Posts with the category “the-daily”

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

Read Nehemiah 5:1-12  (NRSV, The Message) I was very angry when I heard their outcry and these complaints. Nehmiah 5:6"“We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with th...  Read More

Read Amos 5:21-24  (NRSV, The Message) I hate, I despise your religious festivals; your assemblies are a stench to me... But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream...  Read More

Read Luke 1:46-55  (NRSV, The Message)These daily devotionals were orginally written for Advent 2020. While the challenges four years later are slightly different, the need for those who dream remains...  Read More

These daily devotionals were orginally written for Advent 2020. While the challenges four years later are slightly different, the need for those who dream remains the same. These devotionals are © 202...  Read More

These daily devotionals were orginally written for Advent 2020. While the challenges four years later are slightly different, the need for those who dream remains the same. These devotionals are © 202...  Read More

These daily devotionals were orginally written for Advent 2020. While the challenges four years later are slightly different, the need for those who dream remains the same. These devotionals are © 202...  Read More

"The Flower Fades" by Hannah Garrity  | A Sanctified Art LLC | sanctifiedart.org Read Isaiah 40:1-11 (NRSV,  The Message)These daily devotionals were orginally written for Advent 2020. While the chall...  Read More

"Prepare a World" by Lauren Wright Pittman  | A Sanctified Art LLC | sanctifiedart.org Read Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 (NRSV, The Message)These daily devotionals were orginally written for Advent 2020. While ...  Read More

Read Mark 1:1-8 (NRSV, The Message)These daily devotionals were orginally written for Advent 2020. While the challenges four years later are slightly different, the need for those who dream remains th...  Read More

"Spark of Divinity" by Hannah Garrity | A Sanctified Art LLC | sanctifiedart.orgThese daily devotionals were orginally written for Advent 2020. While the challenges four years later are slightly diffe...  Read More

"Spark of Divinity" by Hannah Garrity | A Sanctified Art LLC | sanctifiedart.orgThese daily devotionals were orginally written for Advent 2020. While the challenges four years later are slightly diffe...  Read More

Reading: Isaiah 64:1-19 (NRSV, The Message) "Tear Open the Heavens" by Lauren Wright Pittman | A Sanctified Art LLC | sanctifiedart.orgThese daily devotionals were orginally written for Advent 2020. W...  Read More

Reading: Mark 13:24-37 (NRSV, The Message) "Divine Spark" by Hannah Garrity | A Sanctified Art LLC | sanctifiedart.orgThese daily devotionals were orginally written for Advent 2020. While the challeng...  Read More

Reading: Mark 13:24-37 (NRSV, The Message) These daily devotionals were orginally written for Advent 2020. While the challenges four years later are slightly different, the need for those who dream re...  Read More

Daily Lectionary Reading: Psalm 16 (NRSV, The Message); Daniel 4:19-27 (NRSV, The Message); Colossians 2:6-15 (NRSV, The Message) At first Daniel, who had been renamed Belteshazzar in Babylon, was ups...  Read More

Daily Lectionary Reading: Psalm 26 (NRSV, The Message); Obadiah 17-21 (NRSV, The Message); Luke 16:19-31 (NRSV, The Message) With divisiveness--and anxiety about that divisiveness--at an all-time high...  Read More

Daily Lectionary Reading: Psalm 26 (NRSV, The Message); Obadiah 6-10 (NRSV, The Message); Revelation 8:1-5 (NRSV, The Message) Compassion grows when we are able to know ourselves and one another on a ...  Read More

Daily Lectionary Reading: Psalm 26 (NRSV, The Message); Obadiah 1-9 (NRSV, The Message); Revelation 7:9-17 (NRSV, The Message) The word "kindness" originally developed from a root word that meant "fam...  Read More

Daily Lectionary Reading: Psalm 90:12-17 (NRSV, The Message); Deuteronomy 5:1-21 (NRSV, The Message); Hebrews 3:7-19 (NRSV, The Message) The word "kindness" originally developed from a root word that ...  Read More

Daily Lectionary Reading: Psalm 112 (NRSV, The Message); Jeremiah 3:6-14 (NRSV, The Message); Matthew 5:27-36 (NRSV, The Message) The "purple space" is where we cultivate kindness, compassion, humilit...  Read More

Daily Lectionary Reading: Psalm 112 (NRSV, The Message); Deuteronomy 24:1-5 (NRSV, The Message); 1 Corinthians 7:10-16 (NRSV, The Message) The Golden Rule in scripture challenges us to engage in conve...  Read More

Daily Lectionary Reading: Psalm 112 (NRSV, The Message); Deuteronomy 22:13-20 (NRSV, The Message); 1 Corinthians 7:1-9 (NRSV, The Message) The Golden Rule in scripture challenges us to engage in conve...  Read More

Daily Lectionary Reading: Psalm 8 (NRSV, The Message); Genesis 2:18-24 (NRSV, The Message); Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12 (NRSV, The Message); Mark 10:2-16 (NRSV, The Message) Today we begin a 5 week series o...  Read More