by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Jul 15, 2020 | Devotionals
Romans 11:25-36 And so all Israel will be saved; as it is written, “Out of Zion will come the Deliverer; he will banish ungodliness from Jacob.” 27″And this is my covenant with them, when I take away their sins.” 28As regards the gospel they...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Jul 8, 2020 | Devotionals
Matthew 23:27-39 “‘Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous, and you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Jul 1, 2020 | Devotionals
Psalm 65 “…your wagon tracks overflow with richness” (Psalm 65:11b) There’s something truly hopeful in this partial line from Psalm 65. A wagon track is a rut. It is the oft-abused, frequently driven over, grooved bruise on the earth. It’s where water can pool and...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Jun 24, 2020 | Devotionals
Matthew 20:1-16 “When those hired about five o’clock came, each of them received the usual daily wage” (Matthew 20:9) Jesus is not fair. Jesus never said He was fair. He never acted fairly. He never wanted to be fair. In a world in which sin is still a reality,...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Jun 17, 2020 | Devotionals
Matthew 18:1-9 “If any of you put a stumbling block before one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for you if a great millstone were fastened around your neck and you were drowned in the depth of the sea” (Matthew 18:6) The wisdom of Jesus’...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Jun 10, 2020 | Devotionals
Ecclesiastes 9:11-18 “Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favour to the skilful; but time and chance happen to them all. 12For no one can anticipate the...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Jun 3, 2020 | Devotionals
Galatians 2:11-21 “But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood self-condemned; for until certain people came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But after they came, he drew back and kept himself separate for fear of the...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | May 27, 2020 | Devotionals
Matthew 8:28-34 “…two demoniacs coming out of the tombs met him. They were so fierce that no one could pass that way” (Matthew 8:28) A pastor-friend grew up with a stutter. Like most (if not all) children with a stutter, he was quieter because of it. He knew that...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | May 20, 2020 | Devotionals
Ephesians 1:1-10 “he has made known to us the mystery of his will… to gather up all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth” (Ephesians 1:9-10) In the first creation account in Genesis 1, we’re given an image of God ordering the world in a systematic and...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | May 13, 2020 | Devotionals
Leviticus 19:1-18 “When you offer a sacrifice of well-being to the LORD…” (Leviticus 19:5) “When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the very edges of your field, or gather the gleanings of your harvest. You shall not strip your vineyard bare, or...
