by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Dec 29, 2021 | Devotionals
2 John 1:1-13 “Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son, in truth and love….” “And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment just as you have heard it from the...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Dec 22, 2021 | Devotionals
Luke 1:57-66 “Then they began motioning to his father to find out what name he wanted to give him. 63He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, ‘His name is John.’ And all of them were amazed. 64Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue freed, and he began to...
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...