Today’s reading is Acts 24: 1-23 Today we see Paul before Felix. First we see that his accusers come, saying that Paul is trying to stir up trouble among the people, while in fact it is the other way around. Paul … Continue reading
Today’s reading is Acts 15: 1-21 Today’s passage is one of the great debates in church history. In fact, all of chapter 15 is about debate, discerning, and understanding. We see here the debate play out fully about what should happen … Continue reading
Today’s reading is Acts 13: 1-12 A couple of things about today’s text caught my eye. First is the notion that we see in the first section about Paul and Barnabas being sent off. They were prayed over and directed to … Continue reading
Today’s reading is Acts 11: 1-18 Have you noticed how many times thus far we have heard some iteration of this story? Believers preaching to Gentiles and the Gentiles receiving the Holy Spirit, just like they did. We see it many, … Continue reading
This week’s reflections are written by Rev. Brian Johnson, one of our Associate Pastors here at St. Matthew’s Rooted 2019 – Week Fourteen Day Five Today’s reading is Acts 2: 37-47 “What should we do?”, asked the crowd that just had … Continue reading
Today’s reading is Luke 8: 40-56 Today we see two people healed, Jarius’ daughter and the woman who had been bleeding for twelve years. I think this text to me shows the courage to believe when life was hard. Jarius … Continue reading
Today’s reading is Luke 8: 1-25 As I read today, I kept looking for a common theme to emerge from the text, and I didn’t really find one, other than this. We look at the stories, and we see who … Continue reading
In scripture, and in life, Jesus doesn’t call people to some sort of vague belief in Him, but He calls people to follow Him. To make Him Lord, and to follow Him wherever it is that He is calling. That … Continue reading
One of the beautiful things about scripture is being able to see what is really going on. Scripture is a beautiful book, with so much to teach us. But for us to truly find what God wants to say to … Continue reading
There is much wisdom that we can gain today from the Old Testament prophets. Today is October 2, 2017, so this devotional is more time specific than most of them. I look around today, woke up to the shooting in … Continue reading
