Daily Devotionals

March 23, 2020 This week, as we settle into a life of social distancing to help prevent the spread of Covid-19, we will be focusing on how we can be…

March 21, 2020 DAILY READINGS Psalm 23 A Psalm of David 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.2     He makes me lie down in green pastures;he leads me beside still waters;3     he…

March 20, 2020 DAILY READINGS Ephesians 5:1-9 FIELD NOTES I always read this passage as saying “once you were in the darkness and now you are in the light.” But that isn’t what it…

March 19, 2020 DAILY READINGS Ephesians 4:25-32 FIELD NOTES Paul really lays it out here, but the one word that sticks out to me is “foothold.” Did you see the movie…

March 18, 2020 DAILY READINGS John 7:14-24 FIELD NOTES There is more going on than we ever realize. When we are anxious or scared, like some of us may be right…

March 17, 2020 DAILY READINGS John 14:27 FIELD NOTES These are anxious times. I’m not sure about your house, or your family, but in my home, we have to daily…

March 16, 2020 DAILY READINGS 2 John FIELD NOTES We are entering into (do we ever get out of) election season. You’re going to be tempted to post on social…

March 14, 2020 DAILY READINGS Psalm 95 Exodus 16:27-35 John 4:1-6 FIELD NOTES Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord;    let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.2 Let us come before him with…

March 13, 2020 DAILY READINGS Psalm 95 Exodus 16:9-21 Ephesians 2:11-22 FIELD NOTES As a former English teacher, I am always bothered when casual readers of Robert Frost’s poem “Mending…

March 12, 2020 DAILY READINGS Psalm 95 Exodus 16:1-8 Colossians 1:15-23 FIELD NOTES Today’s readings begin with Psalm 95, a call for us to worship joyfully the Rock of our…