By James E. Brenneman, president DEVOTIONAL: It’s not every day that someone says to me, “Don’t be such a mule!” or some even more blunt version. And yet, here, in Scripture, the Psalmist says just that (v. 9). Got my attention! And so I sit up and listen. Just what is it that I do … Keep reading »
March 9: Becoming human
By Bob Yoder, campus pastor WELCOME: Welcome to Goshen College’s online devotional series for the 2011 Lenten season! “Becoming Human: Called and Shaped by Jesus” is this year’s theme taken from Mennonite Church USA worship resources. Lent is the season of the church year in which we focus particular attention on foundational questions of our … Keep reading »
Welcome to Goshen College Lenten Devotions 2011: Beginning March 9
What does it mean for us to be the created and recreated images of God? How may we become authentically human? Goshen College again offers an online resource to help believers make time and space in their hearts and minds to reflect during the season of Lent. Beginning March 9 (Ash Wednesday) and culminating on April … Keep reading »
Dec. 25: Profundity in the absurdity
By Tamara Shantz, assistant campus pastor and apartment manager DEVOTIONAL: One of my favorite television shows is the BBC’s The Vicar of Dibley, which follows the life and adventures of the first female priest in a fictional little village in England. In one of the show’s Christmas specials, the parish hosts a carol-writing competition with … Keep reading »
Dec. 24: Guidance in the night
By Luke Gascho, director of the Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College DEVOTIONAL: The glory and brilliance of the night sky is a great comfort. I am always thrilled to walk under a dark clear night sky and observe the grandeur of the universe on display. The familiar constellations and the band of … Keep reading »
Dec. 23: Baby Jesus, pioneer of our salvation
By Michael Sherer, ITS director DEVOTIONAL:
Dec. 22: Unite in praise, with all creation
By Annika Miller, a sophomore elementary education major from Scottdale, Pa. DEVOTIONAL: Praise the LORD. Psalm 148 calls us to join together in praising God. No matter who we are or where we’re from, we are called to come together. In the Christmas season especially, we need to remember to put aside our differences and … Keep reading »
Dec. 21: And the sky opened up
By Lynelle Yoder, a sophomore elementary education major from Goshen DEVOTIONAL: This past summer, I trained for and ran my very first marathon. I can still recall one particular training run that happened to be especially torturous. I was running after church on a sweltering August afternoon, and had completed about one quarter of my … Keep reading »
Dec. 20: Praise the Lord from the heavens
By Bethany Swope, church relations coordinator THIS WEEK’S THEME: Praise the Lord from the heavens DEVOTIONAL: It’s finally here! Christmas is this week! Or, perhaps: It’s already here? Christmas is this week? Amid the bustle and busyness, the 20s of December have arrived. As I think about the year coming to a close, I wonder … Keep reading »
Dec. 17: Be not afraid
By Ross Peterson-Veach, associate academic dean and director of curriculum and faculty development for the Center for Intercultural Teaching and Learning DEVOTIONAL: Like a lot of angels in the Bible, after calling Joseph by name, the angel in today’s passage starts with “don’t be afraid.” Once years ago when my kids and I were reading … Keep reading »
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