Daily Devotionals

April 1, 2019 DAILY READING 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:10Psalm 51This weekend’s reading: Luke 23:18-24 FIELD NOTES We are ash.  Brought in to this world and gone in an instant of eternity. And yet,…

March 30, 2019 DAILY READING Psalm 96This weekend’s reading: Mark 15:33-41 FIELD NOTES Every now and then, I really do realize how very self-absorbed I am. Not often, because, as I…

March 29, 2019 DAILY READING Romans 6:1-11This weekend’s reading: Mark 15:33-41 FIELD NOTES I don’t know what you woke up worrying about today. I don’t know what is breaking your heart….

March 28, 2019 DAILY READING John 8:21-32This weekend’s reading: Mark 15:33-41 FIELD NOTES This passage concludes with Jesus speaking words that are likely quite familiar to you. Speaking to the Jews…

March 27, 2019 DAILY READING John 8:12-20This weekend’s reading: Mark 15:33-41 FIELD NOTES The internet is so fully integrated into our lives at this point that it is almost impossible for…

March 26, 2019 DAILY READING John 7:37-43This weekend’s reading: Mark 15:33-41 FIELD NOTES Jesus stood up and shouted! In his shouting, he promised to give the Holy Spirit to all who…

March 25, 2019 DAILY READING Isaiah 52:7-12This weekend’s reading: Mark 15:33-41 FIELD NOTES I doubt many of us ever think of our feet as beautiful. Feet are often calloused or tired…

March 23, 2019 DAILY READING Luke 6:43-45This weekend’s reading: Mark 14:66-72 FIELD NOTES The CEB translation of the passage today says, “You don’t get wormy apples off a healthy tree, nor…

March 22, 2019 DAILY READING Revelation 3:1-6This weekend’s reading: Mark 14:66-72 FIELD NOTES It’s a harsh word that God delivers to John about the church in Sardis- a church that appears…

March 21, 2019 DAILY READING Revelation 2:8-11This weekend’s reading: Mark 14:66-72 FIELD NOTES It seems almost like Divine intervention that many congregations are discerning responses to the UMC Special Called General…