Who is Our Hero? Good Morning Friends, Many look up to sports stars and athletes, and others look up to musicians and movie stars. Heroes do things most of us cannot do. But God's heroes were rarely men and women of extraordinary ability or talent. They were men and women of extraordinary faith. The two … Continue reading Who is Our Hero? →

Why Do We Exist? Good Morning Friends, I spent the week end up at Disney World with my family and I would have to say that people are generally polite there but that it is less family friendly than it was ten...twenty... years ago. Of course the world has changed. One philosopher put it this … Continue reading Why Do We Exist? →

Do You Belong to God? Good Morning Friends, If every Christian could take a look into heaven with all its joy we might find our world expanded beyond this earthly aging form into something new...a place of blessings chosen...a place to fulfill the purpose for which we were originally made... a relationship forged in the house of the Lord... a … Continue reading Do You Belong to God? →

Do We Put Out the Fire or Flame it? Good Morning Friends, In Southwest Florida there are good burns and fires in nature and fires around people that we logically consider bad ones. So too in the Bible, for fire can both describe hell and also the blessings of the Holy Spirit. On Monday we … Continue reading Do We Put Out the Fire or Flame it? →

What's Wrong with the World? Good Morning Friends, Ok the title is a bit negative and shows forth a little frustration of having tried to solve it on our own. But the reality is that we are so weak and rebellious to know what to do. We are pathetic! We are all sinners and yet thankfully … Continue reading What’s Wrong with the World? →

What is Love? Good Morning Friends, Ok we have Christ's command to do it and we have all read the definitions of it and the various types of its expressions so we might understand it. But because the term is synonymous with God there is a mystery around it for it is not an it … Continue reading What is Love? →

How Much Giving is Enough? Good Morning Friends, Most of us agree that giving to a worthy cause is a good thing. But just how generous are we supposed to be? Are we great because we give as a nation? Are we actually better when we give? Is philanthropy dominated by the super-wealthy? And, for the … Continue reading How Much Giving is Enough? →

What Really Matters? Good Morning Friends, In a society that overvalues progress and personal achievement even our spiritual lives could become performance oriented. We think about levels and phases and stages, but in the life of the Spirit these measurements are not important. And this brings us to today's question. What Really Matters? Scripture: When … Continue reading What Really Matters? →

Are the People in Our Lives Helping or Hurting?  Good Morning Friends,  If there is one thing that God cares about it is hurting people. The problem is that God wants us to care too. But being around negative people all the time robs one of a fulfilling life. Being a negative person is even … Continue reading Are the People in Our Lives Helping or Hurting? →

What Do We Need to Spend More or Less Time Doing? Good Morning Friends, Most of us spend way too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.  In other words, you and I may be spending a lot of time getting things done, and not so much about … Continue reading What Do We Need to Spend More or Less Time Doing? →