Scripture: Psalm 145:12 My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord, and all flesh will bless his holy name forever and ever. Thought for the Day: I got the hiccups this morning…and when I say I got the hiccups, I got them and they got me. It has been a long time since I got me a set that stuck. I’ve heard stories of people who had
Scripture: Luke 15:29-30But the older brother answered his father, “Listen! For all these years I have been working like a slave for you, and I have never disobeyed your command; yet you have never given me even a young goat so that I might celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fatted calf
Scripture: Luke 15:1-7 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.” So he told them this parable: “Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that
Scripture: Revelation 4:11 You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created. Thought for the Day: Earlier in the week, I offered a quote from Anne Lamott’s book, Traveling Mercies. Sorry, but I’ve got another one: There is nothing more touching to me then a family picture where everyone
Scripture: Ezekiel 28:15 You were blameless in your ways from the day that you were created, until iniquity was found in you. Thought for the Day: The passage from Ezekiel has been used to argue the theological concept of original sin, but I don’t think that’s exactly what was intended with these words. It sounds a little more like the ‘iniquity’ (the Hebrew word describes a violent, unjust
Scripture: Psalm 122:1 I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord!” Thought for the Day: The devotional planned for today will be postponed until tomorrow so that I can bring you the above words of scripture, words that Rev. Gary Groves offered last night at our quiet Wednesday evening Lenten Service. Maybe it was because I just happened to
Scripture: Matthew 13:33-34 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.” Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables; without a parable he told them nothing. You are invited to enjoy this Video Devotional. Thanks to Larry Lipton for providing video work, and to Stephanie
Scripture: Psalm 136:23-26 It is he who remembered us in our low estate, for his steadfast love endures forever; and rescued us from our foes, for his steadfast love endures forever; who gives food to all flesh, for his steadfast love endures forever. O give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures forever. Thought for the Day: It’s a bit of a flashback, but
Scripture: Matthew 9:27 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” Thought for the Day: When was the last time you were on the receiving end of mercy? When was the last time you freely offered mercy? I remember assigning a task to a group of youth, the task of extending mercy wherever possible and to
Scripture: Matthew 13:11-13 He answered, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. For to those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance; but from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away. The reason I speak to them in parables is that “seeing