Daily Devotionals

DAILY READING Psalm 116:1-5 1 I love the Lord, for he heard my voice;    he heard my cry for mercy.2 Because he turned his ear to me,    I will call on him as long as I live. 3 The…

DAILY READING Acts 7:35-60 FIELD NOTES Stephen, an early leader in the church and the first martyr for the Christian faith, was put on trial being accused of blasphemy. The…

DAILY READING Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 FIELD NOTES Today’s Psalm focuses on God’s protection in the midst of danger. We are never guaranteed a world free from the threat of danger…

DAILY READING Ecclesiastes 3:20; Psalm 30:5 FIELD NOTES Today, known as Ash Wednesday, marks the beginning of Lent as we prepare for Easter. Just as we think of Advent preparing…

DAILY READING Jonah 2:1-10 FIELD NOTES I have a greater appreciation for Jonah these days. I feel at times as though I am in the belly of the great fish,…

DAILY READING Psalm 114 FIELD NOTES This psalm celebrates God’s wonders at the Exodus. It tells us that God is in the business of making impossible things possible: Splitting seas….

DAILY READING Psalm 23 Luke 18:35-43 FIELD NOTES In today’s story, a blind man asks Jesus for help. “Son of David, have mercy on me,” he shouts as Jesus makes…

DAILY READING Psalm 23 Acts 17:16-31 FIELD NOTES When you think of “idols,” what do you think of first? I think of some kind of primitive, scary-looking statue covered with…

DAILY READING Psalm 23 Colossians 1:15-23 FIELD NOTES If you were to see a picture of my husband as a young adult and then look at a photo of our…

DAILY READING Psalm 142 Amos 9:11-15 FIELD NOTES Several years ago, we lived in a house that had a patio bordered by a large cherry tree. In the spring, the…