Daily Devotionals

DAILY READING John 12:1-8 As you have read this week, Mary is anointing Jesus’ feet with perfume and wiping them with her hair. I went looking but couldn’t find any place where someone told…

DAILY READING John 12:1-8 When reading this passage, I kept being drawn to the very end of verse three, “and the house was filled with the fragrances of the perfume.” Now, I will admit that I…

DAILY READING John 12:1-8 Upon first reading – and depending on your translation – this text can seem difficult to swallow. If you’re just reading Judas’ words, he makes a good point about giving the money…

DAILY READING John 12:1-8 BUMC’s missional emphasis for the month of April is healthcare. Did you know BUMC partners with several ministries, both locally and globally, dedicated to providing accessible…

DAILY READING John 12:1-8 Here we have an exchange of gift-giving between Jesus and Mary, sister of Martha and Lazarus. Mary is giving a gift to Jesus. It is given…

DAILY READING John 12:1-8 Communing with God is one way to understand the act of prayer. The act of communing implies a closeness and intimacy that is experienced on a deep, spiritual level. During worship…

DAILY READING Luke 15:1-3; 11-32b The Prodigal Son is one of my favorite parables because it really puts the love and grace of the father on display. The son believes he is…

DAILY READING Luke 15:1-3; 11-32b This passage comes right before Jesus teaches some very familiar parables. Before launching into those teachings, this passage gives us the perspective that those listening were…

DAILY READING Luke 15:1-3; 11-32b What we love about the parable of the Lost Sheep (and most of Jesus’ parables for that matter) is how it gleefully rejects the modern rules of our society. …

DAILY READING Luke 15:1-3; 11-32b Put yourself in the shoes of the father from the third parable: your beloved child has left home with their inheritance and moved to another…