Green Pastures Devotions

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…

Speaking to our grief - 4.25.25 25.04.2025 6:28 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Luke 24.25-33 MSG

Entering the abyss of grief - 4.24.25 24.04.2025 7:30 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Luke 24.18-24 MSG

When grief takes a walk . . .4.23.25 23.04.2025 7:20 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Luke 24.13-17 MSG

Riding the train of grief - 4.22.25 22.04.2025 7:24 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  John 20.19 MSG

What do we do now? - 4.21.25 21.04.2025 7:19 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Mark 16.1-8 MSG  

Kingdom Come! - 4.20.25 20.04.2025 7:52 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  1 Corinthians 15.54-58 MSG

Holy Saturday: buried with him - 4.19.25 19.04.2025 7:08 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Romans 6.3-5 MSG

Entering Good Friday Fullness - 4.18.25 18.04.2025 6:59 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Colossians 2.11-15 MSG

It’s better for you that I go - 4.17.25 17.04.2025 7:16 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  John 16.7-14 MSG

More than a rescuing narrative - 4.16.25 16.04.2025 6:29 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Hebrews 2.10, 14-15 MSG 

The Message on which you took your stand - 4.15.25 15.04.2025 7:01 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  1 Corinthians 15.1-5 MSG

Then Jesus arrived from Nazareth…- 4.14.25 14.04.2025 7:45 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Acts 10.37-38 MSG  

Behold, your King comes to you! - 4.13.25 13.04.2025 7:43 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Zechariah 9.9-10 MSG

Of Kingdoms and Covenants - 4.12.25 12.04.2025 7:57 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  1 Corinthians 10.1-5, 11-12 MSG

Cracked Icons - 4.11.25 11.04.2025 7:20 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Romans 5.12-14 MSG

Counter-kingdom: the Story’s minor key - 4.10.25 10.04.2025 7:53 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Ephesians 6.10-12 MSG

Original Blessing - 4.9.25 09.04.2025 7:13 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Genesis 1.1, 31  John 1.1 - 5 MSG mostly

The Basic Reality of GOD - 4.8.25 08.04.2025 6:58 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Romans 1.19-23 MSG