Good Morning Friends,  Last year we watched a Pentecost Service online. But this year Pentecost marked a move to a more normal service with masks optional. Paraments were red and the one at the pulpit depicted a flaming dove. Many of the congregation were dressed in red as well. Clothed as it were in … Continue reading Are You Sharing Through Your Life The Communication Solution Of Christ’s Baptism Of Fire? →

   Good Morning Friends,    One thing I have learned in ministry to the poor is the power of sharing a friendship in Christ. Of course, it does not have to be limited in its scope to a population to experience the practical usefulness of Christ in our midst. We are to rejoice in the power of helping … Continue reading What Can We Learn From The First Pentecost And The Days Leading Up To It? →

Good Morning Friends,    You know it is our responsibility to yield to the direction and guidance of God's Spirit who abides within our very being. We are to yield to the promise, purity, and power that God has graciously given to his people. And when we do, it is sacred, it is Holy. It … Continue reading Do You Value The Importance Of Being Led By The Spirit? →

   Good Morning Friends,     Today we consider the Lord's Prayer and Jesus' question to Peter about his love. And as we think about this, we contemplate the reality of the temptations of those things we think we love. And though I would not say that God leads us into temptation, some translations of the … Continue reading What, Or Better Yet, Who Do You Love? →

Good Morning Friends,  There is a joy in sharing the Gospel and sometimes a bit of it is humorous. Think about Paul and his knack for starting riots. Not exactly a unifying action but still in the will of God if only to teach us a lesson that God can use a relatively unhealthy, troublemaking, … Continue reading Are We Energized With Holy Spirit Encouragement So We Might Spread The Cheer? →

   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 Your Prayers Glorify God? →

 Good Morning Friends,     Pentecost is this coming Sunday and this year it might just bring people back to worship after being released from the Covid-19 prisons. Hopefully, it will also bring us back to basics and to the theology of the Holy Spirit so we might worship in the Truth of Christ and the … Continue reading How Are You An Advocate For The Holy Spirit’s Peace And Purpose? →

 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 the honor given to Jesus and Paul in … Continue reading What Does Love Have To Do With Glory? →

   Good Morning Friends,  The benefits of prayer are so amazing. Science supports that prayer improves self-control, makes us nicer and more forgiving. Research suggests that prayer has the 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,     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. Last night in preparation we decided that since we no … Continue reading What Can We Learn From The Ascension And Hymns? →