Scripture: Galatians 6:4-5 All must test their own work; then that work, rather than their neighbor’s work, will become a cause for pride. For all must carry their own loads. Thought for the Day: A Florida friend, Brad Galbraith, posted the following on Facebook: While riding my bike this morning, I got hit by a truck. Fortunately, it was just a glancing blow. No injuries. Normally, when a
Scripture: Proverbs 24:10 (the Message) If you fall to pieces in a crisis, there wasn’t much to you in the first place. Thought for the Day: It is reported that Abraham Lincoln said, “I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts.” It is amazing
Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11 For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. Thought for the Day: This is a very well known verse of scripture, though it is not usually read in its larger context. Jeremiah has spoken pretty bluntly about how the community has experienced the ramifications of
Scripture: Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who maintains covenant loyalty with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations… Thought for the Day: Trust is something we as humans do not do well. We have a difficult time trusting others, and we often do not embody trustworthiness. If someone we trust has hurt us, it is difficult to become vulnerable again. We put up
(I’m rerunning this devotional—one of my favorite quotes) Scripture: James 4:10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you. Thought for the Day: Frederick Buechner is one of my favorite authors, in part, for the way he takes deep theological ideas and brings them down to my level. Some of his writings have what appear to be a pithy quality to them, yet they are neither
Scripture: Matthew 28:1-6 After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. For fear of him the
Scripture: Leviticus 19:34 (the Message) Treat the foreigner the same as a native. Love him like one of your own. Remember that you were once foreigners in Egypt. I am God, your God. Thought for the Day: The Book of Leviticus is always a challenge, yet there are many beautiful and powerful take aways found within its pages. In a recent reading, I recognized an important concept that
Scripture: Acts 20:35 In all this I have given you an example that by such work we must support the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, for he himself said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Thought for the Day: In this chapter, the Apostle Paul has reached out to those in Ephesus, inviting them to meet him in Miletus. In a lengthy
Scripture: Luke 11:33-35 “No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar, but on the lampstand so that those who enter may see the light. Your eye is the lamp of your body. If your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light; but if it is not healthy, your body is full of darkness. Therefore consider whether the light in you is not
~From Rev. Norma Lowrey Scripture: John 14:12 I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me, will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father. Thought for the Day: As I walked the streets of Jerusalem, Nazareth, Bethlehem, Masada, Caesarea, and Capernaum and sailed on the Sea of Galilee on a recent trip to the