A Place Called Home
I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD!" Our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem. Jerusalem —...
Begin your morning with a devotional dive into scripture. I hope that they have meaning for you on your daily journey. Unless otherwise noted, all passages are from The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible
I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD!" Our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem. Jerusalem —...
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things. Blessed be his glorious name forever; may his glory fill the...
The Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with a terrifying display of power, and with signs and...
Sometimes we cry out to God, "Why?" or "How long?" when things seem at their darkest. Once of the hymns that has been turned to over and...
As Jesus came out of the temple and was going away, his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. Then he asked...
What then are we to say? Should we continue in sin in order that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin go on living...
Why, O Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? In arrogance the wicked persecute the poor— let them be...
But Moses said to God, “If I come to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ and they ask me,...
Amos spoke of justice rolling down like water. Here is a hymn by Marty Haugen that upliftingly brings his words to life.
(Jesus said) “What do you think? A man had two sons; he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ He...
Hold to the standard of sound teaching that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. Guard the good...
Count yourself lucky, how happy you must be— you get a fresh start, your slate’s wiped clean. Count yourself lucky— God holds nothing...
I hate, I despise your festivals, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies. Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and...
A newer song for our Reformation celebrations.
Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the...
...yet we know that a person is justified not by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ. And we have come to believe in...
What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you? If a brother or sister is...
Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced, and the whole...
Paul calls us to rejoice in the Lord always! Maybe as I do, you remember this song from when you were a kid that tells us the same thing!
Grace and Peace to you! Life has gotten in the way of my daily publishing. Devotions will resume on the week of October 30th. Many...