by Hans Jorgensen | May 26, 2022 | Devotions
On Sunday we will hear from Acts 16 about one of the times when the apostle Paul was imprisoned. Paul had interfered with the economy of certain people who profited from an enslaved girl. Paul healed her, and that changed the business. The owners claimed that Paul...
by Hans Jorgensen | May 20, 2022 | Devotions
In Acts 16, Paul had a vision of a man inviting him to come and share the gospel in Macedonia. So on the sabbath, Paul and his friends went to a place of prayer there and they promptly met…a group of women. In that male-dominated age, Paul met with these women and at...
by Hans Jorgensen | May 13, 2022 | Devotions
Disgust is one of the basic human emotions. We don’t always like to talk about it in polite company, but it doesn’t take long to think of something that we find revulsive. In some cases the feeling arises naturally, but in other cases we have been acculturated to feel...
by Hans Jorgensen | May 6, 2022 | Devotions
This Sunday is Shepherd Sunday when the scripture readings focus us on the Good Shepherd. Psalm 23 has the stunning line “Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for you are with me.” Even when we are feeling “valleyish”...
by Hans Jorgensen | Apr 30, 2022 | Devotions
After Easter, the disciples didn’t know what exactly to do. There wasn’t a clear plan after Jesus’ resurrection, so they went back to doing what they knew to do. John 21 says, “Peter said to the other disciples, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with...
by Liesl Spitz | Apr 21, 2022 | Devotions
Beloveds,Tomorrow a pile of compost will be dumped behind Kenan’s and my house, as we start to enrich the soil we hope will bear fruit this coming season. As I anticipate digging my hands into the barrels full of dark, rich dirt, I can’t help but think of Thomas who...
