Where Is Jesus In Your Home?  Good Morning Friends,  The chances are high that Jesus was not born on Christmas Day. The Roman pagans use to have a big celebration on December 25th to celebrate the return of the days becoming longer after the start of winter. They worshipped the Sun and now the Sun … Continue reading Where Is Jesus In Your Home? →

What Is In It For Me If I Have Trouble Hearing And Seeing?  Good Morning Friends,  Surely today's scripture and Gospel readings have challenged our hearts. I am certain we all battle pride. Left unchecked, pride has devastating effects on our lives. Though we seek the Lord for the strength necessary to commit to humble … Continue reading What Is In It For Me If I Have Trouble Hearing And Seeing? →

How Are You Investing Your Time?  Good Morning Friends,  Following His encounter with the rich, young ruler, Jesus discussed the difficulty of salvation for those distracted by pleasures. The topic is about whether we are venturing to create something that eventually will pay eternal dividends. Top of FormBottom of FormMany today seek the riches of … Continue reading How Are You Investing Your Time? →

What Do You Need To Give Up To Follow Jesus?  Good Morning Friends,  In the few years of Christ's earthly ministry, He held many conversations. The Gospels record only a portion of those exchanges, suggesting that those discussions chosen for inclusion in the Bible are of great significance to us, and we should pay close … Continue reading What Do You Need To Give Up To Follow Jesus? →

Do you Know How The Trinity Works In Unity For Our Redemption?  Good Morning Friends,  I figure that people go to Church to experience God. Some think they get it through fellowship. Some think they get it through music. Some think they get it through the sharing of the Word and sacraments. Some think they … Continue reading Do you Know How The Trinity Works In Unity For Our Redemption? →

Are We Willing To Stop Grumbling?  Good Morning Friends,  Patience and being straightforward kind of go together to help make a happy marriage. Marriage and children go together too, for the scripture right after today's discussion about marriage in the Gospel of Mark is about children. But there is a message here about our spiritual … Continue reading Are We Willing To Stop Grumbling? →

Who Pays For People's Greed?  Good Morning Friends,  Our temptation and that of Jesus have something in common. The spiritual life requires a journey into the desert. We must try to deny all desires and temptations and though we may not be as successful as Jesus in avoiding sin we need to embrace the solution … Continue reading Who Pays For People’s Greed? →

What Is Our Life?  Good Morning Friends,  If the Lord does not come first, all of us will die someday. And my guess is that it will come much quicker than expected. Life goes by so unbelievable fast, so it is pointless to boast about our plans for tomorrow, for we could be disappointed or … Continue reading What Is Our Life? →

Do You Want To Be First Or Last?  Good Morning Friends,  You have heard it said that the Holy Spirit both convicts and comforts. We see this played out in today's scripture. You see, in the world, almost everyone is trying to make it to the top of the ladder…to be the richest and the … Continue reading Do You Want To Be First Or Last? →

Are You Ready To Grow Into The Solution Of Christ?  Good Morning Friends,  Returning home yesterday from a Disney Vacation on Pentecost I began to think about how all the seemingly random events of the experience combine to mold behavior and how all the seemingly random events of the Holy Spirit have molded our past … Continue reading Are You Ready To Grow Into The Solution Of Christ? →