Lord, Will Only A Few Be Saved?  Good Morning Friends,  I guess I would really like my enemies to have a good life and even make it into heaven for then they would no longer be enemies and even though I might never like them perhaps I could love them. The thing is that each … Continue reading Lord, Will Only A Few Be Saved? →

Can You Hear The Groans Of Creation In Your Own Submission?  Good Morning Friends,  All Christian believers are to submit to one another…much like the church submitting to Christ. It is a marriage relationship that really should demonstrate the power of submission, for it takes much more character to submit to the will of God … Continue reading Can You Hear The Groans Of Creation In Your Own Submission? →

"What Would You Have Me Do?"  Good Morning Friends,  Today's scripture is about blind Bartimeaus, and more, which I will address in a moment, but first let us fast forward a week to next Sunday's lectionary text, for it flows nicely from the question that Jesus asked of this blind man from Jericho. Next week's … Continue reading “What Would You Have Me Do?” →

Are You In Unity With Christ's Radical Innovation And Means Of Justice?  Good Morning Friends,  Friends, the process by which we discern an answer to today's question is caught up in our reaction to God's love that can, if we let it, change us, bind us together and build us up collectively while freeing us … Continue reading Are You In Unity With Christ’s Radical Innovation And Means Of Justice? →

What Are We To Do When We Are Divided?  Good Morning Friends,  Our need to recharge our spiritual batteries and to live victoriously for Christ's cause are related, for the Spirit empowers, but also divides and so here the depletion and restoration of energy is expressed in the ways we live and how we demonstrate … Continue reading What Are We To Do When We Are Divided? →

Who Is Your Boss?  Good Morning Friends,  The great commission and the great blessing are intertwined in the mystery of it all. It is not a riddle to be solved but a declaration of something that was hidden, and which now is to be made known to all people. Thankfully we have been set free … Continue reading Who Is Your Boss? →

What Is Wrong With The Ways Of The World?  Good Morning Friends,  There is a law in nature that nothing takes more than it needs and if it does death follows. Sadly, the earth has a growing cancer that believes it has the right to keep more than it can ever use. The air is … Continue reading What Is Wrong With The Ways Of The World? →

Are You Rich In Money Or Mercy?  Good Morning Friends,  At some point we figure out that events are not as random as we might believe. It is then, only as the events in our lives connect, do we discover the real pattern, the real purpose. Hopefully the light comes on so our time here for glorifying God is … Continue reading Are You Rich In Money Or Mercy? →

How Can We Fathom The Gift of the Suffering Servant?  Good Morning Friends,    Today's scripture from Isaiah and Mark really connects with the theme of Servant Leadership. The beauty and glory of it is that Jesus fills the typical image of suffering and serving with new meaning. He shows us that he enjoys dominion … Continue reading How Can We Fathom The Gift of the Suffering Servant? →

Are You Too Afraid To Follow Jesus?   Good Morning Friends,  Halloween is just around the corner so I am not out to scare you, but you need to know the dangers…you need to know that life on this earth is so short and we all die and yes evil is out to get you. So … Continue reading Are You Too Afraid To Follow Jesus? →