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...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | May 6, 2020 | Devotionals
Psalm 9 I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. (Psalm 9:1-2) COVID-19 has stolen so much from us. I don’t need to list it out. You...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Apr 29, 2020 | Devotionals
Colossians 1:15-23 “He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together” (Colossians 1:17) As these weeks have gone on, it is easy to feel like we’re coming apart. Strains at home are real as we are forced into non-stop, daily interactions – and daily...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Apr 22, 2020 | Devotionals
Exodus 15:22-16:10 “…for I am the LORD who heals you.” (Exodus 15:26) Well, there it is. Isn’t that our hope and prayer right now? In the middle of a global pandemic, isn’t it to “the Lord who heals you” that we are most desirous to turn to? Yet I’m struck by a few...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Apr 15, 2020 | Devotionals
Psalm 9 “I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2) On the Wednesday after Easter, it is good to read and following Psalm 9....
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Apr 8, 2020 | Devotionals
Lamentations 2:1-9 “How the Lord in his anger has humiliated daughter Zion!” (Lamentation 2:1) Reading Lamentations is tricky business. Reading it is risky. On the one hand, whenever catastrophe strikes, we find some sense of relief in reading that God is in control...
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...
