Saturday’s Reading – John 17:1-26   “Jesus Prayed” by Michele Horn   Jesus prayed… no surprised here. At least, that’s what I thought when I began reading John 17. In all reality, Jesus grew up in the Jewish faith and culture. Prayer was a part of his daily routine as...

Friday’s Reading – John 16:17-33   Devotional by Brittany Weber   Have you ever asked someone a question and had them respond in a way that left you staring back at them with a blank expression? For you, their answer was “clear as mud” and left you more baffled than...

Thursday’s Reading – John 16:5-16   “Trusting the Unseen and the Unknown” by Mike Hershey   Jesus says to the disciples in the upper room at the time of the last supper, “They will put you out of the synagogues, anyone who kills you will think they are doing it...

Wednesday’s Reading – John 15:18-16:4   Devotion by Juliann Mazzeo   When I read this passage and ask God what He wants us to see here, I am reminded that we ought to look like Jesus, sound like Jesus, and act like Jesus.  How the world reacts to us should...

Tuesday’s Reading – John 15:1-17   Devotion by Mauro Galati   Yes, trees indeed do grow in Brooklyn… but I never had to prune one, not even a bush. That is, not until I moved to Lancaster. I would do a fast job with my hedge trimmer; however, maybe if...

Monday’s Reading – John 14:15-31   Devotion by Jan Latshaw   It feels like I return to this passage so often throughout a year.  Jesus promises us the Holy Spirit.  It is a passage at the bedrock of what it means to be a Christian – that when we acknowledge...

Psalm Sunday’s Reading – John 14:1-14   The True Heaven – Kathleen Kimber   Chapters 13-17 of John the Apostle’s Gospel are often referred to as the Upper Room Discourse. Here we find the tenderest and most personal words of Jesus to His beloved disciples. He had tried to prepare...

Last weekend, I took Allan kayaking at Blue Marsh Lake.  We spent just over an hour paddling around the water and soaking up the sun. (In all honesty, I did most of the paddling!) After some time out on the water confined to our small kayak, Allan asked if he...

I have no door on my office at home. I never have had a problem with that before because, well, I’ve only ever really worked from home when I’m there by myself.  Obviously that hasn’t been the case for the past several weeks! It’s not that my family doesn’t give...