Good Morning Friends,     I imagine few people actually believe what is in the Bible. That is why doing the exact opposite of the herd is often the best course. The message from Jesus to each of us is always consistent but always also unique to our own lives. And we need to live … Continue reading When Does Contrary Cognition And Divergent Doing Serve God? →

   Good Morning Friends,     While I was contemplating today's Christmas in July passage from Colossians, the topic of racial reconciliation and Jesus crossed my mind. I began to think back to the 1960's and what was happening in the United States and in Vietnam and in in the space race and then to that … Continue reading What Is Birthed In Our Hearts and Mouths To Carry Out Christ’s Prime Directive? →

 Good Morning Friends,       There are the good, the bad and ugly… Republican and Democrats… Baptists…Presbyterians… Catholics… Vikings…Patriots…Chargers… Cowboys and Steelers. There are those who root for Ohio State and those who root for Michigan. In today's text we look at rivalries. Sibling rivalries as well as internal conflicts and consider when we are to … Continue reading To Whom Will You Belong? →

Good Morning Friends,     Just because God loves us does not mean he will not judge us. Of course, we want to be ready for Judgement Day. Unfortunately, every time we hear God's truth and do not affirm it, it makes our coming judgment a little harder. Every time we see God's power manifested in … Continue reading How Deep Is Our Love Of God? →

   Good Morning Friends,     Sometimes we sense the presence of God and sometimes we do not. Today we explore the possibility that we would sense God more if we risked more in seeking a just mercy. It is about the privilege of prayer and a citizenship in heaven as a preference to the privileges … Continue reading Do We Plough New Ground Or Play In The Comfort Of Our Privilege? →

  Good Morning Friends,     A farm can only go on so long without a harvest. There is a law of sowing and reaping, and a time for both if you are serious about growing things. There is joy in the harvesting and a purpose in the feasting that misses many places of worship and lifestyles. … Continue reading Are We Wrestling With The Sowing and the Reaping God Desires Us To Do? →

  Good Morning Friends,     Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling fresco portrays God reaching to touch Adam with his finger as an act of creation itself and indeed the giving of life. Then there is the image of Thomas touching Jesus's wounds in the painting, The Incredulity of Saint Thomas, by Caravaggio. But do not be hard on Thomas. … Continue reading How Would The Opening Up of Heaven Touch You? →

   Good Morning Friends,    Paul gives three reasons for boasting only in the cross of Jesus Christ. He claims the cross has the power to free believers from the world's bondage. This creative act of God's Spirit has the power to do what the flesh cannot do. And it has the power to bring … Continue reading Why Should We Boast About This Instrument Of Torture Used To Kill Jesus? →

   Good Morning Friends,    At first blush the answer to today's question might be dismissed with a statement such as, 'what option do we really have' or a moralistic comment, 'that one can tell what a person is like by the friends one keeps' or 'birds of a feather flock together'. Surely it is … Continue reading Should Christians Keep The Company of Sinners? →