Green Pastures Devotions

Once Upon a Rhyme Blog - 5.24.25 24.05.2025 1:13 ↓

Hold on . . . Believe! As the world turns to darkness And light no longer gleams, As burning rays of hope die out And all is lost it seems. There’s a course that I must conquer— A mission marked for me; I’m weak, I’m scared, I’m unprepared To be what I must be. Still, I remember something To which I clinging hold— From the heated, fiery furnace Comes the purity of gold. So, while some would call i...

They went out and announced the message
everywhere…5.23.25 23.05.2025 3:49 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Mark 16.19-20 NTFE  

These signs will happen around those who believe - 5.22.25 22.05.2025 5:17 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Mark 16.15-18 NTFE  

Hardheartedness - 5.21.25 21.05.2025 4:29 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Mark 16.14 NTFE  

They didn’t believe them either - 5.20.25 20.05.2025 4:53 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Mark 16.12-13 NTFE  

What do we do now – with a message of joy & belief in a cynical, unbelieving world - 5.19.25 19.05.2025 5:52 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Mark 16.9-11 NTFE  

Two readings on purpose - 5.17.25 17.05.2025 4:08 ↓

As with Peter we contemplate themes of life and purpose, vocation and calling, two readings come to mind with which to seal this week’s reflections, one from inspired apostle, the other from inspiring author…

Hang on – this is going to be bad - 5.16.25 16.05.2025 7:07 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  John 21.18-22 MSG

Cracked up - 5.15.25 15.05.2025 7:05 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  John 21.15-17 MSG

Labyrinthine - 5.14.25 14.05.2025 7:47 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  John 21.7-14 MSG

The journey to our dreams is just that – a journey - 5.13.25 13.05.2025 7:43 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  John 21.4-7 MSG  

What do we do now – with our dreams & calling - 5.12.25 12.05.2025 6:54 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  John 21.1-3 MSG  

Doubter’s hymn - 5.10.25 10.05.2025 2:55 ↓

“You can’t get to any of these truths by sitting in a field smiling beatifically, avoiding your anger and damage and grief. Your anger and damage and grief are the way to the truth.” – Anne Lamott

Pressing forward through our doubts - 5.9.25 09.05.2025 7:26 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Romans 4.18-21 MSG

Toxic doubt: fatal distraction - 5.8.25 09.05.2025 7:41 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Mark 16.9-16 MSG

The rollcall of the doubtful - 5.7.25 07.05.2025 8:32 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Judges 6.11-18 MSG

He’s a digger - 5.6.25 06.05.2025 7:57 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Proverbs 25.2; Job 28.3-5, 9-11

What do we do now – with our doubts - 5.5.25 05.05.2025 7:20 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  John 20.24-29 MSG  

He told them a story - 5.3.25 03.05.2025 2:47 ↓

Since we started the week with Jesus’ dark and foreboding apocalyptic discourse, let’s finish the week there, for right after verbally bursting into this dark apocalypse landscape with the radiant epiphany of his coming, he launches, as he so often does, into story mode as he encouraged his disciples to literally give a fig to their fears. Look at the fig tree, he tells us, which leads to the inst...

A useful list of what’s still happening - 5.2.25 02.05.2025 6:57 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Luke 21.25-28 MSG

Don’t fear what they fear - 5.1.25 01.05.2025 6:27 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Isaiah 8.11-15 MSG

Listen…calm down…don’t be afraid - 4.30.25 30.04.2025 7:36 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Isaiah 7.3-9 MSG

Sitting in a bunker…here inside my wall 4.29.25 29.04.2025 6:44 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  John 20.19 MSG

What do we do now – with our fear & anxiety - 4.28.25 28.04.2025 6:39 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Luke 21.20-26 MSG  

Recipe for Raw Grief - 4.26.25 26.04.2025 4:01 ↓

Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep…