Good Morning Friends,     The first missionaries in the Bible had it tough. Scripture says they were being sent out like sheep among wolves. One might think it reasonable to throw in the towel and call it quits but Jesus did not quit, and Paul was not going to either. The standard had been … Continue reading Why Would We Turn Our Back On Jesus Now? →

   Good Morning Friends,     Today's scripture from Isaiah and Mark really connects with the theme of Servant Leadership. The beauty and glory of it is that Jesus fills the typical image of suffering and serving with new meaning. He shows us that he enjoys dominion because he is a servant, glory because he takes … Continue reading How Can We Grasp The Gift of the Suffering Servant? →

   Good Morning Friends,    We all are amazingly and wonderfully different. So, imagine yourself, fully aware of the unique mission and vision God has placed in you as a specific purpose to advance God's kingdom in this world, yet, let us be honest, some of us are held hostage to phobias, irrational worries, and … Continue reading If Not You, Who? If Not Now, When? →

   Good Morning Friends,     Today's scripture from Isaiah and Mark really connects with the theme of Servant Leadership. The beauty and glory of it is that Jesus fills the typical image of suffering and serving with new meaning. He shows us that he enjoys dominion because he is a servant, glory because he takes … Continue reading How Can We Fathom The Gift of the Suffering Servant? →

   Good Morning Friends,    Now some may say that repudiation of the law as a means of salvation would lead to a lot of people living badly but Paul as well as Jesus offer a new kind of freedom that much like the Sermon on the Mount turn everything inside out. It is not so … Continue reading Are We Living By The Fruit Of The Spirit Of Christ In Us? →

   Good Morning Friends,    Today's devotional is not about Christian's relationship with politicians, nor will it tell you how to convert Moslems seeking to learn about the Trinity. But it will address the issue of antagonism prevalent in the cultures of time and in a way the problem of hypocrisy. Conflict is nothing new … Continue reading Is Seeing Believing Or Is Believing Seeing For The Christian? →

Are We Seeking To Live In A Season Of Wisdom As Evangelists and Apostles?    Good Morning Friends,    The Bible says that we are all to be of one body, even though we serve different functions in that body. We affirm this in the breaking of bread where the one loaf is distributed to … Continue reading Are We Seeking To Live In A Season Of Wisdom As Evangelists and Apostles? →

 Good Morning Friends,  Let's get a few things straight from the beginning. First, Jesus' ethics are about having a spiritual life and have little to do with a bookkeeping of our good acts. And second, yes, there is an accounting, but the balance of the scale is weighted solely on your relationship with Jesus. Today … Continue reading Are We Asking The Right Questions? →

 Good Morning Friends,    Today's lectionary selection from Joel reads a lot like Revelation 9 and all the woes of the end times. Part of the reading is about the time when Joel, a Temple prophet and lay botanist, lived and the occasion of an unprecedented locust plague which he compared to the assault of … Continue reading If Jesus Defeated The Devil and Death, Why Do We Still Have To Fight Evil? →

    Good Morning Friends,  Today we revisit a recent lectionary selection about disappointed and disillusioned people who accuse God of being unfair. If you go to an institutional church, you most likely have seen the problem firsthand. But today let us interpret this issue through a passage from Romans. So, in review, we got a … Continue reading What Is The Good Of Trying To Serve God If We Are Unsure Of Divine Will? →