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Devotional Reflection, Friday, November 28, 2025 Proper 29, the week of the last Sunday after Pentecost The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 18 For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit, 19in which also he went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison . . . . 6For this is the reason the gospe

Devotional Reflection, Thursday, November 23, 2023 Thanksgiving Day The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s Old Testament reading: 5you shall make this response before the LORD your God: “A wandering Aramean was my ancestor; he went down into Egypt and lived there as an alien, few in number, and there he became a great nation, mighty and populous. 6When the Egyptians treated us harshly and afflicted us, by imposing hard labor on us, 7we c

Devotional Reflection, Wednesday, November 26, 2025 Proper 29, the week of the last Sunday after Pentecost The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s Old Testament reading: 15For the day of the LORD is near against all the nations. As you have done, it shall be done to you; your deeds shall return on your own head. 16For as you have drunk on my holy mountain, all the nations around you shall drink; they shall drink and gulp down, and shall be as

Devotional Reflection, Tuesday, November 25, 2025 Proper 29, the week of the last Sunday after Pentecost The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s Old Testament reading: 1:1An oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh. 2 A jealous and avenging God is the LORD, the LORD is avenging and wrathful; the LORD takes vengeance on his adversaries and rages against his enemies. 3The LORD is slow to anger but great in power, and

Devotional Reflection, Monday, November 24, 2025 Proper 29, the week of the last Sunday after Pentecost The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 3:1For then, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem 2I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat, and I will enter into judgment with them there, on account of my people and my heritage Israel, because they have sca

Devotional Reflection, Friday, November 21, 2025 Proper 28, the week of the twenty- Sunday after Pentecost The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 10‘Take care that you do not despise one of these little ones; for, I tell you, in heaven their angels continually see the face of my Father in heaven.. . . .14So it is not the will of your Father in heaven that one of these little ones should be lost. You will find the full text of today’s

Devotional Reflection, Thursday, November 20, 2025 Proper 28, the week of the twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 4Whoever becomes humble like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me. 6‘If any of you put a stumbling block before one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for you if a great millstone were fas

Devotional Reflection, Wednesday, November 20, 2025 Proper 28. the week of the twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 27However, so that we do not give offense to them, go to the sea and cast a hook; take the first fish that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find a coin; take that and give it to them for you and me. You will find the full text of today’s Gospel reading at the end of t

Daily Office Devotional, Tuesday, November 18, 2025 Proper 28, the week of the twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 19Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, ‘Why could we not cast it out?’ 20He said to them, ‘Because of your little faith. For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, “Move from here to there,” and it will move.’ Yo

Devotional Reflection, Monday, November 17, 2025 Proper 28, the week of the twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 17:1Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. 2And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white. 3Suddenly there appeared to them Moses and Elijah,

Devotional Reflection,  Friday, November  14, 2025 Proper 27, the week of the twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say that the Son of Man is?’ . . . . 15He (Peter) said to them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ 16Simon Peter answered, ‘You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.’ You will fi

Devotional Reflection, Thursday, November 13, 2025 Proper 27, the week of the twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s Gospel reading 16:1The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test Jesus they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.  2He answered them, ‘When it is evening, you say, “It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.” 3And in the morning, “It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threat

Devotional Reflection, Wednesday, November 12, 2025 Proper 27, the week of the twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 32Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, ‘I have compassion for the crowd, because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way.’ . . . . 34Jesus asked them, ‘How many loaves

Devotional Reflection, Tuesday, November 11, 2025 Proper 27, the week of the twenty second Sunday after Pentecost The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 24He answered, ‘I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.’ 25But she came and knelt before him, saying, ‘Lord, help me.’ 26He answered, ‘It is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.’ 27She said, ‘Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that

Devotional Reflection, Monday, November 10, 2025 Proper 27, the week of the twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 18:1After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority; and the earth was made bright with his splendor. 2He called out with a mighty voice, ‘Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!    It has become a dwelling-place of demons, a haunt of every foul spirit,   

Devotional Reflection, Friday, November 7, 2025 Proper 26, the week of the twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost The Rev. David W Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 2And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass with harps of God in their hands. 3And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb

Devotional Reflection, Thursday, November 6, 2025 Proper 26, the week of the twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 6 Then I saw another angel flying in midheaven, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth—to every nation and tribe and language and people. 7He said in a loud voice, ‘Fear God and give him glory, for the hour of his judgment has come; and worship him who made

Devotional Reflection, Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Proper 26, the twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: Where then did this man get all this?’ 57And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, ‘Prophets are not without honor except in their own country and in their own house.’ 58And he did not do many deeds of power there, because of their unbelief You will find the full text of today’s Gosp

Devotional Reflection, Monday, November 3, 2025 Proper 26, the week of the twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 40Just as the weeds are collected and burned up with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. 41The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers, 42and they will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be w

Devotional Reflection, Friday, October 31, 2025             Proper 25, the week of the twentieth Sunday after Pentecost The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 24 He put before them another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field; 25but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away. . . . “Master, did you not sow good