Do you ever feel like life has passed you by? Where are you? At the winter of your life with more days behind you than ahead of you? Or perhaps exhausted from the Christian journey and feeling completely spent? Do you feel like you’re old and probably of no use anymore? Sometimes, these feelings are […]
By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. (Hebrews 11:8) Where are you, Abraham? I am stepping out in faith, but I don’t know where You are taking me. Have you ever felt […]
By way of reminder, if you’re receiving these devotionals in your e-mail, our 2014 Lenten Devotional Series “Be Still and Know that I AM God“ runs Monday through Saturday. On Sundays you will receive the Chapel Worship Guide for the ministry at Advocate Condell Medical Center. Devotionals continue tomorrow. Chapel Worship Guide for Sunday 9 AM, […]
Where are you, people? Trying to build a legacy? Does that legacy include worship of God or are you too busy making a name…for yourselves? Genesis 11:1 Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. 2 As men moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there. 3 They said […]
Noah (see Genesis 6:5-7:23) must have felt pretty awkward. To have insider’s knowledge that he and his family were the only ones to be saved in the flood that was coming. To be told to build an ark to survive the flood when nonstop rain wasn’t even on the long range forecast or in the Farmer’s […]
Cain was angry and his face showed it. “Where are you, Cain?” God might ask. Genesis 4: 3 In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD. 4 But Abel brought fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The LORD looked […]
“Where are you?” Those words have echoed through the centuries. Where are you?” God asks. He’s not looking for information that He doesn’t already know. He’s looking to call us out of the grip of sin—the archenemy of stillness—and back to the peace and presence of God. Genesis 3: 8 Then the man and his […]
Last night, the Oscars were on. I rarely watch much of them. Sure, I like the fashions and seeing if any movie I watched might have won something. I just don’t like staying up late anymore. But my husband asked me to stay up until after the In Memoriam section. This year, I was struck […]
Chapel Worship Guide for Sunday 9 AM, March 2, 2014 The Nemmers Family Chapel at Advocate Condell Welcome—Barbara Shafer, Christ Church Highland Park Worship in Song Scripture Readings (Old Testament) Psalm 29:1–4, 9–11 A Psalm of David. 1 Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. 2 Ascribe to […]
Finding value in others is a good trait to develop. Showing grace where people need it. Seeing that someone has worth and skill beneath the surface. Noticing the diamond in the rough. In the movie Moneyball, many of the scouts looked at players for their defects, failing to see them for their worth. The use […]
