Who is Happy? Good Morning Friends, Sometimes I wake up with a question and this one is a stumper. It is not a complex question. It is not about an ethical issue or a nuance of theology. The question is, who is the happiest person in the Bible? Ok, I could press the easy button … Continue reading Who is Happy? →

The Shekinah Glory Good Morning Friends, Through the pitch-black night, the captain of ship spots a light dead ahead on a collision course with his vessel so he sends a warning: "Change your course ten degrees east." The light signals back: "Change yours, ten degrees west." The captain responds angrily: "I'm a CAPTAIN in the … Continue reading The Shekinah Glory →

Life in the Spirit Good Morning Friends, Some people need a personality transplant and no amount of hard work is going to make it happen. What I hope for them and myself when I am beset with the anguish of the world that I would like to blame on them, is to allow the Holy Spirit … Continue reading Life in the Spirit →

God as our Hermeneutical Guide Good Morning Friends, Not everything in scripture is equally plain or equally important to me. I discount the more difficult passages in the light of clearer ones in search of the big picture of harmony. I even have favorite scripture. But, I am not sure this is right. In reading scripture … Continue reading God as our Hermeneutical Guide →

To Love One's Enemies Good Morning Friends, Oh you have to be kidding. How in the world can you love someone who does not love you in return but wants to tear you down and destroy you? I have enough trouble loving the people I like. My first instinct is to destroy the ones who … Continue reading To Love One’s Enemies →

Do You Look Up To The Might in the Mite? Good Morning Friends, A couple of days ago the devotional focused on the small things that become important and another on investing in Kingdom work and how we tend to place worldly priority on things that are not as valuable to Jesus as our initial thinking … Continue reading Do You Look Up To The Might in the Mite? →

When Silence Speaks to Our Souls Good Morning Friends, I was giving thought to today's scripture even as I awoke, contemplating its meaning for a Christian in a very diverse world and came to the conclusion that rejoicing always for some may seem too tall an order. Some things stink. Praying for enemies is hard. … Continue reading When Silence Speaks to Our Souls →

Making Investments That Last Forever Good Morning Friends, Warren Buffet bought See's Candy from Lucy Ricardo in 1972 for $25 million. Ray Kroc bought McDonald's in 1961 for $2.7 million. Benchmark Capital bought eBay in 1995 for $6.7 million. Henry Flagler purchased Standard Oil in 1867 for $100,000. Howard Hughes bought control of TWA in … Continue reading Making Investments That Last Forever →

Settling Our Debts Good Morning Friends, Wrong views about holiness I think stem from a wrong view about sin even in our prayers. Jesus in today's scripture gives us some guidance here in understanding this problem we have. Sin separates us from God. There is a price to be paid. Thankfully the resolution in Christ gives … Continue reading Settling Our Debts →

The Power of Small Good Morning Friends, We are conditioned to believe that power is in big things and the bigger the better. But this is not the way with God. God is interested in the importance of five loaves of bread and two fish. God is interested in small towns like Bethlehem where Jesus … Continue reading The Power of Small →