Category: Repentance to Resurrection 2018

REVIVE: Friday, March 9th

WEEK FOUR: REFRESHMENT REVIVE Romans 12:11 (NRSV) Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord. Has this happened to you? There have been times when I have attended a retreat, or enjoyed a restful vacation, or walked in nature, or… Continue Reading “REVIVE: Friday, March 9th”

REWIND: Thursday, March 8th

WEEK FOUR: REFRESHMENT REWIND Romans 8:38-39 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from… Continue Reading “REWIND: Thursday, March 8th”

REVIEW: Wednesday, March 7th

WEEK FOUR: REFRESHMENT REVIEW Psalm 139:1-6, 23-24 (NRSV) O Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up;     you discern my thoughts from far away. You search out my path and my lying down,     and… Continue Reading “REVIEW: Wednesday, March 7th”

REBUILD: Tuesday, March 6th

WEEK THREE: RENOVATION REBUILD Romans 6:3-5 (NRSV) Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? Therefore we have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised… Continue Reading “REBUILD: Tuesday, March 6th”

REDECORATE: Monday, March 5th

WEEK THREE: RENOVATION REDECORATE Psalm 16:8-11 (NRSV) I keep the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices; my body also rests secure. For you do not give me… Continue Reading “REDECORATE: Monday, March 5th”

REDUCE: Friday, March 2nd

WEEK THREE: RENOVATION REDUCE Luke 12:15 (NRSV) And he said to them, “Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.” Jesus continues his theme in the verses following this one,… Continue Reading “REDUCE: Friday, March 2nd”

REINFORCE: Thursday, March 1st

WEEK THREE: RENOVATION REINFORCE Isaiah 41:10 (NRSV) …do not fear, for I am with you, do not be afraid, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand. We have seen… Continue Reading “REINFORCE: Thursday, March 1st”

RENOVATE: Wednesday, February 28th

WEEK THREE: RENOVATION RENOVATE Isaiah 43:19 (NRSV) I am about to do a new thing;     now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? “Are you ready to see your Fixer Upper?” Jim and I love to watch Chip and Joanna at work on the… Continue Reading “RENOVATE: Wednesday, February 28th”

RELATE: Tuesday, February 27th

WEEK TWO: RELATIONSHIPS RELATE Colossians 3:12-17 …clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. Above all, clothe yourselves with… Continue Reading “RELATE: Tuesday, February 27th”

REASSURE: Monday, February 26th

WEEK TWO: RELATIONSHIPS REASSURE Colossians 3:12-17 (NRSV) As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved… (v. 12) My friend Nancy and I were talking about this beautiful passage as we walked together one morning. Her version of verse 12 was, “As God’s chosen ones, holy… Continue Reading “REASSURE: Monday, February 26th”