Sabbath 1 (2019)
Psalm 113:3 From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised. (NIV)
Jesus and the Joyful Report (Lent 4-2019)
Jesus saw them returning in pairs and could hardly contain His smile when each pair arrived. It was the smile of a parent who sees his child do something for the first time, that smile of accomplishment because He knew they could do it, and the smile of a man who loved His disciples! He […]
Succession Planning (Lent 3-2019)
Jesus knew that heading to Jerusalem meant heading to His death. He knew it was going to be hard on His disciples and that they’d feel lost without Him. They must be prepared! Of course, He’d been talking about this very thing for a while now, but those “simply humans” couldn’t understand right now. He […]
A Tough Act to Follow (Lent 2-2019)
He was heading to Jerusalem and already had plenty of disciples. He’d gain and lose quite a few more before it’s all said and done. He had the Twelve, that more-or-less faithful band (individually and as a group) who stuck by His side over many miles of the journey. Even when they were arguing about […]
Glorious and Grim (Lent 1-2019)
How He’d looked forward to this so many times! Going home! He thought back to just a few days earlier when He’d had a mountaintop moment in the presence of His disciples Peter, John, and James (Luke 9:28-36). It refreshed Him endlessly to have been speaking with Moses and Elijah about His departure which He […]
More to the Easter Story-Lent Devotionals 2019
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 6th and will continue for 40 days plus the Sabbath rests. This year, the Lent Devotional Series is entitled “More to the Easter Story” and applies the admonition from Advent (“Just tell My story”) to the Easter story because there’s always more than meets the eye. Given the retail […]
Joseph—Young Emissary on a Mission
Genesis 37: 12 Now his brothers had gone to graze their father’s flocks near Shechem, 13 and Israel said to Joseph, “As you know, your brothers are grazing the flocks near Shechem. Come, I am going to send you to them.” “Very well,” he replied. 14 So he said to him, “Go and see if […]
Joseph the Dreamer (Part 2)
As we continue our look at Joseph: A Life With Many Colors, we see the dreamer keeps on dreaming. And talking about it. This time, not just to his brothers who are more than tired of this dreamer. Now he’s telling his father too. Genesis 37:9 Then he had another dream, and he told it […]
Joseph the Dreamer (Part 1)
Genesis 37:5 Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more. As if they needed a reason to hate him more. Normally a person wears a coat on his back, covering his shoulders, arms, and part of his torso. In Joseph’s case as we continue our […]
The Coat for Joseph
In “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” Charlie Brown goes to the mailbox and it’s empty. “Rats,” he says, “Nobody sent me a Christmas card today. I almost wish there weren’t a holiday season. I know nobody likes me. Why do we have to have a holiday season to emphasize it?” There’s nothing like evidence of affection […]
