by Steve Thomason | Dec 10, 2015 | Devos
The Narrative Lectionary reading for today is Nehemiah 8:1-18. The people of Israel had been in exile in Babylon for 70 years. The Persian Empire took over and King Cyrus let the people return to Jerusalem to rebuild it. This is what the stories of Ezra and Nehemiah...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 7, 2015 | Devos
The Journey reading for today comes from John 10:1-10. This passage is one part of the section generally known as “The Good Shepherd” text. Immediately, pastoral images of Jesus carrying a little lamb around his neck come to mind. Here are two interesting...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 6, 2015 | Devos
We continue our travels through God’s big story of promise this week by watching as the people return from exile and rebuild the city of Jerusalem. Go to the Reading...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 3, 2015 | Devos, Theology
Today’s reading from The Journey is from John 9:26-41. It concludes this week’s reading of chapter 9, in which we find the story of Jesus healing the man who was born blind (see this post). This story is placed in stark contrast to the scene in chapter 8...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 2, 2015 | Devos
The Narrative Lectionary reading for today is 2 Kings 24:20-25:30. It is one of the darkest moments in Judah’s history. This passage records the invasion of the Babylonians and the destruction of Jerusalem. Solomon’s beautiful temple is completely...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 1, 2015 | Devos
It may seem strange to us to hear the words in John 9:1-12. Jesus and his disciples come upon a man who had been born blind and the knee-jerk response the disciples had to his condition was, “Who has sinned, him or his parents?” Why do you suppose they...
