Matthew 28:19-20 King James Version (KJV) 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the […]
The Transfiguration – Seeing Reality
The Sunday immediately preceding Ash Wednesday is Transfiguration Sunday on the church calendar. Now that I attend a church that follows the church calendar, once a year I hear a sermon on the transfiguration, though the text of the sermon may be the account in Matthew, the account in Luke, or the account in Mark. […]
Death and Resurrection Go Together
9My passion is to be consumed with him 10And I continually long to know the wonders of Jesus more fully and to experience the overflowing power of his resurrection working in me. I will be one with him in his sufferings and I will be one with him in his death. 11Only then will I […]
Invitation to Intimacy
I was burned out And did not want to admit it. Weariness had become my constant companion, tugging at the edges of the energy I could muster for the next ministry event or relational interaction to come.? It felt easier to blame the exhaustion on a hectic work schedule, or difficult interpersonal dynamics, or anything […]
On the Journey
I was reading the very familiar Psalm 23. ?The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not be in want?? I was happily lounging in green meadows and strolling peacefully by still waters. My soul was taking a long deep refreshing breath. But then I stumbled upon the Paths of Righteousness. ?I don?t think that means […]
See Jesus. See God.
Life is messy. Things sure can go sideways can?t they? Hard things happen in our lives. And then there are the inward struggles. I don?t know about you but my soul can be unruly at times, as I wrestle with this?and that. As I have grown in my understanding of my need for God I […]
Friday and Saturday after Ash Wednesday, First Sunday in Lent
Editor’s Note: This year for Lent, we’ll combine Friday through Sunday into one posting and post on Friday. We hope this makes it easier to take the devotions with you into your weekend. Friday After Ash Wednesday 2 Corinthians 4:7-12?English Standard Version (ESV) Treasure in Jars of Clay 7?But we have this treasure in jars […]
