Good Morning Friends, Today we look at the core mystery of our faith and the reaction of the world to it as we contemplate the quality of our personal response. And in the process, we will learn that God has a way of making the unknown known through the Spirit and sometimes it is a … Continue reading Do We Know How To Behave As Model Christians For The Next Generation?
Month: September 2024
As You Pick Up Your Own Cross, How Do You Feel About Your Body At The Crossroads?
Good Morning Friends, Jesus can change even the most hopeless of situations for he brings hope to those who are struggling to hold on. Think of the victim by the side of the road in the story of the Good Samaritan. Think of the status of the church in some sectors where oppression and war … Continue reading As You Pick Up Your Own Cross, How Do You Feel About Your Body At The Crossroads?
How Is Your Faith In Christ’s Authority Forming Your Love For Others?
Good Morning Friends, Having great faith in Christ’s love 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 … Continue reading How Is Your Faith In Christ’s Authority Forming Your Love For Others?
Are You Ready To Show People The Light?
Good Morning Friends, When God turns off the lights one must have faith to act otherwise one is stuck in the dark. It is a good time to have friends and especially a friend in Jesus. It is a good time for us to shine from the inside as a powerful witness. It is a … Continue reading Are You Ready To Show People The Light?
How Is A Christian To Judge Between Justice And Mercy When It Comes To The Issues Of Our Day?
How Is A Christian To Judge Between Justice And Mercy When It Comes To The Issues Of Our Day? Good Morning Friends, When we see a person in sin, we do not know how hard they have tried not to sin. We do not know the power of the forces that are prompting the sin and … Continue reading How Is A Christian To Judge Between Justice And Mercy When It Comes To The Issues Of Our Day?
Can We Serve Everyone Including All Those People Who Anger Us?
Good Morning Friends, Yesterday was the 23rd anniversary of the September 11th attack. And for those who watched it unfold on television or saw it firsthand, it has become part of our identity and shared anger and horror. It is part of our identity that has been given a place of honor and I wonder what people … Continue reading Can We Serve Everyone Including All Those People Who Anger Us?
What Is The Condition Of Our Heart?
Good Morning Friends, Today’s scripture from Corinthians are the words of Paul and not Jesus. Sure, they are inspired, but after 2000 years, the grounds for his advice have not materialized…at least not in the way we might at first think on this anniversary of the events of 9/11. As evidenced by yesterday’s post I … Continue reading What Is The Condition Of Our Heart?
Who Is Best Qualified To Handle Grievances?
Good Morning Friends, Paul rebuked the Corinthian Christians for trusting secular sources in rectifying grievances among themselves. He claimed the Church is uniquely fitted to properly rectify personal grievances because Christians are qualified through their selfless loving concern and wisdom. But then Paul argued for his own case to be addressed by the secular powers … Continue reading Who Is Best Qualified To Handle Grievances?
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 exacerbates the problem when it is weaponized with hate. Today’s texts focus on being mindful … Continue reading Are You Fully Enjoying The Gifts of God?
Are You Still Working Selfishly For What You Think Is Your Own Best Interests Instead Of Choosing God’s Better Way?
Good Morning Friends, We often do not know what we really want and sometimes what we think we want is not what we really need. Often what we thought was a negative event turns into a journey that is wonderful. Still, we all too often choose the wrong things…the things that are not in the … Continue reading Are You Still Working Selfishly For What You Think Is Your Own Best Interests Instead Of Choosing God’s Better Way?
Daily Devotionals 