Good Morning Friends, Building a purposeful life matters for Christians, especially when we live with eternity in mind. Solomon understood this in his own way. In his day, the Temple needed to be built, and it defined his kingship. In Jesus’ day, another rebuilding was needed, not of stone, but of hearts. Herod, caught up … Continue reading Do You Have Some Questions About Who Jesus Is And His Purpose For The Temple In Your Life?
Month: September 2026
How Has God Gifted You To Love, And Be Loved, In Ways That Strengthen Your Call?
Good Morning Friends, Long before the wilderness experience and long before Jesus sent His disciples from a hillside outside Jerusalem with a commission, He first sent them from Galilee with a message, a method, and a means. They didn’t feel ready. They stepped out anyway. Like anyone who reaches for “more,” whether in the desert … Continue reading How Has God Gifted You To Love, And Be Loved, In Ways That Strengthen Your Call?
Are You Willing To Not Only Hear And Say But Do What Is Right?
Good Morning Friends, Living faithfully in a confused and broken world has never been simple. We long to be whole people, yet our efforts often fall short. Scripture’s answer is not passivity but a living relationship with Jesus—one that listens and follows. While we cannot add to God’s work, we do participate in it. Christ’s … Continue reading Are You Willing To Not Only Hear And Say But Do What Is Right?
Will You Have Your House In Order?
Good Morning Friends, Oh we would like to think we are good people but really if honest we should be ashamed of our own power. We are baptized by our vices and live in a battle between our pride and shame. In our impatience we would skip essential steps. It is the human condition, and … Continue reading Will You Have Your House In Order?
If God Is For Us, Who Can Be Against Us?
Good Morning Friends, Today we return to a story that has always unsettled me, the binding of Isaac. It carries that same heavy silence you feel before a test, when everything familiar goes quiet. After years of noise in Abraham’s household, the laughter of Isaac, the bitterness of Sarah, the cries of Hagar, the weeping … Continue reading If God Is For Us, Who Can Be Against Us?
What Can We Learn About God Appearing Out Of The Darkness?
Good Morning Friends, The Trinity is not foreign to ancient Judaism.The belief that God can exist in more than one “mode of presence” is older than Christianity. It is present in the Hebrew Bible and early rabbinic debates as well. The Hebrew Bible depicts God as multi-present, multiform, and embodied. Classical rabbinic Judaism later suppressed … Continue reading What Can We Learn About God Appearing Out Of The Darkness?
How Do I Become a Christian?
Good Morning Friends, Matthew 5 was D. L. Moody’s heartbeat because it cuts through every cultural version of Christianity and asks the most important question a human being can face: How do I become a Christian? Not “How do I become religious?” or “moral,” but “How do I become the kind of person Jesus calls … Continue reading How Do I Become a Christian?
Why Does God, Who Made Creation Good, Withhold One Desirable Tree In The Garden?
Good Morning Friends, There are some things that just do not lend themselves to being learned in a short devotional way with a couple of verses. One cannot not grasp the deep meaning of the long journey in the same direction with just a few steps. Our journey today through the Bible is a bit … Continue reading Why Does God, Who Made Creation Good, Withhold One Desirable Tree In The Garden?
What Is the Perfect Appearance of a Christian Leader?
Good Morning Friends, We often care more about appearing Christian than being the people God designed us to be. Physical beauty is not the issue, authenticity is. Our culture hides imperfections and elevates image, even in the church. Yet Scripture calls leaders by character, not appearance. So, what is the perfect appearance of a Christian … Continue reading What Is the Perfect Appearance of a Christian Leader?
Does God Repent? Does God Change His Mind? Or Do Today’s Passages Show Us Something Deeper About When God Grieves?
Good Morning Friends, Scripture sometimes speaks of God in ways that make us pause. Genesis tells us that “the Lord regretted that he had made humankind” (Gen. 6:6). Exodus says “the Lord changed his mind” about destroying Israel (Ex. 32:14). Yet 1 Samuel declares that “the Glory of Israel does not lie or change his … Continue reading Does God Repent? Does God Change His Mind? Or Do Today’s Passages Show Us Something Deeper About When God Grieves?
