by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Apr 21, 2021 | Devotionals
Daniel 5:1-12 “Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar commanded that they bring in the vessels of gold and silver that his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines might drink...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Apr 14, 2021 | Devotionals
1 John 2:12-17 “Do not love the world or the things in the world. The love of the Father is not in those who love the world; 16for all that is in the world — the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, the pride in riches — comes not from the Father but from the...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Apr 7, 2021 | Devotionals
Micah 7:7-15 Acts 3:1-10 John 15:1-11 “Do not rejoice over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD will be a light to me” (Micah 7:8) Micah reminds me of another poetic, prophetic voice: Maya Angelou. Consider this poem from her,...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Mar 31, 2021 | Devotionals
Jeremiah 17:5-18 “Thus says the LORD: Cursed are those who trust in mere mortals and make mere flesh their strength, whose hearts turn away from the LORD. They shall be like a shrub in the desert, and shall not see when relief comes. They shall live in the parched...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Mar 24, 2021 | Devotionals
Psalm 5 I’m not one of those Bible nerds who will geek out on something like punctuation… normally. But really, ya’ll, check out that semi-colon! Now, to be clear, biblical Greek does not have this sort of punctuation so what we’re seeing is a reflection of...