By Paul Steury, Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center K-12 education coordinator SCRIPTURES THIS WEEK: Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 51:1-12; John 12:20-33; Hebrews 5:5-10 (NRSV) THEME THIS WEEK: We wish to see Jesus DEVOTIONAL: My wife recently decided to move her boutique store to a small shop with a big window on Goshen’s Main Street. It is … Keep reading »
March 16: Losing everything
By Emily Trapp, a senior music and communication double major from Canby, Ore. DEVOTIONAL: Reading is something I never seem to have enough time for, but that I do enjoy. However, unlike many of my friends who have cried while reading books, I had never been overtaken by such strong emotion because of the written … Keep reading »
March 15: Up and down
By Alicia Hofer, a sophomore elementary education major from Dolton, S.D. DEVOTIONAL: A signature. From learning to write our names in kindergarten, to making payments and filling out paperwork years later, a signature is used to show ownership. It is proof. It has value.
March 14: Looking for bronze snakes
By Becca Augsburger, a sophomore molecular biology/biochemistry major from Nicholasville, Ky. DEVOTIONAL: In this Old Testament passage, God’s people are feeling forgotten and persecuted because of their wandering in the desert. The Israelites rebuke God with their desire to be back in Egypt where they held the place of slaves instead of the dry, barren … Keep reading »
March 13: You're not alone
By Annika Miller, a junior elementary education major from Broadway, Va. DEVOTIONAL: Several Sundays ago, the church I attend in Goshen talked about the power of healing prayer. We recognized the importance of sharing stories of crying out and healing. After the sermon there was a time to go forward to be anointed with water … Keep reading »
March 12: He sent out his word and healed them
By Luke Gascho, executive director of Merrry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College THIS WEEK’S THEME: He…overturned the tables DEVOTIONAL: The materials that I was asked to work with were all dead! In 1972, my college adviser asked if I’d be willing to assist him on a project. The focus was on organic gardening … Keep reading »
March 9: It's foolish to believe
By Ross Peterson-Veatch, Center for Intercultural Teaching and Learning curriculum director and associate academic dean DEVOTIONAL: Just after the pilot informed us that we had reached cruising altitude and that we could move about the cabin freely, I got to a page in my book that I had read hundreds of times before.
March 8: Selling in church
By Karla Santiago, admission counselor DEVOTIONAL: During my elementary and middle school years it was not uncommon for my classmates and me to have to sell wrapping paper, cookies, books or other things to raise money for school. I would often bring the sign-up sheet to church and try to persuade people to buy or … Keep reading »
March 7: Too busy to dwell
By Quinn Brenneke, junior business and public relations double major from Fort Wayne, Ind. DEVOTIONAL: Life is crazy, and I’m told that it only gets crazier. Running from class to class and prioritizing group meetings, assignments and projects are only part of a student’s busy life – let alone socializing and fulfilling the promise that … Keep reading »
March 6: Remember, but don't turn back
By Heather Goertzen, resident director DEVOTIONAL: In 2007-08, I spent a little over a year journeying the Exodus with my husband Wes and our own adopted hija (daughter). Older than both of us combined, Eliana had spent 40 years and more in her own “Egypts,” and bore the scars (visible and invisible) of a lifetime … Keep reading »
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