Good Morning Friends,    One of God's favorite metaphors in the Bible is that of a shepherd. All throughout the story of Scripture, the importance of leading the flock is threaded though the message. Abel kept flocks. Abraham amassed an enormous amount of sheep and goats. Moses and David were the two central leaders … Continue reading Will We Love Enough To Feed The Sheep? →

Good Morning Friends,    Sometimes money can be an attractive nuisance and prompt those that envy gold and silver to violence. That is what happened in the time of Ezekiel and the exile. Perhaps Jesus was thinking of this when he tells his disciples that it will be hard for a rich person to enter … Continue reading Will We Ever Learn That True Wealth Comes In The Fulfillment Of Adding Value To Others Lives? →

   Good Morning Friends,  Ruth Bell Graham once said, "Christianity is like good music, in that it is written better than it can be played." And so, it is in how our life is played out too and perhaps why God takes our imperfections and, in the end, makes them righteously assigned to Jesus' act … Continue reading Are We Seeking The Perfect And Eternal Relationship With God? →

   Good Morning Friends,    I have said this before without giving a solution, but we really need to come up with some new language to describe the world in which we live. For me the word modern for example is already descriptive of something dated. The old words are a great comfort, but things … Continue reading How Wide Will The Kingdom Of God Set The Table Of Prayerful Words? →

   Good Morning Friends,    Today's lectionary selections are daily resolutions of sorts but also the expectation of a long-term commitment. You see, the choices and promises we make in life are more important than we realize. So too are God's promises. We learn from our personal history and that of our family, friends, country … Continue reading Will You Choose To Love The Lord Today? →

   Good Morning Friends,    Today we have a sad passage about the Exile of the people of Israel to Babylon after the fall of Jerusalem and a New Testament passage on mercy, repentance and God's love. That God ultimately forgave Israel after the Exile is the connecting point. Still we ask a question.  Do … Continue reading Do We Want To Forgive Others In the Same Manner That God Has Forgiven Us? →

   Good Evening Friends,    Today's question is about things getting better and stronger when we are in harmony with others and especially the Divine. But it is also a warning about destruction and an edict of sorts on acceptable behavior and how we are to deal with actions outside of the boundaries of the … Continue reading What Legacy Mark Will You Make If You Are In Agreement With God? →

   Good Morning Friends,    Growing up, the one thing I did not want to happen was to get lost. Bad things happened when people got lost, so I was not one to stray too far from the flock. I was never too rebellious, only enough to gain some independent thoughts. Having great parents helped, … Continue reading Do We Have The Faith To Learn Humbly Like A Child? →

 Good Morning Friends,    The Bible has a lot to say about money and illogical, unreasonable and self-centered people who lacked the trust and belief to live life in response to the eternity of existence. Of the 29 parables Christ told, 16 of them deal with a person and their money. There is much to … Continue reading Do You Base Your Life On Jesus’ Love, Generosity And Faith? →

 Good Morning Friends,    Today's lectionary texts confront us with a challenge from multiple perspectives on the tension of who is being favored by God and who is being favored by the societies in which we live and what we can do about it. And it is troubling for the oppressed do so often become … Continue reading Are We Too Fearful To Pray In The Privilege And Power Of Holy Spirit Love So As To Dance On Water? →