Weekly Devotions

To the Good Folk of the Palmyra Church of the Brethren,   Joys and Concerns If you have a joy or concern you would like us to share and pray about, please call, text, or email it to me.  If you would like it included in our Sunday Worship sharing and prayer time, please share it with me that week by Friday morning.    Thank You: To all who call others to check in on them and to share our emails and devotions.   Today’s Devotion: I have written today’s devotion.  I hope it is intriguing and encouraging.   Shalom, Dennis   Scriptures Micah 6:8 He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?   Hebrews 12:1c … and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us…   Thoughts What is the difference between walking and running?  The scriptures use both images to describe our journey with or response to ...

To the Good Folk of the Palmyra Church of the Brethren,   Click here for this past Sunday’s worship service video: https://bit.ly/34hEpM5   Joys and Concerns If you have a joy or concern you would like us to share and pray about, please call, text, or email it to me.  If you would like it included in our Sunday Worship sharing and prayer time, please share it with me that week by Friday morning.    Concern Prayers for Jeanine Houff for a health concern. Thank You: To all who call others to check in on them and to share our emails and devotions.   Today’s Devotion: I am thankful to Ferne Steckman for providing today’s devotion.  If you wish to respond to Ferne directly, her email address is missgreenplant@yahoo.com .     Shalom, Dennis   Scripture – Genesis 1:31a God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good.   Thoughts I have always loved the song “What A Wonderful World.” When my friend Peter sent me a video ...

  To the Good Folk of the Palmyra Church of the Brethren,   Joys and Concerns If you have a joy or concern you would like us to share and pray about, please call, text, or email it to me.  If you would like it included in our Sunday Worship sharing and prayer time, please share it with me that week by Friday morning.    Thank You: To all who call others to check in on them and to share our emails and devotions.   Today’s Devotion: I have written today’s devotion.  I hope it encourages you.   Shalom, Dennis   Scripture – Lamentations 3:21-23 But this I call to mind,    and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases,    his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning;    great is your faithfulness. Thoughts Have you ever listened to a song for a long time, and then one day you hear something you hadn’t heard before?  I have had the song “No Doubt” on my iPod ...

To the Good Folk of the Palmyra Church of the Brethren,   Joys and Concerns If you have a joy or concern you would like us to share and pray about, please call, text, or email it to me.  If you would like it included in our Sunday Worship sharing and prayer time, please share it with me that week by Friday morning.    Joys Congratulations to Ken Jurell, proud grandfather of a baby boy, Jeb Lee Ritz, born to Jenny Jurell and Nick Ritz on October 7 th .Jeb, Jenny, and Nick live in New Market, VA. Congratulations to Charlie and Dianne Runkle, proud grandparents of a baby boy, Carter Timothy Runkle, born to Mark and Danielle Runkle on October 9 th .Carter joins his parents and brother, Landon, in their home in Linglestown, PA. Congratulation to Alex Albaugh and Ellyn Gender who will be married this Saturday, October 17 th , in Ann Arbor, Michigan.Alex and Ellyn live in Chicago, Illinois.Alex is the son of Todd and Cindy Albaugh. Concerns Let us hold Brian and Angie Hepn...

To the Good Folk of the Palmyra Church of the Brethren,   Joys and Concerns If you have a joy or concern you would like us to share and pray about, please call, text, or email it to me.  If you would like it included in our Sunday Worship sharing and prayer time, please share it with me that week by Friday morning.    Thank You: To all who call others to check in on them and to share our emails and devotions.   Today’s Devotion: I have written today’s devotion.  I hope it encourages you.   Shalom, Dennis   Scripture – Romans 8:18 I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory about to be revealed to us.   Thoughts I think Paul is speaking eschatologically here, that is, regarding end times.  But I choose this verse because it contrasts whatever our current struggles are with a sure hope that the future is filled with promise.  Richard Gula, in his book “To Walk Together Again,” writes, “Th...

To the Good Folk of the Palmyra Church of the Brethren,   Joys and Concerns If you have a joy or concern you would like us to share and pray about, please call, text, or email it to me.  If you would like it included in our Sunday Worship sharing and prayer time, please share it with me that week by Friday morning.    Thank You: To all who call others to check in on them and to share our emails and devotions.   Today’s Devotion: I am thankful to Bonnie Rhoads for providing today’s devotion.  If you wish to respond to Bonnie directly, her email address is rhoads.mb@verizon.net .       Shalom, Dennis   Scripture - Galatians 5:22, 25 …The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.  If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit.   Thoughts Over the years, being a member of one of the historic (and living) Peace Churches has become more imp...

To the Good Folk of the Palmyra Church of the Brethren, Jo ys and Concerns If you have a joy or concern you would like us to share and pray about, please call, text, or email it to me.  If you would like it included in our Sunday Worship sharing and prayer time, please share it with me that week by Friday morning.    Thank You: To all who call others to check in on them and to share our emails and devotions.   Today’s Devotion: I have written today’s devotion.  I hope it encourages you.   Shalom, Dennis   Scripture – Exodus 3:11-12a But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”  God said, “I will be with you.”   Thoughts Unlike often portrayed in the movies, Moses was not an eloquent speaker.  He could not imagine God sending him to talk to the Pharaoh of Egypt.  Not to mention that Moses, raised in Pharaoh’s palace, had fled Egypt in fear of his life.  Moses had deep do...