Readings:Matthew 15:10-28 Isaiah 56:1, 6-8 Psalm 67Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32Devotional:I love a good inside joke. It only takes a couple key words or phrases, and the whole family/friend group is laughing...  Read More

Readings:I Kings 19:9-18Matthew 14:22-33Romans 10:5-15Psalm 85:8-13Jesus, if it’s You, on the water, in the cloudI be the first one to walk outCause I love Your voiceAnd I know the soundHold onDon’t g...  Read More

Readings:Isaiah 55:1-5 Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21 Romans 9:1-5Matthew 14:13-21  Devotional:“Three balls for $5! If you make the shot, you win!” Cover this big circle with five little circles, toss the ring ...  Read More

Readings:1 Kings 3:5-12 Psalm 119:129-136Romans 8:26-39Devotional:The easiest part of storytelling is conflict. Play pretend with your kids, and conflict emerges almost immediately. Your “guy” can’t d...  Read More

Readings:Isaiah 44:6-8Psalm 86:11-17Romans 8:12-25Exodus 34:6-7God of One, God of ThemGod of Now, God of EverGod of Next, God of ThenGod of In, God TogetherDevotional:Empty. Not “I just cleaned my des...  Read More

Readings:Isaiah 55:10-13Psalm 65 Romans 8:1-11Devotional:Douglas Adams once wrote, “I love deadlines. I love the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” Fitting for someone who had to be locked in ...  Read More

Readings:Romans 7:15-25Psalm 145:8-14Zechariah 9:9-12Peace little lamb, little love Trust in the deep love at the heart Of all our beingsThe love we are abiding in The love we are cultivating from Str...  Read More

Readings:Jeremiah 28:5-9Psalm 89:1-4; 15-18Romans 6:12-23Devotional:Vision or action. Strategy or execution. These ideas find friction points all the time. In the workplace, you might have plenty of i...  Read More

Readings:Jeremiah 20:7-13Psalm 69:7-18Romans 6:1-11Devotional:A very bad, no good day. If you’ve read the children’s book, you know the reference. Some days, nothing is going right. But instead of a d...  Read More

Readings:Exodus 19:2-8 Psalm 100 Romans 5:1-8Devotional:I read a story this week of a woman who was attending her mother’s retirement party. While she was there she learned that years earlier, her mom...  Read More

Readings:Hosea 5:15–6:6 Psalm 50:7-15 Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26Romans 4:13-25 Devotional:What do you do when you’re facing the impossible? The job that was already hard but got resources cut again. The ma...  Read More

Readings:Psalm 8 Genesis 1:1–2:4Matthew 28:16-202 Corinthians 13:11-13Devotional:Theology is fussy work. After all, how can you really try to contain the Infinite to words and ideas, much less time or...  Read More