by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Jan 22, 2020 | Devotionals
Genesis 9:18-29 “And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside” (Genesis 9:22) This is just one of those weird Old Testament stories, right? Noah survives the flood that destroys the entire earth – God’s watery reset...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Jan 15, 2020 | Devotionals
John 1:29-42 “The next day John again was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he exclaimed, ‘Look, here is the Lamb of God!’ The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus.” (John 1:35-37) This is evangelism. Evangelism...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Jan 8, 2020 | Devotionals
Exodus 17:1-7 “‘Strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may drink.’ Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel. He called the place Massah and Meribah, because the Israelites quarreled and tested the LORD, saying, ‘Is the LORD among...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Jan 1, 2020 | Devotionals
Psalm 98 “O sing to the Lord a new song…” (Psalm 98:1) It feels fitting to begin a new calendar year with a reminder to sing a new song. It seems fitting, but also a little daunting. The reality is this: We like the old songs. We know the melodies by heart, have...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Dec 25, 2019 | Devotionals
1 John 4:7-16 “Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God… God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them.” (1 John 4:7, 16) Merry Christmas! I hope that you’re reading...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Dec 18, 2019 | Devotionals
Revelation 12:1-10 “A great portent appeared in heaven…” (Revelation 12:1) I once visited an art installation at the Cleveland Museum of Art that was an “auditory experience.” Something like 120 speakers were set up in a circle and they were playing a Gregorian chant....
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Dec 11, 2019 | Devotionals
Revelation 1:17-2:7 “I also know that you are enduring patiently and bearing up for the sake of my name, and that you have not grown weary. But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. Remember then from what you have fallen; repent,...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Dec 4, 2019 | Devotionals
2 Peter 3:1-10 “First of all you must understand this, that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and indulging their own lusts and saying, ‘Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since our ancestors died, all things continue as they were from the...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Nov 27, 2019 | Devotionals
1 Peter 2:1-10 “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.” (1 Peter 2:9) If you’ve paid attention to my preaching over...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Nov 20, 2019 | Devotionals
Ezra 10:1-17 “Shecaniah son of Jehiel, of the descendants of Elam, addressed Ezra, saying, ‘We have broken faith with our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land, but even now there is hope for Israel in spite of this. So now let us make a...
