Daily Devotionals
Prone to Wander
September 18, 2019 DAILY READINGS Psalm 94Jeremiah 14:1-10, 17-22Luke 22:31-33, 54-62This weekend’s scripture:Proverbs 17:19-22 FIELD NOTES A favorite Peanuts cartoon shows Charlie Brown grumbling about the unfairness of having a…
A Horrible and Shocking Thing Has Happened
September 17, 2019 DAILY READINGS Psalm 94Jeremiah 5:18-312 Peter 3:8-13This weekend’s scripture:Proverbs 17:19-22 FIELD NOTES Jeremiah continues his lament directed at the rich and powerful: “They do not seek justice….
Shipwrecked with Regard to Faith
September 16, 2019 DAILY READINGS Psalm 94Jeremiah 5:1-171 Timothy 1:18-20This weekend’s scripture:Proverbs 17:19-22 FIELD NOTES Many of us are coming down from a summer “mountaintop experience.” Good vacations give us…
The Danger of Riches
DAILY READING Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45Exodus 16:22-30Matthew 19:23-30This weekend’s reading: Proverbs 15:1-7 FIELD NOTES William Barclay writes regarding these verses in Matthew, “Riches have three main effects on a [person’s] outlook:…
Examine Yourselves
DAILY READING Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45Exodus 16:1-212 Corinthians 13:5-10This weekend’s reading: Proverbs 15:1-7 FIELD NOTES In his second letter to the Corinthians, Paul encourages the church to examine themselves to see…
Bitterness and Complaining
DAILY READING Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45Exodus 15:22-272 Corinthians 13:1-4This weekend’s reading: Proverbs 15:1-7 FIELD NOTES As anyone with survival skills will tell you, one of the most important things to find…
A Mentor’s Legacy
DAILY READING Psalm 772 Kings 2:1-18Mark 11:20-25This weekend’s reading: Proverbs 15:1-7 FIELD NOTES This story in 2 Kings depicts Elisha sticking close to his mentor Elijah throughout a long journey…
Sharing Our Story
DAILY READING Psalm 77Nehemiah 9:9-15Romans 14:13-15:2This weekend’s reading: Proverbs 15:1-7 FIELD NOTES The book of Nehemiah tells the story of the newly returned Israelites from exile. The fragile community suffers…
Living By Faith
DAILY READING Psalm 77Joshua 3:1-17Hebrews 11:23-29This weekend’s reading: Proverbs 15:1-7 FIELD NOTES When I was a hospice chaplain, one of my patients was a 97-year-old woman from Jamaica named Betty. Talking…
All-In | August 17, 2019
DAILY READING Matthew 15:1-9Psalm 119:1-8 FIELD NOTES We can do everything right. We can go through the motions perfectly. We can obey every rule or ethic code, or whatever it…