How Are You Moved To Respond to the Poor?  Good Morning Friends,  The most enduring of prejudices is undoubtedly against the poor. And this is rather strange because God loves the poor. There are four categories into which the poor fall in the Bible. For some poverty is chosen for righteousness' sake. Perhaps you are … Continue reading How Are You Moved To Respond to the Poor? →

Are We Too Broken To Be Saved?  Good Morning Friends,  When the bag containing the gift of pottery slipped from my friend's hands onto the tile floor, the note that sounded indicated that the bowl had been broken. He felt bad and was forgiven. But as I think about that event I also think about how … Continue reading Are We Too Broken To Be Saved? →

Do You Know What Really Matters?  Good Morning Friends,  In a society that overvalues progress and personal achievement even our spiritual lives could become performance oriented. We are organized in institutional models of ideology that guide us on how we are to perceive God at work in our lives and culture. But there is an … Continue reading Do You Know What Really Matters? →

Why Are You Praying?  Good Morning Friends,  I would guess on this and I may actually be wrong but I am pretty sure that God does not need our prayers to know what we really need but perhaps we need to pray to discover what we really need. I am told that the number one … Continue reading Why Are You Praying? →

What Images of God Do You See in the Psalms?  Good Morning Friends,  Culture has a way of eating ideology for lunch but not necessarily the images in our mind of Jesus. With that thought today we are going to take a closer look at some of the images of God in the Psalms as … Continue reading What Images of God Do You See in the Psalms? →

 Do You Know How To Grow In Christ?  Good Morning Friends,  There is a growing sense of emptiness and insecurity gripping the world that should wake us up to the reality that Jesus Christ is needed more than ever. Unfortunately having a religious heritage can either help us or hinder us in cultivating an authentic relationship with God. God … Continue reading Do You Know How To Grow In Christ? →

Do You Have A World-Changing Faith?  Good Morning Friends,  Paul had recognition of Jesus Christ for who He was. He had a personal encounter with Him and allowed this revelation of Christ to change him...transform him. The revolutionary revelation is this...that by God's grace we are called to have Jesus Christ revealed in our life, from faith to faith as a way … Continue reading Do You Have A World-Changing Faith? →

What Future Are You Expecting?    Good Morning Friends,  God does not want us to waste our lives away. He wants us to live every day of our lives with a purpose and a great return on investment. He wants us to turn our lives over in faith. What Future Are You Expecting?  Scripture: Beloved, … Continue reading What Future Are You Expecting? →

How is Your Heart Today?  Good Morning Friends,  Just as the body cannot function well without a healthy heart, neither can the Christian without a spiritual heart. We will be sluggish in our work, hard at hearing God's word, and slow to recognize His presence...less loving than we could be. Prayer and Bible study and … Continue reading How is Your Heart Today? →

Is Your Testimony as Sure as Paul's?    Good Morning Friends,    There are a lot of people in the Bible with whom we might identify. It helps in the reading of scripture for us to recognize characteristic of the Bible characters within ourselves. Perhaps you have a favorite. Bur perhaps one that all of … Continue reading Is Your Testimony as Sure as Paul’s? →