by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Mar 10, 2021 | Devotionals
Romans 5:1-11 “Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God” (Romans 5:1-2) The Gospel of...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Mar 3, 2021 | Devotionals
Jeremiah 3:6-18 “I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding” (Jeremiah 3:15) Who are your shepherds? I have a few. By now you know the names “Ben” and “Jake.” Brianne is a good shepherd for me too, especially in...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Feb 24, 2021 | Devotionals
Deuteronomy 9:13-21 “Then I took the sinful thing you had made, the calf, and burned it with fire and crushed it, grinding it thoroughly, until it was reduced to dust; and I threw the dust of it into the stream that runs down the mountain” (Deuteronomy 9:21) Sometimes...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Feb 17, 2021 | Devotionals
Luke 18:9-14 “But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even look up to heaven, but was beating his breast and saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’” (Luke 18:13) It’s hard to think of a better passage to read on Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent,...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Feb 10, 2021 | Devotionals
2 Timothy 1:15-2:13 “You are aware that all who are in Asia have turned away from me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes. May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chain…” (2 Timothy 1:15-16) One...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Feb 3, 2021 | Devotionals
Mark 8:11-26 “Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again…” (Mark 8:25) Listen. I’m preaching this to myself as much as anyone reading this because it is a hard lesson to learn – especially if you have even the faintest streak of perfectionism in your soul....
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Jan 27, 2021 | Devotionals
Isaiah 49:1-12 “Listen to me, O coastlands, pay attention, you peoples from far away! The LORD called me before I was born, while I was in my mother’s womb he named me. He made my mouth like a sharp sword, in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me a polished...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Jan 20, 2021 | Devotionals
Ephesians 5:1-14 “Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them” (Ephesians 5:11) Near the end of Paul’s letter to the church in Ephesus, he does what Paul almost always does – he gives a quick series of ethical injunctions. I suspect that...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Jan 13, 2021 | Devotionals
Mark 1:29-45 “Then the fever left her, and she began to serve them. That evening, at sunset, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed with demons” (Mark 1:31-32) This early healing in Mark’s gospel of Simon Peter’s mother-in-law has always been a favorite of...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Jan 6, 2021 | Devotionals
Matthew 12:14-21 “But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how to destroy him. When Jesus became aware of this, he departed” (Matthew 12:14-15) What do we do with nay-sayers in our lives? Answering this question is probably a fair bit contextual – that...
