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Present in the Now

Jul 8, 2020By covwebster0 Comments

Present in the Now July 8 Read: MATTHEW 11:25-30 Psychologists say that at age three, a child’s response to life is 90 percent spontaneous. However, by age thirty, 90 percent of our response to life is rote. Repetition. Learned behavior. [...]

The Actions Speak for Themselves

Jul 7, 2020By covwebster0 Comments

The Actions Speak for Themselves July 7 Read: MATTHEW 11:7-19 As a music school student, I heard time and time again, “No one cares about your degree, they care about how well you play.” This emphasis on proving capable as [...]

Binding Preconceptions

Jul 6, 2020By covwebster0 Comments

Binding Preconceptions July 6 Read: MATTHEW 11:1-6 A few years back, my family and I went to the Amazon. Twice a day, we walked with a guide, looking for birds, bugs, and snakes. We were very focused in our pursuit [...]

Mismatched Expectations

Jul 5, 2020By covwebster0 Comments

Mismatched Expectations July 5 Read: ZECHARIAH 9:9-12 The phone call came late in the evening. “The team decided to go with a different candidate,” said the voice. I ended the call and confusion washed over me. I had fully expected [...]

Due Season

Jun 27, 2020By covwebster0 Comments

Due Season Saturday, June 27 Read: PSALM 69:13-18 While acknowledging his folly (v. 5), David attributes suffering at the hands of his enemies to his devotion to God. David is being falsely accused and marginalized by his own family. He [...]

Down, but Not Out!

Jun 26, 2020By covwebster0 Comments

Down, but Not Out! Friday, June 26 Read: PSALM 69:1-12 It’s hard to read this text and not be moved by David’s words. They resonate so deeply because they speak well to the unfortunate parts of our own human experiences. [...]

We’re Set Free

Jun 25, 2020By covwebster0 Comments

We’re Set Free Thursday, June 25 Read: ROMANS 6:1b-11 Death is unpleasant. Even when people die “peacefully,” the journey to that point can be very difficult. The perceived lack of suffering of those who die does not negate the sorrow [...]

First Love

Jun 24, 2020By covwebster0 Comments

First Love Wednesday, June 24 Read: MATTHEW 10:34-39 How do we reconcile this passage with Jesus as the Prince of Peace? At first glance, these declarations seem to be in tension with what we know about Jesus. He is without [...]

Suffering for Christ

Jun 21, 2020By covwebster0 Comments

Suffering for Christ Sunday, June 21 Read: PSALM 86:1-10 It’s unremarkable to be faithful to God when things are going our way. Being hopeful when our basic needs of food, shelter, and clothing are met is not a stretch. Gratitude [...]

A Missionary’s Call

Jun 19, 2020By covwebster0 Comments

A Missionary’s Call Friday, June 19 | Juneteenth Read: ISAIAH 6:1-8 The scene Isaiah describes in today’s reading leaves me breathless. God. The throne. Seraphs with six wings each calling out, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts” so [...]

Laughing with Sarah

Jun 18, 2020By covwebster0 Comments

Laughing with Sarah Thursday, June 18 Read: GENESIS 18:1-15; 21:5-6 Imagine poor Sarah. Her husband is playing host to three strangers. She overhears a visitor say she will give birth, and she laughs. Her “laugh” is probably one of sarcasm, [...]

Desiring to Be Brought In

Jun 15, 2020By covwebster0 Comments

Desiring to Be Brought In Monday, June 15 Read: Matthew 9:18-26 The first time I read the story of the woman touching Jesus’s robe, I cried. For so long, I had believed the narrative that Christianity kept women and others [...]