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...
