by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Nov 13, 2019 | Devotionals
Revelation 18:21-24 “Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “With such violence Babylon the great city will be thrown down, and will be found no more” (Revelation 18:21) I’ll confess that I never know what...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Nov 6, 2019 | Devotionals
Matthew 13:53-58 “And he did not do many deeds of power there, because of their unbelief” (Matthew 13:58) A prophet is not accepted in his hometown is just another way of expressing the old adage that “familiarity breeds contempt.” It is a reminder that one of the...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Oct 30, 2019 | Devotionals
Revelation 5:1-10 “Then I saw between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders a Lamb standing as if it had been slaughtered, having seven horns and seven eyes” (Revelation 5:6) On Halloween Eve, I cannot imagine a more frightening image from the...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Oct 23, 2019 | Devotionals
Psalm 125 “Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever.” ~Psalm 125:1 “Trust” and “faith” are functionally the same thing throughout scripture. We may, in our times, delineate the two, but not typically to our benefit....
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Oct 16, 2019 | Devotionals
Matthew 10:24-33 “Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before others, I also will acknowledge before my Father in heaven; but whoever denies me before others, I also will deny before my Father in heaven.” (Matthew 10:32-33) Every week, you are asked to stand up in...
