Do you love me?
Grace Hunter2025-06-16T14:44:36-06:00When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed [...]
Shame Undone
Yvonne Biel2025-06-16T14:44:47-06:00“When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread. Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.” So Simon Peter [...]
Now That is Funny
Aaron Bjorklund2025-06-19T10:37:59-06:00Does this sound like the punch line of a joke? Jesus answered, "If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me." - John 21:22 [...]
Dream Big or… Not
Kathleen Petersen2025-06-15T13:36:05-06:00As a young woman who finished college in the late 1960s, my big dreams were marriage to the guy I was dating and a storied career churning out marvelous paintings that would enrapture sophisticated [...]
A God Who Grieves
Carolyn Schmitt2025-06-15T13:36:14-06:00The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every imagination and intention of all human thinking was only evil continually. And the Lord regretted that He had made [...]
What Is Grief
Grace Hunter2025-06-15T13:36:21-06:00“Therefore I will not keep silent; I will speak out in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.” (Job 7:11 NIV) I remember my affliction and my [...]
Sadness, Grief, and Depression
Aaron Bjorklund2025-06-19T10:37:59-06:00How is that for a title? After seeing that title, I commend you if you are still reading this devotional. The emotions listed are charged for many people. For some, these emotions are familiar [...]
Formation Guide | Week 5
Yvonne Biel2025-06-15T13:36:42-06:00The story of the very first family has a ripple effect of sadness. In the story of Genesis 4, Cain’s sadness turns into an outburst of angry violence and death. We turn to the [...]
What To Say When You Pray | Week 5 | Friday
Carolyn Schmitt2025-06-17T13:14:49-06:00“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread.” (Matthew 6:9-11 NIV) Then Jesus took [...]
What To Say When You Pray | Week 5 | Thursday
Aaron Bjorklund2025-06-19T10:38:01-06:00"Give us today our daily bread." (Matthew 6:11) This line of the Lord's Prayer feels the most earthy, doesn't it? There is something so human about our need for food. I believe that this [...]
