by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Apr 1, 2020 | Devotionals
2 Corinthians 2:14-3:6 “Are we beginning to commend ourselves again?” (2 Corinthians 3:1) It is frequently clear from Paul’s letters that being an itinerate preacher who worked in local communities only for a limited time before moving on (indeed, before being called...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Mar 25, 2020 | Devotionals
Psalm 147:1-11 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; make melody to our God on the lyre. He covers the heavens with clouds, prepares rain for the earth, makes grass grow on the hills. He gives to the animals their food, and to the young ravens when...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Mar 18, 2020 | Devotionals
Genesis 45:16-28 “[Pharaoh said], ‘Give no thought to your possessions, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’ The sons of Israel did so. Joseph gave them wagons according to the instruction of Pharaoh, and he gave them provisions for the journey. To each...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Mar 11, 2020 | Devotionals
Mark 4:1-20 “And he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand all the parables? The sower sows the word.” (Mark 4:13-14) Context matters. Context always matters. We’re tempted to read this parable as some sort of spiritual...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Mar 4, 2020 | Devotionals
Mark 1:29-45 “As soon as they left the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told him about her at once. He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up. Then...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Feb 26, 2020 | Devotionals
Luke 18:9-14 He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, was...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Feb 19, 2020 | Devotionals
1 John 2:12-17 “I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven on account of his name. I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young people, because you have conquered the evil one. I...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Feb 12, 2020 | Devotionals
Romans 12:1-8 “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God – what is good and acceptable and perfect” (Romans 12:2) I do not know if I could ever tire of preaching (or writing...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Feb 5, 2020 | Devotionals
Genesis 22:1-18 “[God] said, ‘Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I shall show you’” (Genesis 22:2) You can do a lot worse than to spend time meditating...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Jan 29, 2020 | Devotionals
John 5:19-29 “Jesus said to them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing on his own, but only what he sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, the Son does likewise’… The Father judges no one but has given all judgment to the Son, so that all may...
