by Steve Thomason | Oct 1, 2014 | Devos
The reading for today is from Exodus 16:1-21. The people of Israel have been rescued from slavery in Egypt and Moses has led them into the wilderness. There is one problem. There’s no food. They are hungry, so they start to grumble. “Why did you lead us...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 27, 2014 | Devos
I can’t resist commenting on today’s reading from the Narrative Lectionary found in Exodus 13:17–22. Pharoah had finally let the people go and they headed out to the Promised land. The logical path was to the north. It was a straight shot from Egypt to...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 25, 2014 | Devos
Today’s reading is found in Exodus 3:1-12. Moses encounters the voice of God coming from a burning bush. God told Moses to take off his sandals because that place was now holy ground. Notice the order of that statement. It wasn’t designated as holy ground...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 22, 2014 | Devos
Today’s reading needs no devotional interpretation. Would you be able to take the step Joseph did? When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “It may be that Joseph will hate us and pay us back for all the evil that we did to him.” So they...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 17, 2014 | Devos
One of the many reasons that I believe the Bible is true is because it isn’t afraid to display all the ugly warts of the family tree. Think about it. If you were making up a story about how your family was the “chosen one” that God loved more than...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 11, 2014 | Devos
How do you handle the unknown? Are you the type that likes to explore unknown places and experiences? Or, are you the type that likes to hunker down in safe, familiar places and build walls of protection around yourself? In Genesis 11:1-9 we see that the people of the...
