New Covenant July 29 – August 4, 2019 Monday, New Covenant “Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship” (Hebrews 9:1). I recall many rules growing up in a church in the ‘50’s and ’60’s. There was no speaking or squirming during the worship service. We had to wear our “church-going-to-meeting” clothes even […]
Month: July 2019
Devotions on Hebrews 4:14-5:10, Great High Priest
Great High Priest July 22-28,2019 Monday, Great High Priest “Since, then, we have a great high priest” (Hebrews 4:14a). Young Kiersten was visiting a stavekirke (stave church) during her visit to Norway with her parents. As the family walked around the building, they noticed many similarities and many differences to the church they attend […]
Devotions on Hebrews 2:10-18, Jesus Made Perfect Through Suffering
July 15-21, 2019-Jesus Made Perfect Through Suffering Monday, Jesus Made Perfect Through Suffering “It was fitting that God, for whom and through whom all things exist” (Hebrews 2:10a). In the first century CE, when the Letter to the Hebrews was written, there were a variety of gods. There were river gods and mountain gods. […]
Where the Colors Blend Shares Both Doubt and Hope
Book Review: Where the Colors Blend Where the Colors Blend: An Authentic Journey Through Spiritual Doubt and Despair … and a Beautiful Arrival at Hope, by Stephen Copeland (Morgan James Publishing, New York, 2019). There are times when stories of strength inspire us. Men and women faced with hopeless situations and insurmountable obstacles overcome them […]
Hebrews 1:1-4, God Sustainer of All Things
Devotions on Hebrews 1:1-4-God Sustainer of All Things July 8 – 14, 2019 Monday-God Sustainer of All Things “Long ago God spoke” (Hebrews 1:1a). Jerry and Kristen Connors had a fight. They eventually forgot what the fight was about, but they were still angry at each other and refused to talk to each […]
Grace Revealed and Catching Your Breath-Books of Enccouragement
Grace Revealed-Encouragement for the Journey We all want to experience God’s grace; to have God’s grace revealed to us. How we experience God’s grace and what to do after we experience God’s grace is the subject of the book, Grace Revealed: Finding God’s Strength in Any Crisis, by Fred Sievert (Broadstreet Publishing, Racine, WI, […]