Good Morning Friends,    Honestly, I get a little irritated when people are not thankful with what they have and always want more and more. Part of me wants to be kind and please people. Another part does not want to risk being taken advantage of. But given the balance of things I think … Continue reading How Does Belief In Our Resurrection Relate To The Experience Of Worldly Wealth And Contentment? →

Good Morning Friends,     Maybe we are more concerned about appearing Christian than we are with being the Christian God designed us to be. If we are going to have any successes in ministry, whatever our calling, it has got to be real. There is no substitute for that. We go to great extents to … Continue reading What Is The Perfect Appearance Of A Christian Leader? →

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 Do We Know How To Behave As Model Christians For The Next Generation? →

 Good Morning Friends,  Today's scripture is a bit about the profound nature of suffering as part of life for the glory of God and the recognition that real life will have an element of tragedy. Our bodies fail. The beauty is that Jesus can change even the most hopeless of situations for he brings courage … Continue reading Does Your Heart Race In The Love Of The Promise Realized For The Diversity Of Christ’s Body United? →

Good Morning Friends,    If all the things about Jesus were small enough to understand it would not spark the Spirit big enough in us to prompt us to recognize God in our worship and world. The mystery is that God is like us and not like us. There are going to be things we … Continue reading How Does Christ Strengthen Our Identity In A Way That Helps Us To Better Deal With Plagues? →

   Good Morning Friends,  Jesus final words in today's Gospel parable are very instructive and chilling for those who refuse to listen regarding the importance of forgiveness from the heart. It is about not being bitter. It is about not sowing seeds of bitterness and sin. It reminds us that grace and truth came through … Continue reading How Do Forgiveness, Repentance And Love Converge On Our Hearts To Reconcile Us To God? →

    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 have done in the same circumstances. With that in … Continue reading How Is A Christian To Judge Between Justice And Mercy When It Comes To The Issues Of Our Day? →

   Good Morning Friends,     Tomorrow will be the 19th anniversary of the September 11th attack. And for those who watched it unfold on television or saw it firsthand, 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 … Continue reading Can We Serve Everyone Including All Those People Who Anger Us? →

 Good Morning Friends,    Today's scripture from 1 Corinthians are the words of Paul and not Jesus. Sure, they are inspired, but after 2000 years, the grounds for his advice have not materialized for most…at least not in the way we might at first think. Paul is being completely honest in his belief, for at … Continue reading Are You Blessed With A Healthy Heart? →

   Good Morning Friends,    Growing up as children we learn that there are rewards and punishments in life that were related to the timing of things…cores…homework. And then some things we had to wait for as we might expect, like Christmas and the coming of age. In the process I learned a sense of … Continue reading Do You Trust God’s Perfect Timing? →