Devotional by Rev. John Frey Scripture: Luke 10-25:27 (NRSV) “Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?” He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with
Devotional by Rev. John Frey Scripture: Micah 6:8 (MSG) “But he’s already made it plain how to live, what to do, what God is looking for in men and women. It’s quite simple: Do what is fair and just to your neighbor, be compassionate and loyal in your love, And don’t take yourself too seriously— take God seriously” Thought for the Day: Many people believe that living a faithful Christian life
Devotional by Rev. Bruce Frogge Scripture: John 14:27 Jesus said, “Peace I leave with you. My peace I give you. I give to you not as the world gives. Don’t be troubled or afraid…” Thought for the Day: Not long ago I was doing some updating with my Yahoo email account, and a note caught my attention. It said, “You have space for 54 million more emails.” Why
Devotional by Rev. Sheila Gillette Scripture: “There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?” James 4:12 Thought for the Day: It is so easy to judge others and disagree with what he/she believes or how he/she dresses or behaves. I tend to want to judge those standing on the street corners begging
Devotional by Rev. Karl Decker Scripture: Isaiah 1:17 ESV Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow’s cause. Thought for the Day: I recently was part of the spiritual team for a three day weekend event for high school age teenage young ladies. It was an eye opening experience seeing the transformation of these 13 young ladies over the course
Devotional by Sheila Gillette Scripture: Romans 5:20-21 “The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Thought for the Day: When I read that scripture, really read it and seek understanding, it says: “there
Devotional by Rev. Tami Nelson Scripture: James 2:26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. Thought for the Day: A few days ago I posted an image that said live your dream. Tons of people reacted to it and it’s something we say all the time. But are dreams really just teasers of a distant reality? We constantly ponder things
Devotional by Rev. Paula Gembala Scripture: John 13:34-35 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must also love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” Thought for the Day: Each time I turn on the news, I find myself feeling sick when I hear all the devastation around
Scripture: Psalm 62:5-6 For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. Thought for the Day: The 13th-century Islamic scholar and poet, Rumi, wrote: Silence is the language of God – All else is poor translation. I’d like to say more, but anything added beyond this would be
Scripture: Genesis 24:1-4 As the days went by and Abraham became older, the LORD blessed Abraham in every way. Abraham said to the oldest servant of his household, who was in charge of everything he owned, “Put your hand under my thigh. By the LORD, God of heaven and earth, give me your word that you won’t choose a wife for my son from the Canaanite women among