Good Morning Friends,     The great commission and the great blessing are intertwined in the mystery of it all. It is not a riddle to be solved but a declaration of something that was hidden, and which now is to be made known to all people. Thankfully we have been set free to be … Continue reading Who Is Directing Your Life? →

    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,     At some point we figure out that the treasured events of our lives are not as random as we might believe. It is then, only as the events in our lives connect as a rich prayer with God, do we discover the real pattern, the real purpose. Hopefully the light … Continue reading How Do You Measure Your Wealth? →

   Good Morning Friends,    Today's devotional uses lectionary passages about the battles we face. The application of the scripture is however difficult to digest when hate is still so prevalent in the world and all the prayers offered to ameliorate this situation seem not yet to be answered in the affirmative. Today people are … Continue reading Do You Know How To Pray? →

   Good Morning Friends,    God knows…God knows… and you are still loved. Today's Bible passages give us, in Paul's letter to the Ephesians, what is essentially one a long sentence with praise to God for all our blessings in Christ. It places the source of our salvation, even of our faith, in God. It … Continue reading Do You Value Celebrating God’s Plan Even Though You Are Not in Charge? →

   Good Morning Friends,     Entering a debate on the revolution or reformation issue and comparing Jesus and Martin Luther will probably get me in to trouble, but the gist of what I want you to think about in this regard is how best we can love God and love others as ourselves when the … Continue reading Can We Be Changed And Justified As A Demonstration Of The Work Love Prompts? →

 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 turns everything inside out. It is not so much … Continue reading Are We Living By The Fruit Of The Spirit Of Christ In Us? →

    Good Morning Friends,     Today's devotional topic is a tough one during our Hurricane Ian recovery and clean up added to the tensions of our post pandemic and pre-election season and all the storms in our personal lives. But it will hopefully address the issue of resentment prevalent in the cultures of our time … Continue reading Spiritual Speaking, Do We Have the Faith And Love To Get Clean What Needs To Be Washed? →

    Good Morning Friends,     Today's lectionary selection is designed to help us to reconcile the promises of God with the Kingdom of the God in the places and people and the tension of the church and society realizing that all this that is happening in our history now, from hurricanes to politics is to … Continue reading If We Are We Seeking A Sign From God, Is It One Of The Peace, Resurrection And Love Of Jesus? →

   Good Morning Friends,    The Bible has several examples of mental illness and treatments too. We have a king eating grass and being humbled in the process so that he might be used by God after a time in the book of Daniel. The therapy being time. We have the stories of king Saul … Continue reading How Does Believing In God’s Faithfulness Make Us Well? →