How Are We To Fellowship With The Holy Spirit?  Good Morning Friends,    Maybe it was an angel, or the Holy Spirit and maybe it was a willingness to trust, for the Ethiopian eunuch knew something about the importance of trust. And maybe it took someone caring enough to guide another in understanding the Word … Continue reading How Are We To Fellowship With The Holy Spirit? →

Good Morning Friends,  New Normal is a term in business and economics that refers to financial conditions following the financial crisis of 2007-2008 and the aftermath of the 2008–2012 global recession. So even the term is new relative to history, but the concept is Biblical. The term has been used in a variety of contexts to imply … Continue reading Do You Believe The New Normal Will Be Better Than The Old? →

 Good Morning Friends,    Stephen, as a deacon, was given the responsible for feeding the widows, and so he undoubtedly got a chance to think about spiritual food as well as the physical nutrition for those starving to death for love. I say this because Stephen, in life served meals and in death with his … Continue reading Are You Opposing The Holy Spirit? →

 Good Morning Friends,     I have served as an elder and a deacon in the Presbyterian church in a bicameral system of government much like the one our nation uses. And tradition has it that the power rests with the elders, like the Senate, but the growth of the church is based on the deacons. … Continue reading How Can We Best Witness The Work Of God In Us? →

Do You Have A Spirit And Joy Filled Love?  Good Morning Friends,   During the lockdown, some of my friends at the New Canaan Society set up a zoom with Gary Chapman the author of The Five Love Languages. Mr. Chapman has also written the books, The 5 love Languages of Children, The Four Seasons of … Continue reading Do You Have A Spirit And Joy Filled Love? →

   Good Morning Friends,    Gamaliel was a giant in the group of lawyers with whom he associated. He was talented and cultured and more highly educated than Peter. And yes, he taught Paul, but his part in the storyline in today's text from Acts is that of a minor character. In retrospect he was … Continue reading Are You Following Jesus For The Right Reasons? →

   Good Morning Friends,     I guess, persecution has its place, but in most situations, we do so want to be recognized for the positive not the negative things, even to the point of competing for attention. And something about this misses the point of keeping the focus on Jesus. We can be our own worst … Continue reading Are You Willing To Put The Attention On Jesus? →

    Good Morning Friends,     This morning I hear birds. But earlier it was silent which got me to thinking about the sounds in the Bible tied to emotions. There are the voices and sounds of trumpets in battle, the sound of a shaken leaf brining faintness into the hearts of enemies, the sound of … Continue reading Will You Pass The Test Of Love In The Sounds Of The Spirit? →

 Good Morning Friends,    In past devotionals I have included today's passage from Acts with the story of the loaves and fishes and explored the problem of thinking we do not have enough. But I suppose I could have linked it to the passage about the rich young ruler and the possibility that Barnabas, in … Continue reading Have You Been Born From Above In Unity With God’s Generous Spirit, The Word Made Flesh? →

 Good Morning Friends,    Today on the journey from Easter to Pentecost we look at scripture that describes an event that happened before the crucifixion with a man named Nicodemus, a religious leader, and an event with the disciples that happened after the Holy Spirit event of Pentecost. Hopefully it opens our eyes to the … Continue reading What Does Being Born Again Have To Do With Prayer And God’s Kingdom? →