Category Archives: Devotionals

Busy Bible: Matthew 11:25-30 Reading Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give yourest (V.28). People who are trying to be friendly at church sometimes ask, “Are you keeping busy?” The question seems OK, but in my mind it can feel like pressure. If I can’t rattle off aContinueContinue reading “Busy”

Cutting like a knife Bible: Proverbs 12:17-22 Reading The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wisebrings healing (V.18). Our tongues can be like a Swiss Army knife when it comes to the variety of ways that we cut, hurt and bring each other down. The writer of Proverbs says,ContinueContinue reading “Cutting like a knife”

Silence please Bible: Psalm 46 Reading Be still, and know that I am God (V.10). Our world is noisy. There’s a lot going on. But one news site says scientists have found a way to make total silence: “Scientists have shown off the blueprint for a ‘sound cloak’, which could make wearers [cut off from]ContinueContinue reading “Silence please”

Welcoming Strangers Bible: 2 Corinthians 2:17-3:3 Reading You are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves wereforeigners in Egypt (V.19). Winters in one of the poorest countries in Europe (which I visited recently) can be hard, with deep snow and freezing temperatures making life even more difficult. But Christians there try to makeContinueContinue reading “Welcoming Strangers”