by Emrys | Aug 21, 2017 | Above Tree Line, August 2017
Mind the Gap: Morning Devotion 2 Samuel 3:1-6 As happens so often with our heroes, we remember the big moments in David’s life, and make those moments the definition of heroism. David’s anointing by Samuel, his singular defeat of a thousand Philistines, and the...
by Emrys | Aug 18, 2017 | Above Tree Line, August 2017
Mind the Gap: Morning Devotion 1 Samuel 3:19-4:1 Samuel is not yet the great and glorious judge of Israel, who anoints David, scolds King Saul, and even returns from the afterlife. Here, Samuel is a lackey in the temple at Shiloh. He’s second-string, tenth-in-command,...
by Emrys | Aug 15, 2017 | Above Tree Line, August 2017
Mind the Gap: Morning Devotion Exodus 2:11-3:2 Daily devotions and Vacation Bible Schools often make a lot out of the burning bush scene—rightly so, I suppose. But the setup is always as valuable as the punch line, even in Exodus 3. Moses is out in the wilderness,...
by Emrys | Aug 10, 2017 | Above Tree Line, August 2017
Mind the Gap: Luke 2:41-52 I’ve been thinking a great deal lately about “the gap,” both because Sonlight starts its first Gap Year program in September, and because being on summer staff at a camp is usually an “in-between” moment. A gap: between the platform and the...
by Emrys | Aug 7, 2017 | Above Tree Line
2017 Mind the Gap: Morning Devotion 1 Timothy 5:1-2 “As if.” 1 Timothy encourages us to view each other differently within the Church. We treat older men “as if” they were our father. We treat older women “as if” they were our mother. We treat peers (and younger) “as...
by Emrys | Jul 21, 2017 | Above Tree Line, July 2017
Mind the Gap: Morning Devotion Philemon 8-10 Paul appeals to Philemon to free his slave, Onesimus, so that Onesimus can stay with Paul. A normal approach to Paul’s goal would be to offer a price for Onesimus, so that Philemon could be compensated for the loss of his...
