Kathleen Petersen

All 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...

John 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’...

John 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...

Asking 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...

Cruise 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...

This 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...

“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...

Three 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...

In 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...

In February, 1998, my husband went to an upper floor of the Denver Library to observe one million excited Broncos fans in Denver’s Civic Center area as they swarmed the newly crowned NFL Super Bowl...

Our scripture this week, John 2:1-12, describes Jesus’ first observable miracle — turning water into wine at a wedding ceremony at Cana, near Nazareth, his childhood home. Verses 1 & 2 inform us “…. Jesus’...

As the Apostle John began the earthly part of his story of Jesus’ life, he alluded to Israel’s history.  In portraying the Levite, John the Baptist, calling his fellow countrymen to repent from their sin,...