Good Morning Friends,     I have a confession. You know those people who call on the phone to sell you something you really do not need nor want. Honestly, I have had some bad thoughts about how eternity should take care of their behavior. But then a friend pointed out another approach and once I … Continue reading Will We Be Filled Up Or Fed Up…Building Up Or Burning Up? →

   Good Morning Friends,    Today we explore the thought that everything good we have in this life is a gift of God so that we can enjoy God in our life. It brings us to the reality that we do not really own anything but would like to think we do. If fact most … Continue reading Where Did Jesus Get All This Wisdom and Power? →

    Good Morning Friends,     There is a trajectory to today's lectionary text that is about faithfulness and holiness and continuous improvement in relationships and love and marriage and how God can be part of it all. So, I for one, am awake and attentive as to how marriage and storms and sanctification are intertwined. … Continue reading Does Today’s Scripture Help You To Keep Improving While Awaiting Jesus? →

   Good Morning Friends,    The attitude of an evangelist, the Lord's return and the Christian's duty converge in today's lectionary selection. The Bible says no man knows and not even the angels know the time of Jesus' coming. But when Saint Paul spoke to the Thessalonians, he said children of light will know the … Continue reading Are You Prepared? →

 Good Morning Friends,  Well, if you do not believe in God that is one thing, but if you do you really have to wrestle with today's question. What Is Our Responsibility To God?    Scripture: You remember our labor and toil, brothers and sisters; we worked night and day, so that we might not burden any of … Continue reading What Is Our Responsibility To God? →

    Good Morning Friends,    Today's lectionary scripture from John reminds me of Jacob's ladder and the passage from Revelation of a clock face and the history of all time connected to the future of Jerusalem. Perhaps you share some of the same thoughts. They are not necessary to be a Christian. Of course, some … Continue reading Are We Skeptical Of Seeing The Beauty Of Heaven In The Places We Live And Work? →

   Good Morning Friends,    In today's lectionary passage from Matthew Jesus rips into religious hypocrites that had created their own brand of legalism to perpetuate their own power. The Pharisees were not demonic, evil people but had fallen into a way of worship that was self-serving. They had fallen prey to pride in a … Continue reading Are We So Busy Trying To Look Good That We Forget To Be Good? →

   Good Morning Friends,    Sometimes we are asked to decide and confirm our intentions with God. Sometimes we have to face up to difficult teachings that boggle our minds. But God will be God. So, Jesus asked his disciples when they grumbled and by extension us when we complain…Does The Way Of God Offend … Continue reading Does The Way Of God Offend You? →

   Good Morning Friends,     Ralph Waldo Emerson observed that the entire world loves a lover and maybe he was right for the Bible is the best-selling book of all time. And it is filled with great love stories that instruct us. These stories are culturally relevant, memorable, provocative, applicable, beneficial, and hopeful for the … Continue reading Do We Have The Welcoming Countenance Of A Love That Lasts? →

    Good Morning Friends,      Today we have the parable of the wedding and its implied vows and the promise of a new heart that God will give to those he has chosen. The stories are not easy reads. In fact, they should trouble us and therein is the lesson. Both stories are full of … Continue reading What Can We Say To Those Who Challenge Christ If We Do Not Follow The True Spirit Of God? →