secretary Daily Devotional for Small Group Discussion: Mood Swing View in browser October 2, 2023 Mood Swing Kenneth Samuel Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my trust in God! I will praise him again—my Savior and my God! – Psalm 42:11 (NLT) Clinical depression is a serious disorder that … Read more
Open the Door View in browser October 1, 2023 Open the Door Vince Amlin “Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven; give, and it will be given to you … for the measure you give will be the … Read more
This I Know View in browser September 30, 2023 This I Know Martha Spong But as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it, and how from childhood you have known the sacred writings that are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ … Read more
To What End? View in browser September 29, 2023 To What End? Rachel Hackenberg The Israelites came into the wilderness of Zin. Now there was no water for the [people], so they quarreled with Moses and said, “Why have you brought the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness for us and our livestock to … Read more
What Should I Do Now? View in browser September 28, 2023 What Should I Do Now? Quinn G. Caldwell Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths. – Psalm 25:4 (NRSV) Ugh. I feel this prayer so hard. Why can’t God just tell me what to do all the time? My … Read more
Get Quiet View in browser September 27, 2023 Get Quiet Ann Kansfield “Be still, and know that I am God!” – Psalm 46:10 (NRSV) Our church feeds people. Every Wednesday night we provide a community meal, better known in the neighborhood as a “soup kitchen.” We get all kinds of folks, and occasionally someone arrives … Read more
A House, A Temple, A Tent, A Shelter View in browser September 26, 2023 A House, A Temple, A Tent, A Shelter Jennifer Brownell One thing I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of … Read more
Daily Devotional for Small Group Discussion: Making the Case View in browser September 25, 2023 Making the Case Kaji Douša “For saying that, you may go—the demon has left your daughter.” – Mark 7:29 (NRSV) The Syrophoenician woman was bold to make her ask of him. He’d drawn himself away from the crowds, not wanting … Read more
Loot View in browser September 24, 2023 Loot Molly Baskette “If you want to give it all you’ve got,” Jesus replied, “go sell your possessions; give everything to the poor. All your wealth will then be in heaven. Then come follow me.” – Matthew 19:21 In the TV show Loot, Maya Rudoph plays Molly Wells … Read more
New Magnificat Just Dropped View in browser September 23, 2023 New Magnificat Just Dropped John Edgerton Hannah prayed and said, “My heart exults in the Lord; my strength is exalted in my God. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in my victory. … The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble … Read more