Are You Ready For The New Year?  Good Morning Friends,  Some people want it and others want to avoid it. I have found from experience that confronting people with this future without love, will get a response that is not pleasant. The basic problem is that we deceive ourselves to the truth. But the preparation is … Continue reading Are You Ready For The New Year? →

Do We Need A Different Kind Of Resolution To Measure Up?  Good Morning Friends,  As we contemplate the New Year and perhaps even resolutions for the time to come it should become evident to us all that the only transformative reality in this world comes from a relationship with Christ. All our New Year promises … Continue reading Do We Need A Different Kind Of Resolution To Measure Up? →

Is Your Life On Target Witnessing To God's Grace And Encouraging Others To Mature In The Faith?    Good Morning Friends,    Somedays I think that if I did not say a word I might avoid saying something I would regret but then I weigh that against not reassuring people on the journey with a … Continue reading Is Your Life On Target Witnessing To God’s Grace And Encouraging Others To Mature In The Faith? →

What Joy Has God Revealed To You This Christmas Season?    Good Morning Friends,    How culture openly expresses Christianity is changing rapidly. So, as we continue to unpack our spiritual gifts this season we need to look for Jesus beyond the manger scenes and worship services. Now since God is omnipresent…everywhere… it follows that … Continue reading What Joy Has God Revealed To You This Christmas Season? →

What Will You Do Today?    Good Morning Friends,    Today is St. Stephen's Day… commonly known as Boxing Day. It is a day mentioned in the familiar Christmas carol, Good King Wenceslas and marks the first day in the Twelve Days of Christmas that ends on the Feast of the Epiphany. Its origins are found in the practice of giving cash or … Continue reading →

Will You Discover More Than A Day Of Hope This Christmas?  Good Morning Friends,  Today, as well as last night, we traditionally listen for the sounds of angels that announce the birth of Christ and bring us a message of hope. And I have sung in choirs and heard the singing of congregations but have … Continue reading Merry Christmas →

What Can We Learn From This Joyous Mary and Why is She Singing?    Good Morning Friends,    Ever wonder why most everybody is so happy at Christmas? Today is Christmas Eve Day and there will be singing and celebrating and candlelight services. The scripture of the season and the interpretation of the way our … Continue reading What Can We Learn From This Joyous Mary and Why is She Singing? →

Are We Waiting For The Christ Child Or The Return Of A King?  Good Morning Friends,  In the Gospel of Luke, we come across two characters who make their appearance in the final acts of the Christmas drama. One is a man named Simeon; the other is a woman named Anna. They do not appear … Continue reading Are We Waiting For The Christ Child Or The Return Of A King? →

What Can We Learn From Scripture About The Celebration Of Our Own Birth In The Birth Of Christ?  Good Morning Friends,  Aside from Jeremiah's depressing and dark, terrible, no good, very bad thoughts about life, scripture is not so negative about birthdays, even though the celebration of them might have been a bit awkward given … Continue reading What Can We Learn From Scripture About The Celebration Of Our Own Birth In The Birth Of Christ? →

If We Find New Hope In The Birth Of Jesus, What Must We Do?    Good Morning Friends,    Today we look at beginnings and endings that are key to understanding Holy History. Here we see that when stories converge power is created. The beauty is that in reading these Bible stories we get glimpses … Continue reading If We Find New Hope In The Birth Of Jesus, What Must We Do? →