Posts with the category “the-daily”

Matthew 5:13-16 (NRSV,  The Message)You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid.Matthew 5:14 (NRSV)In a world that often values physical strength and power, there exists a dif...  Read More

Romans 12:1-2 (NRSV, The Message)So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before G...  Read More

Romans 12:1-2 (NRSV, The Message)So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before G...  Read More

Read Mark 11:20-25 (NRSV, The Message)Jesus was matter-of-fact: “Embrace this God-life. Really embrace it, and nothing will be too much for you. This mountain, for instance: Just say, ‘Go jump in the ...  Read More

Read Ephesians 4:25-32 (NRSV, The Message)Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up,b as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear.Ephe...  Read More

Read Psalm 19 (NRSV, The Message)These are the words in my mouth;these are what I chew on and pray.Accept them when I place themon the morning altar,Oh God my Altar Rock...-Psalm 19:14 (The Message)Co...  Read More

Read Habakkuk 2:1-3 (NRSV, The Message)Write what you see.Write it out in big block lettersso that it can be read on the run.This vision-message is a witnesspointing to what’s coming.It aches for the ...  Read More

Read Psalm 139:1-14  (NRSV, The Message)O Lord, you have searched me and known me...I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139:1,14The conversations we have with ourselves might ...  Read More

Read Luke 6:43-45 (NRSV, The Message)You don’t get wormy apples off a healthy tree, nor good apples off a diseased tree. The health of the apple tells the health of the tree. You must begin with your ...  Read More

Read Luke 6:43-45 (NRSV, The Message)...for it is out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks.Luke 6:45Have you ever noticed how your words reveal what's truly in your heart? Jesus taught ...  Read More

Read Psalm 13 (NRSV, The Message)How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?How long will you hide your face from me?How long must I bear pain in my soul,and have sorrow in my heart all day long?How...  Read More

Read Daniel 6:10-28 (NRSV, The Message)Then the king gave the command, and Daniel was brought and thrown into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you faithfully serve, deliv...  Read More

Read Galatians 3:23-28 (NRSV, The Message)Remember the Ladies (and theSlaves!)In Christ’s family there can be no division into Jew and non-Jew, slave and free, male and female. Among us you are all eq...  Read More

Read 1 Kings 21 (NRSV, The Message)No Kings!Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, O my enemy?” He answered, “I have found you. Because you have sold yourself to do what is evil in the sight of the ...  Read More

Read Jeremiah 4:4-11 (NRSV, The Message)Growing in Grace But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your we...  Read More

Read Jeremiah 4:4-11 (NRSV, The Message)Citizens of a Different Kin-dom But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you wi...  Read More

Read Philippians 3:17-20 (NRSV,  The Message)Citizens of a Different Kin-domBut our citizenshipl is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Phippians 3:2...  Read More

Read John 10:31-34 (NRSV, The Message)Embracing Our Divine IdentityJesus answered, “Is it not written in your law,d ‘I said, you are gods’?John 10:34 (The Message)DevotionalWhen we think about who we ...  Read More

Read Matthew 4:1-11 (NRSV, The Message)Embracing the WildernessNext Jesus was taken into the wild by the Spirit for the Test. The Devil was ready to give it.Matthew 4:1 (The Message)Life's journey ine...  Read More

Read Matthew 3:13-17 (NRSV, The Message)Beloved From The Start"The moment Jesus came up out of the baptismal waters, the skies opened up and he saw God’s Spirit—it looked like a dove—descending and la...  Read More

Read Exodus 20 (NRSV, The Message)God's liberation work is never just about removing external constraints - it's about transforming us from the inside out. "Freedom!" that Bruce sang in worship Sunday...  Read More

Read John 21:1-19 (NRSV, The Message)It seems paradoxical that we might resist the very freedom we long for, yet this is a common human experience. When God led Israel out of Egypt, they quickly becam...  Read More

Read Exodus 3:1-15 (NRSV, The Message)God is in the business of liberation. We have the opportunity to live in ever-unfolding liberation. God hears the cries of God's people and responds. However, we ...  Read More

Read Romans 8:12-25 (NRSV, The Message)Paul uses some cosmic language in Romans 8. In Romans 6-7 he sets up the problem, and then in chapter 8 he nearly explodes with excitement with his understanding...  Read More

Read Acts 16:16-34 (NRSV, The Message)Worship in the Midst of ChainsSometimes freedom begins not with the breaking of chains, but with our response to them. When Paul and Silas found themselves impris...  Read More

During Lent, The Daily will be featuring devotional cards from our new worship series "Everything in Between." Read Acts 16:16-34We often think of captivity in terms of physical imprisonment, but the ...  Read More

During Lent, The Daily will be featuring devotional cards from our new worship series "Everything in Between." Nourishing God, there are so many practices that fill my cup, that provide me with rest, ...  Read More

During Lent, The Daily will be featuring devotional cards from our new worship series "Everything in Between." What are the attributes of a good neighbor? Are you a good neighbor?Prayer:With-Us-God, I...  Read More

During Lent, The Daily will be featuring devotional cards from our new worship series "Everything in Between." How do you feel when a stranger approaches you? How might you learn from and transform th...  Read More

During Lent, The Daily will be featuring devotional cards from our new worship series "Everything in Between." Who are your neighbors? Do you know their names?Prayer:Creating God, you know every hair ...  Read More

During Lent, The Daily will be featuring devotional cards from our new worship series "Everything in Between." Who in your life lives with intention? How does it impact their days? What do you admire ...  Read More

During Lent, The Daily will be featuring devotional cards from our new worship series "Everything in Between." Create a mantra for yourself this Lenten season. Between now and Easter, what words would...  Read More

During Lent, The Daily will be featuring devotional cards from our new worship series "Everything in Between." What keeps you from taking action?Prayer: Holy God, you are a God who acts. You create. Y...  Read More

During Lent, The Daily will be featuring devotional cards from our new worship series "Everything in Between." This Lenten season, what are your intentions? Do you have any hopes for these six weeks?P...  Read More

Read 1 John 4:17-20 (NRSV, The Message)  "There is no fear in love, for perfect love drives out fear. To fear is to expect punishment, and anyone who is afraid is still imperfect in love. 1 John 4:18(...  Read More

Read 1 John 4:17-20 (NRSV, The Message)  "There is no fear in love, for perfect love drives out fear. To fear is to expect punishment, and anyone who is afraid is still imperfect in love. 1 John 4:18(...  Read More

Read Matthew 5:43-48 (NRSV, The Message)  '...I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you...'- Matthew 5:44 "Love has redemptive power… a power that eventually transforms indi...  Read More

Read Matthew 5:43-48 (NRSV, The Message)  '...I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you...'- Matthew 5:44 "It's significant that Jesus says, love your enemy, and he does not...  Read More

Read 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (NRSV, The Message) 'Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.' - 1 Corinthians 13:4 Love often calls us to sit with others in the...  Read More

Read Nehemiah 5:1-12  (NRSV, The Message) I was very angry when I heard their outcry and these complaints. Nehmiah 5:6 When we witness injustice, it's natural and appropriate to feel angry. This anger...  Read More