Good Morning Friends,    Yesterday's lectionary was on love and the sermon and songs we sang in church as well. And today's scripture is about love too, including table etiquette in the Kingdom and conforming to the unity of God in community…something during election time that seems very far removed from the norm. These … Continue reading Won’t You Be My Good Neighbor? →

Good Morning Friends,     Most of the early churches just did not make it. Their congregants were not all in. The letters and the book of Revelation explain some of the problems of wealth in their collapse. Today we explore the problem of being spoiled by having inherited too much money and the problem of … Continue reading Will Salvation Come To Our Inherited House Of Worship If We All Began Tithing? →

    Good Morning Friends,     Over the course of the trauma and tensions of the last couple of years people have been evaluating the strength of their organizational structures to deal with life. And by this, I mean the physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, and relational ability of them to withstand stress. Think about bridges and … Continue reading What Is The Connection Between Our Relationship With Christ And The Strength Of Our Resilience? →

   Good Morning Friends,    One of the songs we have stopped singing in Church is Onward Christian Soldier. It is no longer politically correct. And yet today as we look at two related images of how Christians are to behave both on and off the battlefield against sin, it seems rather appropriate. For here … Continue reading Is Your Language And Behavior Outfitted For Success In The Spirit Of Christ When You Pray? →

   Good Morning Friends,    I guess I would really like my enemies to have a good life and even make it into heaven for then they would no longer be enemies and even though I might never like them perhaps I could love them. The thing is that each of us will die someday, … Continue reading Lord, Will Only A Few Be Saved? →

Can You Hear The Groans Of Creation For The Kingdom Of God?  Good Morning Friends,     All Christian believers are to submit to one another…much like the church submitting to Christ. But there is a problem for there are many false teachers and even for those blessed to hear the Word, it takes much more … Continue reading Can You Hear The Groans Of Creation For The Kingdom Of God? →

  Good Morning Friends,     The last couple of weeks we have been exploring how Jesus faced the challenges of the political and religious leaders who tried to trip him up by asking challenging questions related to his behavior and what they thought to be of importance, namely their continued status in positions of power. What … Continue reading How Will You Live Your Sabbaths and Sundays After The Pandemic and Hurricane Ian? →

   Good Morning Friends,     Well maybe God does not change, but we do and sometimes that is a very good thing for it is in the character of God to be merciful. And we do so need mercy. But do not think for a moment that you or I have this figured out even … Continue reading How Do We Nurture A Heart Of Mercy And Hope In A Topsy-Turvy World? →

   Good Morning Friends,     We live in a world of hills and valleys in reality and metaphorically speaking as well. We have problems that are referred to as valleys and frankly they are often inevitable and impartial and sometimes unpredictable because we are human and that is just the way life is. But if … Continue reading Are We Being Forged In Unity With Christ Though The Hardships Of Life’s Valleys? →

 Good Morning Friends,     For many of us over the last several years, it feels as if the United States has never been less united. The thing is that issues-oriented conflict in an ever more diverse population is not only inevitable but even desirable. But there is something more at play here that may not … Continue reading When We Are So Divided Is There A Door Numbered Three? →