Read Mark 16:1-8 As I write this devotional, it’s winter and Milwaukee is covered in eight inches of heavy snow which is appropriate, because I’ve been thinking a lot about...
Read Matthew 28:1-10 “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.”...
Today is a Holy Saturday in the Christian tradition, the day between Good Friday, when we remember Jesus’ death on the Cross, and Easter Sunday, the day when we remember...
Read Matthew 27:27-54 Although as a child I attended a church where Good Friday was reverently observed each year, I’d never wept over Jesus’ crucifixion. Then, when I was about...
Read Matthew 26:17-30 “Simon Peter said, ‘You’re the Christ, the Messiah, the Son of the living God.'” (Matthew 16:16, The Message) When I worked in a homeless clinic, my...
Read John 4:1-4; 25-27 “But you, O LORD, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.” (Psalm 3:3) The account of the woman at the...
Read Philippians 4:4-9 As a new believer, Philippians 4:6-7 was one of the first verses that I memorized. I loved the fact, and still do, that I could present my...
Read Joshua 1:6-9 It’s one thing to say we believe God is at work on our behalf and will make a way in our seemingly impossible situations. It’s another thing...
Read Matthew 6:25-34 Jesus tells His disciples in verse 23 that they shouldn’t worry about tomorrow because tomorrow will “worry about itself.” Sometimes Jesus is funny! How can tomorrow worry?...
What does it mean to treasure something and how does it impact our life? How does this relate to the power of money in our life? This week, we have...