The daily devotional published Monday-Friday by Medford UMC. Click on the devotional title to read that day’s post.
Paul was a great letter writer. He used his communications to teach and guide his fledgling churches as they wrestled with the challenges they faced. He wrote letters that included inviting himself to come for a visit in his travels. His letters were requests for money to fund his travels
Success does not always look like what we imagined it would. One of the paths we took probably looked like a failure to some folks and yet in my heart I can see that the hand of God guided us safely into the future.
As you have journeyed through life Success does not always look like what we imagined it would. One of the paths we took probably looked like a failure to some folks and yet in my heart I can see that the hand of God guided us safely into the future.
As you have journeyed through life
It would be very difficult to work for peace if you are judging others for their actions and/or beliefs (convictions). Not just difficult but it seems utterly impossible. Having an alcoholic father I really connected with Paul’s admonition in verse 14:20 “Don’t destroy what God has done because of good.
I am very familiar with rapidly changing communities and cultural diversity, but I am
also aware that not everyone welcomes change. Nor does everyone choose to welcome people of cultures other than their own. It is not easy to comprehend the traditions, the foods, the spiritual practices, etc. of a culture other than our own
The concept of “Reconciliation” gave me a new way of looking at the world. I committed to teach people to love others as God loves each of us. It is work that continues to be sorely needed within our world that seems to be divided in so many ways.
Nerd out! Your joy is contagious! Even if I don’t understand the subject matter, I do understand the happiness shining through your enthusiasm.
I envy the people who can recognize a trigger response in themselves and redirect it before it becomes a full-blown panic attack. It takes something special to defuse the bomb threatening to go off in your nervous system.
Why do fireflies butts glow? Why is chocolate brown? Why is the kitty curious? Having a 3-year-old means I’m exploring new things every day.
When you’re trying really hard to play it cool, but on the inside every fiber of your being wants to cling more tightly than anything ever before.
I wish there had been a dream for me like there was for Jacob. Phil and Dwight were thrilled for me and they had all the faith that I would do amazing things in this church. I was scared, but I trusted them and trusted God to fill in the rest.
I am not a morning person. I do not like to get up early, nor do I like to talk to people in the morning. However, when I am at the beach, I am up at dawn (or before if I go to see sunrise). I like to walk on the beach and go to my favorite bagel shop when I am up and about.
When praying, do you at times find yourself at a loss for words? What can we say that is meaningful to God? What can we say to God that God does not already know or has not already heard?
