Water Daily

This week we look at Mark 7, Jesus' discussion about where our focus is to be. Those who were investigating him spent a lot of energy worrying about rituals and food laws; he said it is the heart that we need to look at. 

This August, we are doing a worship series at my church on Summer Pastimes and how they speak to us of the life of faith. Today that is picnics, with John 21:9-14 as a gospel anchor. 

This week we look at John 6:56-59 - still on Jesus’ teaching about being the Bread of Life – and how it offended even his followers. Some of them walked away. How do we handle it when our faith is challenged, or God offends or disappoints us? 

This week we look at John 6:56-59 - still on Jesus’ teaching about being the Bread of Life – and how it offended even his followers. He seems to contrast the life of the spirit and the life of the flesh - yet in this life we require both. How do you find the balance? 

his week we look at John 6:56-59 - still on Jesus’ teaching about being the Bread of Life – and how it offended even his followers. How do we feel about things Jesus said and did? 

This week we look at John 6:56-59 - still on Jesus’ teaching about being the Bread of Life – and how it offended even his followers. Sometimes we have trouble with what Jesus has to say - how do we handle it? 

This August, we are doing a worship series at my churcesh on Summer Pastimes and how they speak to us of the life of faith. Today that is baseball - metaphor alert!

This week we look at John 6:51-58, in which Jesus talks about being "living bread from heaven." Today we discuss the bread substitutes we sometimes focus on rather than inviting his life to fill us. 

This week we look at John 6:51-58, in which Jesus talks about being bread and eating flesh. How might these perplexing words lead us to life? 

This week we look at John 6:51-58, Jesus saying puzzling things about being bread and eating flesh. Today we muse on what he means when he says he will "raise us up." 

This is Water Daily for August 9, 2021. This week we look at John 6:51-58, in which Jesus speaks puzzlingly about being "bread" and eaten. How do  those words land for us? 

This August, we are doing a worship series at my churches on Summer Pastimes and how they speak to us of the life of faith. Each Friday we will turn from the lectionary gospel to the one we’ll be hearing at the Christ Churches, this week Luke 10:1-9. The second installment in our “Summer Pastimes and the Life of Faith” series focuses on travel.

This week we look at John 6:35, 41-51, in which Jesus refers to himself as the “Bread of Life" and stirs up all kinds of trouble. How do we understand Jesus as bread? 

This week we look at John 6:35, 41-51, in which Jesus refers to himself as the “Bread of Life," and says that those who receive him never die. What does eternity mean to you?

This week we look at John 6:35, 41-51, in which Jesus refers to himself as the “Bread of Life" - and gets himself into trouble. Some of the claims he made about himself sounded crazy to people who didn't believe. How do they sound to us? 

This week we look at 6:35, 41-51, in which Jesus refers to himself as the “Bread of Life.” He also says those who believe in him will never hunger or thirst. That is not always our experience, is it? But maybe with enough trust it can be...

For the next few weeks, we will have a worship series at the Christ Churches on Summer Pastimes and how they speak to us of the life of faith. Each Friday I will turn from the lectionary gospel to the one I’ve selected for worship at my churches - today that is John 21:3-7 - all about swimming to Jesus. 

This week we look at John 6:24-35, what happened after Jesus fed 5,000 people on five loaves and two fish. As the people clamor for bread from heaven, he explains that He is the Bread of Life. How's that? 

This week we look at John 6:24-35,what happened after Jesus fed 5,000 people on five loaves and two fish. Today's focus is on bread... the Bread Jesus came to offer, which are to offer in his name. 

This week we look at John 6:24-35, what happened after Jesus fed 5,000 people on five loaves and two fish. He spoke of what his father's "work" was - and it's not all the stuff that keeps us busy!

This week we look at John 6:24-35, what happened after Jesus fed 5,000 people on five loaves and two fish. Today's focus is on what draws our attention - illusion or grace?

Today we look at Ephesians 3:14-21 and contemplate what it means to be grounded in the love that made the universe - and loves us fiercely. 

This week we look at John 6:1-21, in which a multitude of people are fed on what looks like not enough. Today's reflection focuses on the extraordinary power Jesus exercised over the natural world. Can we do that?

This week we look at John 6:1-21, in which a multitude of people are fed on what looks like not enough. As we find in today's episode, in God's realm abundance rules. 

This week we look at John 6:1-21, in which a multitude of people are fed on what looks like not enough. Today we discuss how the enormity of need can overwhelm our ability to think creatively and act strategically - what about the x factor, God's power at work through us?