What Can We Learn From The Ascension And Hymns?  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 … Continue reading What Can We Learn From The Ascension And Hymns? →

   Good Morning Friends,  Even as we contemplate the journey to Pentecost and the growth of people of faith around the world in the power of the Holy Spirit, there is something that calls me back to the presence and power and focus of an earthly Jesus and his prayer that we be one, shared … Continue reading How Is Your Relationship With The Trinity? →

    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 a 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? →

   Good Morning Friends,    That gift…that spark that makes a relationship alive in the personality of Jesus is indeed powerful. It is a palpable symbol linked to how we think and live spiritually. Not an idol but truth that is tangible. We get a picture of this happening in the story of Lydia and … Continue reading What Opens You To An Everlasting Love? →

   Good Morning Friends,  I imagine that some ministers and priests will preach today about the Holy Spirit being given to all of us who love Jesus Christ, and how the Holy Spirit as a person empowers us for the Lord's work, to teach us all things, and to give us a real and lasting … Continue reading Do You Feel Like A Sword Of A Spiritual Family That Is Sometimes Joyous and Sometimes Sorrowful? →

Good Morning Friends, Jesus tells us that we are his friends, and I call you a friend, but I doubt that everyone grasps what this means in extending the faith. Jesus does not call us acquaintances. There is not a desire for a transactional relationship and sales job when it comes to the Bible and … Continue reading How Do We Develop True Friendships? →

    Good Morning Friends,     Great truths might be simpler than we ever imagined. And this is true especially when it comes to relationships and joy on a conscious level but perhaps not so much on a subconscious level when it comes to race and tribe or class, and our emotions, for below the surface … Continue reading Do You Have A Friendship With Jesus? →

 Good Morning Friends,  As was clear in the garden with Adam. It is not good to be alone. As Christians we all need Jesus and the Holy Spirit. But also, as we are learning during the pandemic, as humans we not only need each other for social contact, but we also need open supply chains. … Continue reading Is Our Victory Gardening In the Grace of God Producing A Fruit? →

Good Morning Friends,    Today we continue to explore the work of the Holy Spirit that began at creation. And the beauty is that it is available to us right now received by faith and fulfilled in the completed work of Jesus. For many of us it is manifesting itself in our lives as moments … Continue reading Are You Willing To Proclaim The Good News Of A Peace In The Middle Of A Pandemic? →

 Good Morning Friends,    There is a question asked in today's text from John and answered in John but experienced in our lectionary passage from Acts. It is about why Jesus did not reveal himself to the whole world in the flesh. And since I often ask questions that have no answer of certainty, I … Continue reading In What Ways Has The Holy Spirit Been Revealed To You? →