Good Morning Friends,    We live in a hurry up and wait world. And the first Christians who expected Jesus to be coming back soon and very soon must have been frustrated by this lack of closure. So, for us today as we imagine what we would do if the world as we know … Continue reading What Would You Do Differently If The World Were Ending Tomorrow? →

   Good Morning Friends,    Following the watching of our live Pentecost Service online, which was the first live service since the week before Palm Sunday, I began to think about how all the seemingly random events of the experience of our lives combine to mold worship behavior and how all the seemingly random acts … Continue reading Are You Growing Into The Communication Solution Of Christ Baptizing You With Fire? →

   Good Morning Friends,  Yesterday our family watched the coverage of the Space X launch of its manned flight to the Space Station. It has been a while since the United States launched a man flight. Nine years, I think. And it is kind of nice the excitement of the return to a more active … Continue reading Are You Living 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 Do You Love? →

   Good Morning Friends,    Scripture in Psalm 30 about the dedication of the Temple, David says that joy comes in the morning, which I think is a prophetic reference to the power of the Holy Spirit in the Resurrection of Christ too. Regardless as living stones in Christ's Temple today, I am pretty sure … Continue reading Are You Ready To Be Joyful? →

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 today's … Continue reading What Is 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 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,  Today's lectionary reading sets the stage for the glory of the Lord to be revealed in the birth of the Church Universal. There is suffering and treachery, but also there is prayer in the upper room. And then to unify it and the memory of it, we have Jesus' prayer before … Continue reading Are You Committed To A Continual Connection With God? →

   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 … Continue reading Why Do We Not Pray More Often? →