Are You A Good Follower?  Good Morning Friends,  There is a lot written on leadership but if what Jesus says is true we should really have more books on being good followers...good servants. As I contemplate the role of being a follower I am reminded that the people who followed Moses and the people who … Continue reading Are You A Good Follower? →

How Are We To Think?  Good Morning Friends,  Yesterday at lunch we were discussing linear and nonlinear thought. And I began to wonder how we can communicate at all given that we think in such different ways. The opening lines of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Sonnet 43 was used as an example of the convergence of … Continue reading How Are We To Think? →

Is Christ Prominent in Your Life, or Is He Preeminent?    Good Morning Friends,  Much of the false teaching taking place in Colosse had to do with the minimizing of Jesus. Many people thought He was important but not essential. They had given Him a place in their lives, without recognizing that He demands first … Continue reading Is Christ Prominent in Your Life, or Is He Preeminent? →

Do You Have A Humble Passion for Praying God's Beautiful Word?    Good Morning Friends,    I have been touched by the Psalms of David and moved to study them in depth. David is credited with writing 75 of the 150 Psalms. Today's Psalm from the lectionary helps us to understand that God can do … Continue reading Do You Have A Humble Passion for Praying God’s Beautiful Word? →

Do You Trust in God?  Morning Friends, On Ash Wednesday we began the liturgical season of Lent and began to prepare ourselves to celebrate the journey to the cross and the empty tomb. It is a special time that prompts us to remember our journey of faith and to recall the great memories of our … Continue reading Do You Trust in God? →

Do You Have the Relentless Love of Hosea?  Good Morning Friends,  HAPPY VALINTINE'S DAY! In a recent devotion we explored the story of St. Valentine but today we are going to focus on the story of God's love as revealed in the rocky story of Hosea and Gomer. The prophet Hosea had a difficult mission … Continue reading Do You Have the Relentless Love of Hosea? →

Are You Hungry for God's Word?  Good Morning Friends,  There are many different reasons to fast and many examples in the Bible about fasting. Some are 3 day fasts, others 21 to 40 days. We get instruction in the Bible about this pathway to the pleasant pain of hunger in the examples of people who … Continue reading Are You Hungry for God’s Word? →

Can You Ask Questions Like Jesus?  Good Morning Friends,  The Greek and the Hebrew in the Bible really did not have punctuation like we use today. Even the letters ran together like an unceasing prayer. Translating scripture has therefore always been a bit of a problem. Nevertheless it is clear that scholars have inserted punctuation. … Continue reading Can You Ask Questions Like Jesus? →

What Are We To Do When the Devil Goes Fishing?    Good Morning Friends,    Recently I focused a devotional on becoming fishers of men and another on opening the door of our hearts to Jesus. And indeed it is our job as Christians to grow with Jesus and to pass on the faith. But … Continue reading What Are We To Do When the Devil Goes Fishing? →

Do You Know How to Wield the Power of Prayer?  Good Morning Friends,  As I am writing and patching together these daily devotional I pray and often the prayer creates an atmosphere of revelation for me whether or not it is conveyed to others. It is a great joy for me to begin each day … Continue reading Do You Know How to Wield the Power of Prayer? →