The Daily Archive
These devotionals were created to walk alongside our sermon series at South Fellowship and offer a simple way to engage with Scripture throughout the week. Although we’re no longer publishing new entries as of December 2025, we’re grateful to share this archive with you. May these reflections continue to encourage your walk with Jesus and deepen your time in scripture.
Kathleen PetersenAll Kathleen’s Devotionals (181) In this age of incendiary sound bites it’s not surprising that Christians seek daily posts delivering spiritual meaning and/or encouragement in the form of brief devotionals. In May of 2021 I...
Kathleen PetersenJohn 8:2-11 portrays a Kangaroo Court setup devised by the Jewish authorities to trap Jesus. The way Jesus handled this challenging situation continues to be one of the most popular illustrations of his compassion. Jesus’...
Kathleen PetersenJohn Chapters 7-8 describe Jesus attending the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem. Arriving late and in secret, he found a massive crowd of all social and religious layers of Jewish society in heated discussion...
Kathleen PetersenAsking questions is part of any discovery process. But questions can also be used as diversion tactics. During this week our devotional team has explored potential motives behind questions asked of Jesus in John 6:25-70...
Kathleen PetersenCruise ships have become known for offering an astounding variety of menu items as a main attraction. I’ve never been on a cruise, but I’ve enjoyed a few high-end, all-you-can-eat buffets. Such luxury and abundance...
Kathleen PetersenThis week our devotional team is contemplating familiar worship songs. So it’s worth considering why God intertwines His Word with music. In past years my husband and I have invited people from other cultures who...
Kathleen Petersen“My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work. Don’t you have a saying, ‘It’s still four months until harvest’? I tell you, open your...
Kathleen PetersenThree stories in the Gospels have been used countless times as illustrations for a host of spiritual teachings: the stories of the Good Samaritan and the Prodigal Son and the story of Jesus’ encounter with...
Kathleen PetersenIn the early 1970s, a large-scale, Christian revival unfolded in the U.S.; many people trusted Jesus for the first time. The term “born again”, lifted from Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus in John 3:1-21, was a...
