Thank God it’s over! This is what most of us are saying the morning after the elections. For the past several months, political signs have popped up along our streets with the maddening numbers and determination of dandelions. We have been subjected to political attack ads for weeks on end. So much so that I’m […]
Author: Kevin Ruffcorn
Devotions on Micah 5:2-4, 6:6-8
Devotional Thoughts for November 3-9, 2014 Micah 5:2-4, 6:6-8 Monday, November 3, 2014 “But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah, who are one of the little clans of Judah” (Micah 5:2a). Have you ever noticed how often I use the small and the weak? It isn’t that I’m against rich and powerful. I use them on […]
Devotional Thoughts on 2 Kings 5:1-14
Devotional Thoughts – October 27-November 2, 2014 2 Kings 5:1-14 Monday, October 27, 2014 “The man, though a mighty warrior, suffered from leprosy” (2 Kings 5:1). Naaman was a handsome, powerful, rich, successful man. I loved him dearly, but not for those reasons. I loved Naaman because he was part of my creation. Though he […]
A Tale of Two Books
I recently had the opportunity to review two books—books that were vastly different in their topics, but both powerfully written. I’m not much of a blood and gore guy. I avoid movies of that genre, and if I’m watching a movie that has a gory scene I usually feel the call of nature or decide […]
Devotional Thoughts 1 Kings 3:4-18
These devotional thoughts are based on the Narrative Lectionary Reading for Sunday, October 26, 2014 1 Kings 3:4-9 (10-15) 16-28 Monday, October 20, 2014 “The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there” (1 Kings 3:4). Sacrifices come in all shapes and sizes. Sue sacrificed her time (and a good night’s sleep) chaperoning a lock-in for […]
Devotions on Joshua 24:1-15
October 6-12, 2014 Joshua 24:1-15 Monday, October 6, 2014 “I took your father Abraham” (Joshua 24:3a). A new day is about to begin, but before it does Joshua gathers the people and in a prophetic voice calls them to remember what God has done in their lives and in the lives of their ancestors. God’s […]
Devotional Thoughts Genesis 39:1-23
Monday, September 15, 2014 “The Lord was with Joseph” (Genesis 39:2a). His fall from grace was tumultuous. At the beginning of the day he was a favored son and a cocky kid and by the end of the day Joseph was sold as a slave and on his way to Egypt. There are times when […]
Devotional Thoughts–Genesis 12:1-9
Monday, September 8, 2014 “Now the Lord said to Abram” (Genesis 12:1a). Do you know of anyone who has sent his or her resume to God? “Hey God, I see you’ve got an opening in regional management that I think would be a perfect fit for me.” No, life in the kingdom doesn’t work […]
Devotional Thoughts on Genesis 6:5-22, 8:6-12; 9:8-17
Monday, September 1, 2014–Noah and the Ark“Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God” (Genesis 6:9). I have always enjoyed writing but I never liked those times in English class when the focus was on diagraming sentences, memorizing the rules of punctuation and conjugating verbs. Now decades later I’m beginning […]
Celebrating Work
There’s a big weekend coming up. Labor Day—the unofficial end of summer and much more! Labor Day has been celebrated in the United States for over one hundred and thirty years. New York City was the first to celebrate Labor Day. It did so on September 5, 1882. By 1894 the United States Congress had […]