Good Morning Friends,      Having great faith enables us to stop worrying about ourselves, which then frees us to look out for the interests of those around us. There are plenty of people who need saving in this world. Great faith enables us to stop worrying about our own status before God and start … Continue reading How Is Our Worship Of Christ Forming Our Faith And Love For Others? →

   Good Morning Friends,  Jesus final words in today's Gospel parable are very instructive and chilling for those who refuse to listen regarding the importance of forgiveness from the heart. It is about not being bitter. It is about not sowing seeds of bitterness and sin. It reminds us that grace and truth came through … Continue reading How Do Forgiveness, Repentance And Love Converge On Our Hearts To Reconcile Us To God? →

   Good Morning Friends,  Today is the beginning of Rosh Hashanah. It is a Jewish holiday that marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year and the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, and people will gather later today to bless the apples and honey as a sign of the celebration. Interestingly today's … Continue reading Does Your Heart Race In The Love Of The Promise Of A New Creation Hoped For Through Christ’s Body United? →

    Good Morning Friends,       If all the things about Jesus were small enough to understand it would not spark the Spirit big enough in us to prompt us to recognize God in our worship and world. The mystery is that God is like us and not like us. There are going to be things … Continue reading How Does Christ Strengthen Us To Better Deal With The Fallout From Disasters? →

   Good Morning Friends,     Jesus tells us to look to some rather unusual places to find his blessing while also providing us with a list of warnings in today's scripture from Luke's writings we call the Beatitudes. Now you may think you are blessed and perhaps you are but think more deeply about whether … Continue reading Are Our Hearts Touched By God? →

    Good Morning Friends,      Today we look at the nature, context, and actions we call worship to discover that we can be doing worship type things, like singing hymns and listening to sermons and giving at the offering, and even taking communion, but still not enter the place of worshipping God. The conversation in … Continue reading What Happens When Power Comes Out Of Us? →

Are You Fully Enjoying The Gifts of God?     Good Morning Friends,      There is a difference between church growth and church health…community growth and community health. And the distinction comes to roost in the church and community when we make allowances for sin and the gossip about it often exasperates the problem when it is … Continue reading Are You Fully Enjoying The Gifts of God? →

   Good Morning Friends,      Today's question is about things getting better and stronger when we are in harmony with others and especially the Divine that is not so much about the thrill of manifest destiny to the exclusion of others but thrill of being chosen to be part of something that is greater than … Continue reading What Act Of Forgiveness Will Free You? →

  Good Morning Friends,  Growing up as children we learn that there are rewards and punishments in life that were related to the timing of things…chores…homework. And then some things we had to wait for as we might expect, like Christmas and the coming of age. In the process I learned a sense of what was … Continue reading Do You Trust God’s Perfect Timing? →

   Good Morning Friends,      Today's lectionary selection includes the introduction to Paul's letter to the Colossians and what is interesting about it is its very positive attitude of thanksgiving. That was the convention of the day on how to write letters. Give the good news first before the bad. The real issue that Paul … Continue reading How Is Your Spiritual Health Aligning With The Kingdom Of God? →