by Jack & Nancy Stritmatter | Jun 29, 2022 | Devotionals
Jeremiah 15:16“Your words came to me, and I listened carefully to them. Your words make me very happy, because I am called by your name, Lord God All-Powerful.” We are convinced that enjoyment is the ultimate stage of knowledge. When we set out to learn the basic...
by AJ Conti | Jun 22, 2022 | Devotionals
“Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. For you will be treated as you treat others.” (Matthew 7:1-2) Jesus teaches us to treat all others as children of God, as individuals deserving of our unqualified love–a command that echoes throughout...
by Tracy Koski | Jun 15, 2022 | Devotionals
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit” – Psalm 34:18 My beautiful, strong mom, Emily Collins, absolutely loved the hottest days of summer when there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. In fact, her aunt and uncle named those times...
by Linda Rinehart | Jun 8, 2022 | Devotionals
Matthew 11:18-30 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Proverbs 3:5-6...
by Teresa Jewell | Jun 1, 2022 | Devotionals
This week’s reflection provided by Teresa Jewell: 1 Samuel 16:7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by the outward appearance but the...
by Kathleen Kinney | May 25, 2022 | Devotionals
For the beauty of the earth, For the beauty of the skies For the love which from our birth, Over and around us lies. Lord of all, to thee we raise, This our hymn of grateful praise. In the spring of 1863, Folliott S. Pierpoint sat on a hilltop outside his native city...
by Duane VanDuzen | May 18, 2022 | Devotionals
Acts 9: 36-43 In Acts 9:36-43, Peter is summoned to Joppa to tend to a much-loved disciple named Tabitha who was always doing good and helping the poor. Tabitha had suddenly died and the church mourned for this wonderful servant. Peter was asked to come to Joppa to...
by Carol Gibson | May 11, 2022 | Devotionals
Words can be so powerful! Take time this week to choose a word to live by, like faith, hope, love, or any word that motivates you. Use that word to transform your thought patterns into whatever might be happening in your world. I have chosen hope, as I know that God’s...
by Deb Groat | May 4, 2022 | Devotionals
As I read this coming Sunday’s four lectionary readings, The Revelation of John 7:9-17 spoke the loudest to me: In John’s vision, upon Jesus’s victory over evil in the very end times, a crowd of people from all nations stood before the throne of God and before the...
by Judy VanDuzen | Apr 27, 2022 | Devotionals
Some days are more challenging than others. Some days your faith may wane. Some days you may find it hard to pray. Some days you may not see the clouds’ silver linings. Psalms 118: 24-29 reminds us: This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in...
