secretary Daily Devotional for Small Group Discussion: Be Careful What You Preach View in browser October 10, 2022 Be Careful What You Preach Rachel Hackenberg The prophet Hananiah took the yoke from the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, and broke it, saying, “Thus says the Lord: This is how I will break the yoke of King … Read more
Coherent Holiness View in browser October 9, 2022 Coherent Holiness Donna Schaper And the Word became flesh and lived among us. – John 1:14 (NRSV) A woman whose church is almost spiritually and materially dead told me they couldn’t use the small chapel for dance, unless it was sacred dance. This false binary between sacred … Read more
The Heights of Humility View in browser October 8, 2022 The Heights of Humility Kenneth Samuel Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because he had married a Cushite woman… But the Lord heard them. (Now Moses was very humble—more humble than any other person on earth.) – Numbers 12:1-3 excerpt (NLT) He is extolled as the … Read more
Pile View in browser October 7, 2022 Pile Quinn Caldwell No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer. Similarly, anyone who competes as an athlete does not receive the victor’s crown except by competing according to the rules. The hardworking farmer should be the … Read more
Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid View in browser October 6, 2022 Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid Liz Miller The fear of [God] is the beginning of wisdom. – Psalm 111:10 (NRSVUE) With utmost respect to the heavenly angels who make a name for themselves by careening into some unsuspecting person’s life and proclaiming, “Be not … Read more
Faithful Love View in browser October 5, 2022 Faithful Love Martha Spong WISDOM’s womb is full of love and faithfulness, slow to anger and overflowing with faithful love. – Psalm 103:8 (as translated in A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church: Year W, p. 295) This time of year, I think a lot about my … Read more
Shadow Blessings View in browser October 4, 2022 Shadow Blessings Kaji Douša I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light around me become night,” even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day, for darkness is as light to you.” – Psalm 139:11-12 (NRSV) We … Read more
Daily Devotional for Small Group Discussion: To Arrive with Cake View in browser October 3, 2022 To Arrive with Cake Mary Luti Bring me out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name. The righteous will surround me, for you deal bountifully with me. – Psalm 142:7 (NRSV) Francis of Assisi died overnight, … Read more
Whacking Away the Vultures View in browser October 2, 2022 Whacking Away the Vultures Talitha Arnold And when birds of prey came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away. – Genesis 15:11 (NRSV) Chapter 15 of Genesis tells an odd story. It also tells the truth. God comes to Abram in a vision and … Read more
You Won’t Lose Me View in browser October 1, 2022 You Won’t Lose Me Matt Laney “Which of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that was lost until you find it?” – Luke 15:4 (NRSV) I once heard … Read more