by Laura Perkins | Apr 6, 2022 | Devotionals
Jesus and his disciples left for a remote location and the crowds followed. Jesus taught them, and at the end of the day, they were hungry. It was late, they were in a remote location, with a crowd of hungry people. The disciples informed Jesus of the situation and...
by Dick Mickley | Mar 30, 2022 | Devotionals
1 Corinthians 12:4-14 Paul is writing to the Corinthians because he has heard of difference in the congregation. He is distressed that the congregation of believers is rent with schisms, and I see our congregation in the reading. Partly, this divisiveness may be...
by Kathleen Kinney | Mar 23, 2022 | Devotionals
I like to do “hidden object” puzzles. The objects to find can be text, sometimes it’s silhouette pictures, and sometimes the whole familiar picture is reverse. Regardless, I have often found that I cannot find an object no matter how hard I look, only to see that it...
by Mary Bishop | Mar 16, 2022 | Devotionals
Psalm 119:73-80 This psalm is very personal. The psalmist is in deep sorrow. He hopes that his sorrow will become a blessing. He attempts to teach, but God is using this time to teach him. He prays for experience. He asks God to baffle (bewilder) the proud and to...
by Roger Wade | Mar 9, 2022 | Devotionals
1 Samuel 2:8-9 I was once advised by a Christian friend, “If you worry, don’t pray and if you pray, don’t worry.” Anyone who prays about an issue and asks God to take care of it and then continues to worry about it insults our awesome God. Of course, that’s easy to...
by Thelma Carlson | Mar 2, 2022 | Devotionals
With all that is going on in our world, it is easy to allow ourselves to be overcome by feelings of despair. The news shows us a deeply divided country, with daily reports of protests, injustices directed toward others, and negativity. Our own church is struggling...
