What Is The Perfect Appearance Of A Minister Of Christ?    Good Morning Friends,    Maybe we are more concerned about appearing Christian than we are with being a Christian. We go to great extents to keep our Christian reputation and hide our cultural sin of pride and prejudice forgetting the gift inside each of … Continue reading What Is The Perfect Appearance Of A Minister Of Christ? →

Good Morning Friends,    Today we look at the core mystery of our faith and the reaction of the world to it as we contemplate the quality of our personal response. And in the process, we will learn that God has a way of making the unknown known through the Spirit and sometimes it is … Continue reading Are We Going To Be Obedient To Our Belief In The Mystery? →

Do You Have The Walk Of A Spiritual Leader Going To A Celebration Or One Going To A Funeral?    Today's scripture is about leadership and those willing to walk the extra mile. It is about the character on the journey where we learn that Jesus can change even the most hopeless of situations because … Continue reading Do You Have The Walk Of A Spiritual Leader Going To A Celebration Or One Going To A Funeral? →

 Good Morning Friends,    Having great faith enables us to stop worrying about ourselves which then frees us to look out for the interests of those around us. There are plenty of people who need saving in this world. Great faith enables us to stop worrying about our own status before God and start worrying … Continue reading How Is Our Worship Of Christ Forming Our Faith And Love For Others? →

Good Morning Friends,  Today's parable is about lost things but is also true about people who are spiritually lost as well. Here we find that it is best to respond to people who are lost with the same or greater effort that we would exert as if searching for things of value…and discover in the effort that indeed … Continue reading Have You Found Christ’s Celebrated Love In Your Personal Mission? →

Can We Believe In Christ's Transforming Actions Without Judging?    Good Morning Friends,    When we see a person in sin, we do not know how hard they have tried not to sin. We do not know the power of the forces that are prompting the sin and we do not know what we would … Continue reading Can We Believe In Christ’s Transforming Actions Without Judging? →

 Good Morning Friends,    Yesterday was the anniversary of the September 11th attack. And for those who watched it unfold on television our saw it first hand, it has become part of our identity and shared anger and horror. It is part of our identity that has been given a place of honor and I … Continue reading Have You Been Chosen By God To Deal With Difficult People? →

Good Morning Friends,    Jesus tells us to look to some rather unusual places to find his blessing while also providing us with a list of warnings in today's scripture from Luke's writings we call the Beatitudes. Now you may think you are blessed and perhaps you are but think more deeply about whether Christ … Continue reading Are Our Hearts Touched By God? →

 Good Morning Friends,    Today we look at the nature, context and actions we call worship to discover that we can be doing worship type things, like singing hymns and listening to sermons and giving at the offering, and even taking communion, but still not enter the place of worshipping God. We can be feeding … Continue reading What Happens When Power Comes Out Of You? →

   Goof Morning Friends,  Investing in the new generation to complete God's work is what Paul was charged with and we are too. Tragedies like the devastation in the Bahamas from hurricane Dorian presents an opportunity in this regard. But sometimes the religious community comes up with the wrong approach. You see, there is a … Continue reading How Do We Complete What Is Lacking? →