Fri Jun 18-Live in the Light
Jesus has a way of saying things that are simultaneously comforting and sobering.
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The daily devotional published Monday-Friday by Medford UMC. Click on the devotional title to read that day’s post.
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Thu Jun 18-Let’s Make a Deal
The theme that caught my attention with these verses was how it seems like David is trying to bargain with God or plead his case to God. It feels that David is trying to remind God about how David has been faithful. David mixes in some praise, but it seems heavy on the reasons why God should help him and make his life happy and easy.
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Wed Jun 17-Our Shifting Culture
We, as the body of Christ, must come together across racial, economic, and denominational lines to repair our foundation.
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Tue Jun 16-Stand Firm
We are to stand firm and hold fast to God’s teachings passed on to us, either by word or letter.
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Mon Jun 15-Team Work
Today’s scripture is from one of the Letters from Paul. According to the CEB Study Bible, this is a corporate letter composed by Paul, Timothy who is identified in Paul’s letters as Paul’s companion, and Silvanus (aka Silas) whom we learn the most about from the book of Acts.
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Fri Jun 12-Don’t Be Afraid, Little Flock
We went to see the movie “The Sheep Detectives.” It’s a mystery/comedy movie about a flock of sheep who solve the murder of their shepherd. It was poignant to watch as the sheep had to come to terms with their grief and their own fear and mortality, while learning
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Thu Jun 11-Knowing Who You Are And Whose You Are
One of the greatest struggles people face is understanding who they are. We often define ourselves by our careers, accomplishments, possessions, relationships, or even our failures. When those things change or disappear, our sense of identity can become shaky.
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Wed Jun 10-Let Mercy Guide You
When you feel fed up with people’s righteous outrage about this or that perceived threat to the holy order of the world, take heart. So did Jesus.
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Tue Jun 9-Angel Encounter
I have always been fascinated by the idea – here and in Genesis 18 – that angels sometimes take the form of people we encounter in our everyday life. If you step back from the idea for a moment and consider it, how would you know?
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Mon Jun 8-Speak Up!
Remember a time when you said something boldly and a time when you chose not to speak up. Which one felt worse to you?
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Fri Jun 5-Shown Extraordinary Kindness
I suspect that each of us will be touched by the Spirit, in a different way, as we read and reflect on this piece of scripture.
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Thu Jun 4-Fruit of the Spirit
Today’s scripture reading immediately reminded me of our Soul Soup ministry. Our volunteers make soup from our church garden veggies and donations of meats, herbs, beans, pasta and broth. We send the soup to a partner church where they feed and donate soup to people who can’t afford nutritious food.
