Are You Bearing Spiritual Fruit?  Good Morning Friends,  In today's scriptures, there is too much to unpack. Each word, each phrase offers more and more and more. It is in many ways some of the most fruitful scripture written because it is tied to the life of Jesus and His passion, to His garden, to His vine of … Continue reading Are You Bearing Spiritual Fruit? →

Do You Feel Christ With Us?  Good Morning Friends,  We don't know a lot about Joseph but we can learn from him never the less. Here we have a man who does not speak, but whose life speaks volumes. Here we learn how he survived the amazing experience of God being born here on Earth. And … Continue reading Do You Feel Christ With Us? →

Truly Do You Choose To Respect Others?  Good Morning Friends,  Today we explore the challenge of relationships and the opportunity to learn how to love. It is about sacrifices and beauty and purity and intimacy. It is about whether we are willing to submit to seeing through the eyes of another person. It is about … Continue reading Truly Do You Choose To Respect Others? →

Are You Ready To Join The Celebration?  Good Morning Friends,  The definition of prodigal has multiple meanings. We have come to associate it with all the aspects of one of the most well-known parable stories in the Bible. It is both characterized by the wasteful and demanding son but also the lavish father. The story is traditionally referred to as "The … Continue reading Are You Ready To Join The Celebration? →

What Are We Do To When We Have Been Hurt?  Good Morning Friends,  Today we explore the lectionary readings for a little wisdom from the stories of Joseph being sold into slavery and the parable of the wicked vineyard tenants. They tell the stories of life not always being fair and the reality of people … Continue reading What Are We Do To When We Have Been Hurt? →

What Will Your Life Be Compared To After You Die?  Good Morning Friends,  Friends we are a blessed people and our blessings will grow when we share our abundance for those who follow in our footsteps. Know the truth of what Jeremiah is teaching us for it is based in real life and can be … Continue reading What Will Your Life Be Compared To After You Die? →

Are You Ashamed Of Your Personal Faith?  Good Morning Friends,  What we say we believe collectively and what we actually believe as individuals can differ substantially. One of the problems is that it is not always easy to understand exactly how or why it is that Jesus dying on the cross makes us right with … Continue reading Are You Ashamed Of Your Personal Faith? →

Are You A Faithful Witness To The Truth In This World Of Nonsense?  Good Morning Friends,  The world is a pretty crazy place. New addictions are around every corner and marketing people skilled in the behavioral sciences are facilitating it for profit... we so easily fall prey to them. It is as if we are … Continue reading Are You A Faithful Witness To The Truth In This World Of Nonsense? →

How Will The Next Generation Know?  Good Morning Friends,  Today we study the Shema from Deuteronomy and some related text. The Shema is the Jewish creed that opens synagogue worship. It is said twice a day and translates as "hear". It is a reminder that we are to teach our children through the words of … Continue reading How Will The Next Generation Know? →

How Do You Make God Look Good?  Good Morning Friends.  God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life that is wholly yielded to seeking the God and submitting with praise and purpose to a plan that recognizes the dangers of taking shortcuts. Friends, if our life is out of order we will be … Continue reading How Do You Make God Look Good? →