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Devotion for March 25, 2020 From Joni Eareckson Tada’s A Spectacle of Glory, God’s Light Shining Through Me Every Day Read by Pastor Karen Crawford The Presbyterian Church of Coshocton After leaving the synagogue he entered Simon’s house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked him about her. (Luke 4:38) LetContinue reading “Healer”

Devotion for March 24, 2020 From All God’s Creatures Daily Devotions 2020 Written By Ashley Clark Read by Pastor Karen Crawford The Presbyterian Church of Coshocton, OH  

Devotion for March 23, 2020 From All God’s Creatures: Daily Devotions for Animal Lovers 2020 Written by Patricia Patterson Read by Pastor Karen Crawford The Presbyterian Church of Coshocton, OH            

  March 23, 2020   Dear friends, I give thanks to God for you daily! I am grateful for my flock, who has shown patience and grace as we respond to the health crisis caused by the Coronavirus. Recommendations from the CDC, the governor of Ohio, and our presbytery have led us to cancel programsContinue reading “Letter to My Flock in Response to the Coronavirus”

  Meditation on John 4:5-42 March 22, 2020 The Presbyterian Church of Coshocton, OH     5 So he came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired out by his journey, was sitting by the well. It wasContinue reading “Drink From the Well That Never Runs Dry”

Meditation on  John 9 (selected verses) March 15, 2020 The Presbyterian Church of Coshocton, OH As he walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born blind soContinue reading “Open Our Eyes That We May See”

Meditation on John 3:1–17 March 8, 2020 The Presbyterian Church of Coshocton, OH Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. 2 He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs thatContinue reading “Questions Welcome Here”

  Meditation on Matthew 4:1-11 March 1, 2020 The Presbyterian Church of Coshocton            Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished. 3 The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the SonContinue reading “Be Real”

           Meditation on Matthew 6:1-6 Ash Wednesday The Presbyterian Church of Coshocton “Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 “So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as theContinue reading “We Are Dust”

  Meditation on Matthew 17:1–9 Transfiguration Sunday The Presbyterian Church Feb. 23, 2020         Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. 2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzlingContinue reading “Come Up to the Mountain”