1051Jul 15, 2019
Focus Slow your breathing and become aware of the taking in and letting out of your breath. Focus on putting things aside so you will be open to what God is saying to you today. Read Psalm 85 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) To the leader. Of the Korahites. A Psalm. Lord, you were favorable […]
1052Jul 14, 2019
Focus Relax and clear your head. Listen for the voice of God. What is God saying to you today? Read Colossians 1:1-14 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the saints and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ in Colossae: Grace […]
1053Jul 13, 2019
Focus Take time to rest in the comfort of the Lord today. Read John 3:16-21 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. “Indeed, God did not send the Son into […]
1054Jul 11, 2019
Focus Be still and rest in the Lord. Read James 2:14-26 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you? If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, and one of you says […]
1055Jul 10, 2019
Welcome to the first post of a series where I will be sharing different resources that have helped me to grow broader in my understanding of faith and deeper in my spirituality. My hope is that they will encourage you as well. A simple caveat must be said. These debates and lectures are not necessarily endorsements of any particular theology, doctrine, social, or cultural position.
1056Jul 10, 2019
Focus Take a few minutes to push the “pause” button on whatever is going on around you and be still with God. Read Psalm 6 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) To the leader: with stringed instruments; according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger, or discipline […]
1057Jul 9, 2019
Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God, however that may take place. Read Kings 5:15-19 (NRSV) Then he returned to the man of God, he and all his company; he came and stood before him and said, “Now I know that there is no God in […]
1058Jul 8, 2019
Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read 2 Kings 5:1-14 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man and in high favor with his master, because by him […]
1059Jul 7, 2019
Focus Stop and thank God for being present with you today. Ask for God’s guidance as you hear God’s voice through scripture and the writer. Read Romans 12:1-2 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy […]
1060Jul 6, 2019
Focus Stop and thank God for being present with you today. Ask for God’s guidance as you hear God’s voice through scripture and the writer. Read 2 Kings 4:32-37 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) When Elisha came into the house, he saw the child lying dead on his bed. So he went in and closed […]