What Does Love Have To Do With Glory?    Good Morning Friends,     We are not like we used to be. And let me tell you something. That is a good thing. A very good thing, because it is all bringing us closer to understanding and experiencing how we might honor and experience a bit of … Continue reading What Does Love Have To Do With Glory? →

   Good Morning Friends,     The lectionary scriptures for today are about Jesus' prayer for his disciples just before the crucifixion, and Paul's prayer meeting with his friends in Ephesus just before he goes to Jerusalem and then is packed up on a ship for Rome to have his head chopped off. There are some … Continue reading Do Our Prayers Glorify God? →

Good Morning Friends,     Pentecost is next Sunday and that brings us back to basics and to the theology of the Holy Spirit. You see, there is a theology of place that needs to come alive in institutions of learning and especially the church…a Spirit that both takes a sense of community into schools and … Continue reading Are You An Advocate For A Better Understanding Of the Holy Spirit’s Peace? →

   Good Morning Friends,      If you look in a church calendar you might see a notation that today is "Ascension Day", but then it might not be there at all because "Ascension Day" is one of the neglected events of the Christian church year. Yesterday in preparation I considered some hymns that might relate … Continue reading What Can We Learn From The Ascension And Hymns? →

 Good Morning Friends,  The benefits of prayer are so amazing. Science supports the idea that prayer improves self-control, makes us nicer and more forgiving. Research suggests that prayer has tangible health benefits of offsetting the negative effects of stress and even increases trust. I guess some may feel too guilty to pray. And others may … Continue reading Why Do We Not Pray More Often? →

     Good Morning Friends,      Most people have not learned to have a sensitivity to the movement of the Spirit that prompts a shared love with others. But these moments of sharing the right things at the right times can be very special. On balance I would suggest that such influence is a force born … Continue reading Is The Holy Spirit Influencing You To Convert Others? →

   Good Morning Friends,    Traveling as a child, some things were too heavy to lift, so I was content that my parents picked up the weight of the luggage. But now as I have matured, I can bear a greater load. The same is true for our emotional and spiritual burdens as well as … Continue reading How Many Burdens Can You Carry On The Journey Of Evangelism? →

   Good Morning Friends,       We never know what is going to happen when the Lord is at work helping us to feel and perceive something that first requires faith. It all unfolds on the journey one step at a time. We can be convinced of what is going to happen, but the Word of … Continue reading What Does The Lord Want Us To See By Faith? →

    Good Morning Friends,      That gift and spark that makes a relationship alive in the personality of Jesus is indeed powerful. I think we get a picture of this happening in the story of Lydia and Paul when truth is revealed in the sharing of the Gospel. Here we learn about love and the … Continue reading What Opens You To An Everlasting Love? →

   Good Morning Friends,    Today's lectionary passages are about facing the opposition and staying connected to the Holy Spirit. They are about getting used to being hated because of an association with Jesus. They are about standing up to bullies and being at peace with the experience. But moreover, they are about learning to … Continue reading Are You Ready To Face Success? →