DEVOTIONS – AN OLD STORY

Today’s Bible readings can be found at this link: Genesis 35:1-15 and Mark 4:1-20. Genesis 35:14-15  “Jacob set up a stone pillar at the place where God had talked with him, and he poured out a drink offering on it; he also poured oil on it. Jacob called the...

DEVOTIONS – TELL THEM

Today’s Bible readings can be found at this link: Genesis 33:1-11 and Mark 5:1-20. Mark 5:19 “Jesus did not let him, but said, “Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” (NIV) When I first...

DEVOTIONS – LISTENING TO JESUS

Today’s Bible readings can be found here: Genesis 32:1-12 and Mark 4:1-20. Mark 4:9 “Then Jesus said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.” (NIV) As a child, I often got into trouble for doing the wrong things, despite being pre-warned by my parents. I can...

DEVOTIONS – PREACHING THE WORD

Today’s Bible readings can be found at this link: Genesis 30:1-24 and Mark 1:32-45. Mark 1:38 “Jesus replied, “Let us go somewhere else—to the nearby villages—so I can preach there also. That is why I have come.”  I would love to have heard Jesus preaching in...

DEVOTIONS – FISHER FOLK FAITH

Today’s Bible readings can be found here: Genesis 29:21-35 and Mark 1:16-31. Mark 1:17 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” (NIV) For the first nine years of my ministry, I was privileged to serve in a Scottish fishing village...