Living by Faith Good Morning Friends, Ever wonder what in heaven’s name God is up to with all the pain and suffering and killing and lying and crazy stuff that goes on in the world? Look at what just happened in Kenya and don’t you wonder where the justice is in, well just pick a … Continue reading Living by Faith →

Polar Opposites Good Morning Friends, The Bible promised it in Job 14:1, "Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble." Jesus promised it! John 16:33, "In the world you will have tribulation…" Friends we are going to have trouble in our lives that is just the way it … Continue reading Polar Opposites →

What Jesus Wrote in the Dust Good Morning Friends, Perhaps it was the sign of the fish. Perhaps it was about the man who was missing from the accusation.  Perhaps it was about the lie being told. Perhaps it was about the role Jesus was to play. Perhaps it was about the flesh of the … Continue reading What Jesus Wrote in the Dust →

Choosing Death to Pride. Good Morning Friends, We are about to enter the Stewardship Season at Church and I have something for my privileged rich white friends to think about. It is really a choice. But stick it out because I do not want you to go away disappointed but changed. First a praise report … Continue reading Choosing Death to Pride →

True Greatness! Good Morning Friends, We really should take more interest in what makes a person successful….significant …great. William Shakespeare is credited with saying that,"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.”   But then he was writing the story line. Khalil Gibran is credited with the request that … Continue reading True Greatness! →

Synergy Good Morning Friends, Yesterday, a little before noon, at the supermarket checkout counter, I was next to a nun, so I asked her to tell me her favorite scripture. She said, “Let me think, that would be Romans 8:28”. And then she recited from memory. Later that evening at the Pearl of Hope fundraiser … Continue reading Synergy →

Alone Good Morning Friends, The narratives regarding all the happenings at the tomb of Jesus are difficult to reconcile from one Gospel to another. The multiple trips and references get confusing. My purpose this dark and quite morning is not to resolve them. Sorry if you were hoping for that kind of clarity of thought. … Continue reading Alone →

Etymology Good Morning Friends, What is the cause of the way we define the words of our particular faith expression… words like grace….worship…love… peace…blessed…church…even the word faith? Jesus of course never uttered those words. All the translations of the Bible, fixed in time, can be such a hindrance to communication if we do not have … Continue reading Etymology →

No Harvest without Choosing to Trust Enough to Live by Faith Good Morning Friends, You know, if we are to have moral purpose in this uncertain world we should never celebrate the status quo, but should courageously confront it. Living lives of risk aversion is a terrible sin for it robs us and God of … Continue reading No Harvest without Choosing to Trust Enough to Live by Faith →

Families Reconciled Good Morning Friends, Is a toxic relationship killing you? It can you know.  Several power-hungry, deceitful, and jealous men and women committed murder during Bible times. A lot of people think that the characters in the Bible have nothing in common with people today, but people are reliving these stories every day. The … Continue reading Families Reconciled →