If Not You, Who? If Not Now, When?  Good Morning Friends,  We all are amazingly and wonderfully different. So, imagine yourself, fully aware of the unique mission and vision God has placed in you as a specific purpose to advance God's kingdom in this world, yet, let us be honest, some of us are held … Continue reading If Not You, Who? If Not Now, When? →

Can We Glorify God Without Works?  Good Morning Friends,  Entering a debate on the revolution or reformation issue and comparing Jesus and Martin Luther will probably get me in to trouble, but here is the gist of what I want you to think about. Both in a way desired to reform the religious community but … Continue reading Can We Glorify God Without Works? →

Is It Ever Ok To Quit?  Good Morning Friends,  The first missionaries in the Bible had it tough. Scripture says they were being sent out like sheep among wolves. One might think it reasonable to throw in the towel and call it quits but Jesus didn't quit and Paul was not going to either. The … Continue reading Is It Ever Ok To Quit? →

Is Seeing Believing Or is Believing Seeing?  Good Morning Friends,  Both Jesus and Paul encountered opposition in ministry work. In fact, all the disciples did as well. Some of the people confronting them probably did not even believe in God, at all, even though they claimed to practice religion. You will likely encounter people like … Continue reading Is Seeing Believing Or is Believing Seeing? →

 Are We Seeking To Live In A Season Of Wisdom As Evangelists and Apostles?  Good Morning Friends,  The Bible says that we are all to be of one body, even though we serve different functions in that body. We affirm this in the breaking of bread where the one loaf is distributed to the believers, … Continue reading Are We Seeking To Live In A Season Of Wisdom As Evangelists and Apostles? →

Do You Know What God is Like?  Good Morning Friends,  Today's scripture is a poem that depicts the true prophetic spirit of a spoken word that can stir the hearts of people to new life and efforts. It is designed to help us to respond to the greatness of our God the Word made flesh. … Continue reading Do You Know What God is Like? →

Whose Side Are We On?  Good Morning Friends,  Today's Friday the 13th, lectionary selection from Joel reads a lot like Revelation 9. Part of it is about the time when Joel lived and the occasion of an unprecedented locust plague and part of it is about a future catastrophic event that is related a great … Continue reading →

What Is The Good Of Serving God?  Good Morning Friends,  In today's lectionary selection God is addressing disappointed and disillusioned people who accuse God of being unfair. We got a sense of the situation in the story of Jonah and now an echo of this problem from the book of Malachi. People are bitterly frustrated … Continue reading What Is The Good Of Serving God? →

How Would You Choose To Pray When You Are Angry?  Good Morning Friends,  Today's topic could fill a book. It is about our struggle to communicate with God. Thankfully we are given a format for doing just that even if our emotions are clouding our thinking. Yes, maybe we should think before we engage God … Continue reading How Would You Choose To Pray When You Are Angry? →

Would You Like A Do Over?  Good Morning Friends,  Today we see the good side of what can happen when people get a second chance. Stubborn Jonah finally goes to Nineveh and revival comes. And then we have the story of Mary and Martha and busy Martha, if we continue to read, even gets a … Continue reading Would You Like A Do Over? →