NOTES Paul implores us that the resurrection is real.  If it weren’t real he says, what is the point?  What is…