Good morning all!  Wow, could it be the beginning of a new week already?  And Happy Hanukkah to our sisters and brothers in the Jewish faith! Today’s scripture: Luke 3:1-6 (NRSV) In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his…

Good morning all!  Happy Saturday! Today’s scripture:  Luke 9:1-6 Then Jesus called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal. He said to them, ‘Take nothing for your journey, no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor…

Good morning all! Today’s scripture: PSALM 130; 1-6 1   Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD. 2       Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications! 3   If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand? 4   But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be revered….

Good morning everyone!  I am really starting to be ready for the weekend, how about you? Today’s scripture: Luke 1:68-79 “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has looked favorably on his people and redeemed them. He has raised up a mighty savior for us in the house of his servant David, as he spoke through…

Good morning all! Today’s scripture: ISAIAH 2:1-4 1The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. 2     In days to come the mountain of the LORD’s house shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be raised above the hills; all the nations shall stream to it. 3          Many peoples shall come…

Good morning all! Today’s scripture: 2 Samuel 7:18-29 The Message (MSG) 18-21 King David went in, took his place before God, and prayed: “Who am I, my Master God, and what is my family, that you have brought me to this place in life? But that’s nothing compared to what’s coming, for you’ve also spoken of my family far into…

What a dreary Monday morning! Hope you are cozy with your cup o coffee! Today’s scripture:  LUKE 20:1-8 1One day, as he was teaching the people in the temple and telling the good news, the chief priests and the scribes came with the elders 2and said to him, “Tell us, by what authority are you doing…

Good morning all! Today’s scripture: Luke 21:25-36 (Message)“It will seem like all hell has broken loose—sun, moon, stars, earth, sea, in an uproar and everyone all over the world in a panic, the wind knocked out of them by the threat of doom, the powers-that-be quaking. “And then—then!—they’ll see the Son of Man welcomed in grand…

Good Morning!!! It is the first day of Advent!  Welcome back to the Advent daily devotional!  If you are new to reading, each day I will look up part of the daily lectionary (scriptures used around the world to navigate the bible) and then reflect on a piece of scripture.  I hope to have more…

Hey all! Advent is rapidly approaching.  For McMinnville Cooperative Ministries, Advent begins on Wednesday evening with our Wednesday evening service.  In the past few years, I have written a daily Advent devotional that begins with the first Sunday of Advent and ends with Christmas Eve. This year, I will begin my devotional sometime between Wednesday…