by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Dec 15, 2021 | Devotionals
Zechariah 3:1-10 “The angel said to those who were standing before him, ‘Take off his filthy clothes.’ And to him he said, ‘See, I have taken your guilt away from you, and I will clothe you with festal apparel.’” (Zechariah 3:4) The “ugly Christmas sweater” has become...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Dec 8, 2021 | Devotionals
Revelation 1:17-2:7 “As for the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. To the angel of the church in Ephesus...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Dec 1, 2021 | Devotionals
2 Peter 3:1-10 “This is now, beloved, the second letter I am writing to you; in them I am trying to arouse your sincere intention by reminding you 2that you should remember the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets, and the commandment of the Lord and Savior...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Nov 24, 2021 | Devotionals
This devotion is a little bit different than the rest. Instead of a single scripture passage from which to work and meditate, above you will find Matthias Grünewald’s “Isenheim Altarpiece.” Though designed by a German, this piece of stunning artwork presently resides...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Nov 17, 2021 | Devotionals
Ezra 10:1-17 “While Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and throwing himself down before the house of God, a very great assembly of men, women, and children gathered to him out of Israel; the people also wept bitterly. 2Shecaniah son of Jehiel, of the descendants...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Nov 10, 2021 | Devotionals
Nehemiah 5:1-19 “And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was standing above all the people; and when he opened it, all the people stood up. 6Then Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and all the people answered, “Amen, Amen,” lifting up...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Nov 3, 2021 | Devotionals
Nehemiah 13:4-22 “In those days I saw in Judah people treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in heaps of grain and loading them on donkeys; and also wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day; and I...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Oct 27, 2021 | Devotionals
Lamentations 2:8-15 Revelation 5:1-10 The LORD determined to lay in ruins the wall of daughter Zion; he stretched the line; he did not withhold his hand from destroying; he caused rampart and wall to lament; they languish together… All who pass along the way clap...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Oct 20, 2021 | Devotionals
1 Corinthians 15:51-58 Listen, I will tell you a mystery! We will not all die, but we will all be changed, 52in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Oct 13, 2021 | Devotionals
Jeremiah 37:3-21 “Now Jeremiah was still going in and out among the people, for he had not yet been put in prison. 5Meanwhile, the army of Pharaoh had come out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news of them, they withdrew from...
