Posts by Karen Rich

“I went past the field of a sluggard, past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;  thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the…

Our Bible is full of references to slavery.  So why was it right then?  The short answer is, IT WASN’T! In many cases, enslavement was a form of punishment sometimes…

“What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? Suppose a brother or sister is without…

As sometimes happens, I was struggling with what to write about on this date, as we write our devotionals 4 – 6 weeks in advance.   I looked at the…

In my last devotional, we looked at the creation story in Genesis 1-2 where God creates the physical universe according to an unseen natural order, then shift gears and creates…

Be joyful always; pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.  I Thess. 5:16-18 Can you recall a time when you…

Psalm 3:3-4 – But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high. I call out to the Lord, and he answers me…

Oh, how grateful I am to live in a place of four seasons. Today, after the shock of cold freezing rain in May, I was thinking that there are days…

My understanding of the Bible is it is all about relationships: God’ relationship with creation, God’s relationship with human beings, and human beings’ relationship with each other.  During my recent…

Two months ago, I wrote a devotional about the trials we all must at times face, couched in phrases like “fiery ordeals” and “crucifixions of the heart.” I was primarily…