by April Cyr | Sep 19, 2024 | Daily Bible Readings, Devotions
Monday: Esther 7:1-10 Tuesday: Esther 9:20-28 Wednesday: Psalm 124 Thursday: James 5:1-11 Friday: James 5:12-20 Saturday: Mark 9:38-41 Sunday: Mark 9:42-50 These texts are extreme, but also intriguing. Esther commemorates the history of the festival of Purim, a time...
by April Cyr | Sep 12, 2024 | Daily Bible Readings, Devotions
Monday: Proverbs 31:1-9 Tuesday: Proverbs 31:10-31 Wednesday: Psalm 1 Thursday: James 3:13-4:10 Friday: James 4:11-17 Saturday: Mark 9:14-29 Sunday: Mark 9:30-37 Wisdom blends knowledge with good sense and right action, and sometimes wisdom looks different in...
by April Cyr | Sep 3, 2024 | Daily Bible Readings, Devotions
Monday: Proverbs 1:1-19 Tuesday: Proverbs 1:20-33 Wednesday: Psalm 19 Thursday: Psalm 20 Friday: James 3:1-12 Saturday: Mark 8:22-26 Sunday: Mark 8:27-38 Who is wise? Proverbs and James ask this question. Even as Mark celebrates Jesus healing people who can’t speak,...
by April Cyr | Aug 26, 2024 | Daily Bible Readings, Devotions
Monday: Proverbs 22:1-16 Tuesday: Proverbs 22:17-29 Wednesday: Psalm 125 Thursday: James 2:1-13 Friday: James 2:14-26 Saturday: Mark 7:24-30 Sunday: Mark 7:31-37 We are back into readings shared with many other churches, the Revised Common Lectionary. So, your...
by April Cyr | Aug 22, 2024 | Daily Bible Readings, Devotions
Monday: I Samuel 1:1-18 Tuesday: I Samuel 1:19-28 Wednesday: I Samuel 2:1-11 Thursday: Luke 1:26-45 Friday: Luke 1:46-56 Saturday: Luke 1:57-66 Sunday: Luke 1:67-80 This week we wrap up our series, “Sing a New Song,” by imagining, with the writers, the New Heaven and...
by April Cyr | Aug 15, 2024 | Daily Bible Readings, Devotions
Monday: I Samuel 1:1-18 Tuesday: I Samuel 1:19-28 Wednesday: I Samuel 2:1-11 Thursday: Luke 1:26-45 Friday: Luke 1:46-56 Saturday: Luke 1:57-66 Sunday: Luke 1:67-80 Our theme for the third week of our Sing a New Song series is “Songs of Transformation.”...