Are You a Believer or a Bluff... a Player or a Spectator... a Follower or a Fan?  Good Morning Friends,  Relationships are not always easy to define. We have acquaintances and friends and family and coworkers and business relationships and teams and choirs and churches and study groups and mission partners. Sometimes we have contracts … Continue reading Are You a Believer or a Bluff… a Player or a Spectator… a Follower or a Fan? →

Are There Really Curse Words In The Bible?  Good Morning Friends,  Ok yesterday a friend was sharing about a book she was reading that had some course language but a really compelling spiritual message. I blurted out that I should write a devotional on the subject regarding the foul language in the Holy Bible. So … Continue reading Are There Really Curse Words In The Bible? →

What Is In Our Names?  Good Morning Friends,    Luke says that our names are written down in heaven. Jesus says that he will call us by name. Believers are given names or titles like Christian, Disciple, Child of God or Saint after they choose to obey. As Christians we have taken on the name of Christ. With … Continue reading What Is In Our Names? →

What Time Is It?  Good Morning Friends,  So much of the Olympics reminds us that the clock is ticking but today's scripture, in poetry, reminds us of another measurement than seconds, minutes, hours, and days. It tells us that there is a season for everything. A season for Birth...Life; Death and Resurrection. So if you … Continue reading What Time Is It? →

Do You Have Enduring Spiritual Stamina?  Good Morning Friends,  Our family has continued to watch the Olympic Games looking for Jesus to show up in surprising ways ...not just as a green and yellow statue with arms outstretched looking over the city of Rio. The story of the lighting of the Olympic Flame might be … Continue reading Do You Have Enduring Spiritual Stamina? →

Can We Heal the Divide?  Good Morning Friends,  Last night we watched the open ceremonies to the Olympics in Rio and one of the themes was about the separation between the races... of those with money and those without. The contrast painted a challenge that is familiar around the world. The signs of hope came … Continue reading Can We Heal the Divide? →

Are We Normal? Good Morning Friends,  Our family got back earlier this week from a vacation in British Columbia in and around Vancouver. The focus of the trip was the 17th International Handbell Symposium with bell ringers from China, Singapore, Australia, Korea, Japan, Canada, United States, Germany, Puerto Rico, and Great Brittan. The purpose of … Continue reading Are We Normal? →