Day 18 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: Pray HARD Today’s reading is Psalm 138 and Isaiah 62 It’s 3AM and I am sitting in a little nook of a VRBO in Vevay, Indiana. Vevay is an Ohio River town that lies somewhere between quaint and grungy. Not a lot to see or do,… Continue Reading
Day 17 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: I Am Second
Day 17 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: I Am Second Reading today: Psalm 138, Matthew 3:1-12 I played the trumpet in Jr Hi and High School. I was pretty good. First chair at Myrtle Beach High School. Played in church and at state youth events. In fact, my band director at MBHS… Continue Reading
Day 16 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: Obedience
Day 16 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: Obedience Read today: Psalm 138 and Matthew 4:1-6, 28:18-20 No funny stories, or personal illustrations today. Just the powerful Word of God about our King. The Gospel reading starts with the first half of the temptations of Jesus. It’s a familiar story that we all… Continue Reading
Day 15 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: Signs
Day 15 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: Signs This week we will read Psalm 138 and… Monday Luke 1:5-25, 57-80 Tuesday Matthew 4:1-6, 28:18-20 Wednesday Matthew 3:1-12 Thursday Isaiah 62 Friday John 1:6-34 Saturday Mark 1:1-8 Sunday Philippians 1:1-11, Psalm 126, Luke 3:1-6 Look for the video… Continue Reading
Day 12 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: The Backstage Pass
Day 12 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: The Backstage Pass Scripture reading today: Psalm 95 and Hebrews 10:11-25 Tomorrow (remember no blog on the weekends 😊) Psalm 95 and Zephaniah 3:14-20 Sunday’s readings are always longer. Psalm 95, Jeremiah 33:14-16, I Thessalonians 3:9-4:2, Psalm 25, and Luke 21:25-36 For those who wonder about… Continue Reading
Day 11 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: Thankfulness
Day 11 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: Thankfulness Scripture reading for Today: Psalm 95 and Isaiah 43:1-21 Happy Thanksgiving! Today many of us will gather with some familiar faces, family oo friends, sit around a table laden with enough food to cause us to repent for what we are about to do,… Continue Reading
Day 10 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: Delmar’s Knot
I wrote this the day before Thanksgiving a few years ago. It’s not directly connected to our scripture reading for today (Psalm 95 and John 18:33-37) but it is a favorite story of mine and it always comes to mind around this time of the year. I was asked to conduct a funeral the other… Continue Reading
Day 9 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: Corn on the Cob
Today we read Psalm 95 and Colossians 1:9-23 My mother used to tell the story of the first visit to our house of the District Superintendent. In the church that I grew up in, and that my Dad pastored in, the DS was about as close to a visit from royalty as you could get.… Continue Reading
Day 8 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: Prepare Ye the Way
Day 8 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King This week for our scripture: everyday read Psalm 95 Monday Matthew 3 Tuesday Colossians 1:9-23 Wednesday John 18:33-37 (yes, again 😊) Thursday Isaiah 43:1-21 Friday Hebrews 10:11-25 Saturday Zephaniah 3:14-20 This is the last week of the Church year. Sunday, November 28th is the first Sunday… Continue Reading
Day 5 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: On This Day
Day 5 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King Psalm 44 and I Corinthians 15:1-28 On this day, 44 years ago, I made the second smartest decision I have ever made. Well, actually I followed through on the second smartest decision. I made the decision 6 months earlier when I asked Doris to marry me,… Continue Reading