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 […]
Year 1, Narrative Lectionary, Matthew.
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 […]