Good Morning, I have a book by Harry Emerson Fosdick in my library that I inherited from my Grandfather. It was originally published in 1915 and I just recently picked it up to read and wanted to share some of its insights with you this morning. Fosdick once wrote that “Prayer is not a technique but a soul’s … Continue reading What Are The Three Meanings Of Prayer?
Month: September 2026
How Does The Green Tree, The Dry Tree, And The Labor Of Jesus On The Cross Reveal The Heart Of God?
Good Morning Friends, Some of Jesus’ most mysterious words come not in His parables, but on the road to His crucifixion. As He carries the cross, He turns to the weeping women of Jerusalem and speaks of a green tree and a dry tree, a riddle that opens into the whole drama of divine wrath, human rebellion, covenant … Continue reading How Does The Green Tree, The Dry Tree, And The Labor Of Jesus On The Cross Reveal The Heart Of God?
Where Is God Calling You To Receive His Discipline So That Your Words Become Instruments Of Peace Rather Than Sparks Of Destruction?
Good Morning Friends, Some fires burn down forests. Others burn down friendships and families. Scripture teaches that unkind and thoughtless speech can be one of those fires, a spark that spreads quickly, fueled by undisciplined speech and an undisciplined heart. Proverbs warns us that gossip keeps conflict alive. Paul warns Timothy that idleness leads to wandering … Continue reading Where Is God Calling You To Receive His Discipline So That Your Words Become Instruments Of Peace Rather Than Sparks Of Destruction?
How Do We Balance The Need For Both Religion And Spirituality In An Ever-Changing Culture?
Good Morning Friends, Some argue that Jesus came to initiate a New Covenant, not to improve the Old Covenant. Jesus came to give us new life, not to change our old life. And to some extent that is true. But the mystery is deeper. Life with Christ is not like putting patches on an old, … Continue reading How Do We Balance The Need For Both Religion And Spirituality In An Ever-Changing Culture?
Do You Know What Happens in the Darkness?
Good Morning Friends, At the crucifixion, Mark tells us something astonishing: “And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.” (Mark 15:33) Noon, normally the brightest moment of the day, became night. For three hours, creation itself dimmed. The Light of the World hung dying, and the world responded … Continue reading Do You Know What Happens in the Darkness?
Have You Ever Prayed Your Way Through Doubt That Becomes A Doorway?
Good Morning Friends, Psalm 73 is one of Scripture’s most honest portraits of doubt in the Bible, not the polite kind, but the kind that shakes your footing. Asaph doesn’t hide it. He names it. He wrestles with it. And he prays his way through it. Here is a devotional that follows his journey and helps … Continue reading Have You Ever Prayed Your Way Through Doubt That Becomes A Doorway?
If The Parables Are The Greatest Stories Ever Told By The Greatest Storyteller Who Ever Lived, Then What Does It Say About Us That We So Often Prefer To Admire Them Rather Than Obey Them?
Good Morning Friends, It is a curious thing that Christians speak so often of “the parables,” and yet so seldom reckon with the sheer audacity of the One who told them. We treat them as gentle moral tales for children, forgetting that they were once considered dangerous, so dangerous, in fact, that they unsettled the learned, … Continue reading If The Parables Are The Greatest Stories Ever Told By The Greatest Storyteller Who Ever Lived, Then What Does It Say About Us That We So Often Prefer To Admire Them Rather Than Obey Them?
