Good Morning Friends,    In our Old Testament reading today, we find the people of Judah in a bit of hot water. God had a warning for them…a warning that the Lord sincerely wanted them to hear and obey. So, the Lord instructed His Prophet, Jeremiah, to confront the people who came to worship in … Continue reading How Are You At Standing Up And Speaking As A Voice Of Wisdom And Reason? →

 Good Morning Friends,    Distinguishing the hand of God in one's life is not always easy. It is not as if we get a definitive picture of it as a child. Still perhaps we do see God as a touch of comfort for a little child… or as the holder of the universe…or as the … Continue reading Whose Hands Do We Trust To Mold Us And Is It For An Earthly Kingdom Or A Heavenly One? →

Will We Learn To Mature Through Our Experience Of Feeling Alone?  Good Morning Friends,  Today we have both Martha and Jeremiah complaining about life and then being reassured as to God's love. Their lament though highly personal is also a reflection of the community's cry that we were born both as individuals and as a … Continue reading Will We Learn To Mature Through Our Experience Of Feeling Alone? →

 Good Morning Friends,  The Lectionary providently provides for us a series of fitting readings this year, currently from the prophecy of Jeremiah that should bring us to repentance when combined with Jesus' explanation of the Parable of the Weeds. Today we pick up in chapter 14 in the book of Jeremiah with a series of … Continue reading How Can The Curse Be Lifted When We Have Yet To Fully Repent? →

Are You Rising To The Occasion Of The Presence Of The Kingdom Of God?  Good Morning Friends,  Today we have the story of how big things come in small packages…we explore the way of kingdom growth and parables from Jeremiah and Jesus, and the wonder of how things that are not normally seen can change … Continue reading Are You Rising To The Occasion Of The Presence Of The Kingdom Of God? →

Good Morning Friends,  From an early age we learn about picking and selecting when it comes to options as to team members and leaders and spouses. There is an order to the process much like the order of our alphabet and the order of our lives. Between our Birth and Death comes Choices. They are … Continue reading What Choices Will You Treasure? →

 Good Morning Friends,     The Bible uses many illustrations and flawed characters like Sampson, David and Gideon to explain the deep truths of how God's grace relates to our lives as Christians. Biblical stories of how people fail are more interesting and instructive and more honest than tales of heroes slaying dragons in myths. Paul … Continue reading Have Our Relationships Been Fired In A Way That Will Glorify God For The Kingdom To Come? →

Good Morning Friends,     The Bible uses many illustrations and flawed characters like Sampson, David and Gideon to explain the deep truths of how God's grace relates to our lives as Christians. Biblical stories of how people fail are more interesting and instructive and more honest than tales of heroes slaying dragons in myths. Paul … Continue reading How Do We Hear, Share And Act Upon The Word Manifested In The Spirit? →

   Good Morning Friends,    The first mention of blue was not found in any language until about 4,500 years ago and that has led some to think it possible that people were not able to perceive it until then. Today's devotional has a lot of loose parts for us to put together in creative ways … Continue reading How Do We Hear, Share And Act Upon The Word Manifested In The Spirit? →

 Good Morning Friends,    The status of angels seems to ebb and flow. In the Old Testament stories about angels are presented as if there is no question about their existence. Sometimes they are in fashion and sometimes out. For most they are considered only folktales similar to the stories in some cultures about fairies. … Continue reading What Is The Point Of Believing In Angels If We Do Not Experience A Resurrected Jesus? →