Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Are you wearing green?  Hopefully this holiday will make Monday a bit more festive! Today we have another fabulous guest blogger! My dear friend Jennifer Hofmann has stepped up to share with you. Jennifer is a friend of mine from Willamette University days.  Since Willamette she has started her own business…

Good morning all! You have made it to the second Sunday.  Now traditionally Sundays are mini Easters and not part of our Lenten practices.  I still have scripture and a tidbit for you…just not as extensive. Enjoy! Today’s scripture: John 13:1-17 (NRSV)Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart…

Good morning all!  Saturday is here…awww….hope you get to rest and renew. Today’s scripture: Luke 7:1-10 After Jesus had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. A centurion there had a slave whom he valued highly, and who was ill and close to death.  When he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish…

Good morning all!  Yay for Friday!!   Today’s scripture: Micah 7:18-20 (Message) Where is the god who can compare with you— wiping the slate clean of guilt, Turning a blind eye, a deaf ear, to the past sins of your purged and precious people? You don’t nurse your anger and don’t stay angry long, for mercy…

Good morning! I hope you enjoyed our guest blogger yesterday.  He has another one for me for another time…you will see it in the near future.  🙂  I also want to mention that if you would like to be a guest blogger, let me know.  It can be any scripture that speaks to you. I…

Good morning all!  Today we have a guest blogger. His name is Jeff Peterson. He is one of my bestest friends in the world.  I hope you enjoy what he brings you today. 🙂 2 Corinthians 12 (NIV) 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect…

Good morning all!  I am sitting at the beautiful Alton L. Collins retreat center.  This is a few days away to get to know other younger clergy in the conference and from the Washington Conference. Very fun. Today’s scripture: Psalm 121 1 I lift up my eyes to the hills— from where will my help come? 2 My…

Good morning all!  Today I am headed to an event at Collins retreat center near Estacada. I will be there until Wednesday morning…so my devos for two days might be a bit sporadic but I will get them up as soon as I can. 🙂  Hope Monday treats you well! Today’s scripture: Hebrews 2:10-18  (The Message)…

Good morning all! I hope you all changed your clocks! Sundays are a bit different.  I will be posting part of what we are using in church this morning for our scripture and our devotional will be a bit shorter…perhaps a blessing or poem or a tidbit…mainly because I don’t want to give away too…

Good morning!  Hope you get to enjoy this Saturday! Today’s scripture:  Romans 16:1-10 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon of the church at Cenchreae, so that you may welcome her in the Lord as is fitting for the saints, and help her in whatever she may require from you, for she has been a benefactor…