All in a Day’s Work “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”–Psalm 90:12 Many years ago, a friend of mine wrote a simple chorus that began with the words “From everlasting to everlasting, you are God” (Ps. 90:2) and ended with the phrase, “Teach us to number our […]

Changed in an Instant “In the beginning, Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth…” –Hebrews 1:10a The earth has been on my mind lately, probably because talk of climate change has been so prominent in the news. The belief that humans—according to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson—are trashing the planet “like a teenager on […]

Food, Glorious Food “Taste and see that the Lord is good.” –Psalm 34:8a When Sunday Adult classes and Wednesday Bible studies got under way a few weeks ago, I thought it would be fun to ask participants to share one of their favorite foods. The answers varied; from ice cream to meatloaf, blueberry muffins to […]

Success from an Eternal Perspective Written by Noah Cavendish A truly Christ-centered life often does not make much sense in this world. I know, that may seem like an outrageous statement coming from a pastoral intern in a weekly devotional but let me explain. We live in a culture that ingrains in us the thought […]

Eye-Opening Gratitude Written by Leif Proctor After getting off the bus, I walked through the mud with the rest of my team to meet the camp’s leader. Beautiful snow-capped mountains dissected the grey sky, and the sounds of laughter and foreign words I could not understand chimed in my ears. Something suddenly stood out to […]

Labor Day by Jane Josephs “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.” –Isaiah 40:29 Maybe it’s because the COVID-19 pandemic shows no sign of abating. Or it could be the depressing news cycle we’re in right now. But whatever the reason, the word weary keeps coming to my mind. […]

Fully Alive Written by Nikki Horne In the message series for August we have been talking about Jesus as the bread of life. In John 6:51, Jesus says, “I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of […]

The Bread of Life “At this the Jews there began to grumble about Him because He said, ‘I am the bread that came down from heaven.’” –John 6:41 It would probably be unfair to blame the Jews too much for being confused when Jesus said He was the bread from heaven, right? I mean, up […]

The Search Party “’For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I myself will search for My sheep and look after them.’” –Ezekiel 34:11 Inspired by Pastor Rob’s message series, I had some fun the other day thinking about the word search. The first thing that came to mind was search and rescue, followed by […]

Creating Space for God – Never Alone “The Lord said, ‘Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.’” –1 Kings 19:11 In all the years that I’ve been studying the story of Elijah, the repetition in the conversation between Elijah and the […]