Good Morning Friends,    Yesterday I mentioned that the parables of the patched cloth and the wineskins were sandwiched in between two similar confrontations between Jesus and the Pharisees. Today's lectionary selection has the other side of the sandwich and indeed, no joking it is related to bread…Holy Bread. the passage from Mark is … Continue reading Do We Understand The Purpose Of The Law? →

   Good Morning Friends,   Today is Martin Luther King Day. And many will be quoting from his I have a dream speech, but a couple of months before his death he also gave a sermon entitled "Unfulfilled Dreams." It is worth remembering for in some ways it is more accurate of the reality in which … Continue reading Do We Have A Heart For God’s Type Of Dreams And Justice To Be Our Own? →

   Good Morning Friends,    Calling someone the Lamb of God for a Jew in the time of Jesus was really a more impressive comment than we give credit to the title today. It was a Wow!!! statement that prompted excitement and emotions. It was an invitation to a spiritual feast and a discovery of something very … Continue reading Would You Be Willing to Come and See How Jesus Helps Us To Answer The Call To Holiness? →

   Good Morning Friends,    In a society that overvalues progress and personal achievement even our spiritual lives could become performance oriented. We think about levels and phases and stages, but in the life of the Spirit these measurements are not important and likewise in our goal of heaven for ourselves and those we love, … Continue reading What Matters Most About Getting To Heaven? →

 Good Morning Friends,    Today we explore the problems of not obeying in the story of the Hebrews in the wilderness and not feeling in the story Jesus' healing of a leper. They combine to help us meet the challenge of turning away from rebellion and to listening to the Holy Spirit. And we find … Continue reading Will Our Love Be Obedient And If So, Just What Kind Of Rest Are We Looking Forward To? →

   Good Morning Friends,  The combined mystery of Jesus being fully God and fully Man is perhaps the greatest mystery in the Bible. Conveying to others the ability of Christ to help us, to run to our cries for help, when we and others are in distress is the task of every Christian. And whether … Continue reading When Things Quiet Will We Still Listen For God To Speak Through Us In Sharing The Gospel? →

 Good Morning Friends,     When we invite Jesus to be in our midst in worship and home life some amazing things can happen. Things like receiving new insights and knowledge and healthier emotions. When we bring our passions and gifts to the Lord, we can glorify God. But there is a challenge to the human … Continue reading Who Are We That God Should Favor Our House? →

    Good Morning Friends,     My wife tells me that science now has discovered that we forget things when we walk through a doorway. I cannot explain it, but I believe she is right. Maybe that is a good reason to put up mezuzahs at the door of one's home. Related to this on the … Continue reading Are Your Doors Open And Waiting To Catch The Spirit Of A Relationship? →

Will We Face Life's Suffering With A Peaceful Anointing Or Drown In Fear And Violence?  Good Morning Friends,    Today's lectionary selections are rather lengthy but the importance, depth, and extent of effect of the Baptism of Jesus is worth the extra reading given the state of things. We need to spend some time diving … Continue reading Will We Face Life’s Suffering With A Peaceful Anointing Or Drown In Fear And Violence? →

 Good Morning Friends,  Today we look at a Psalm on why God should be praised for providing and how God cares for people in all of life's journeys. Then we add a Gospel reading on healing and a passage from a letter on how people and how God rules and how it applies to being … Continue reading What Is The Honest Potential Of A Christian Leader? →