Good Morning Friends,    Jesus has an amazing gift for taking the traditions of the past and extrapolating their core ideas and the memories of the good times associated with them to create something new. Hopefully we get a sense of it in today's lectionary scripture. We see in them that success is not measured … Continue reading When Is Enough, Enough? →

 Good Morning Friends,  At some point we figure out that events are not as random as we might believe. It is then, only as the events in our lives connect, do we discover the real pattern, the real purpose. Hopefully the light comes on so our time here for glorifying God is not wasted. The … Continue reading Are You Rich In The Love Of God? →

Good Morning Friends,  Every religious Jew knew the Gospel according to Leviticus 23 for it contains the wise plan of God for the ages. It is the foundation for the ways in which we worship today despite its cultural subversion and the reality that the Temple has been destroyed. In the Levitical reading today, we … Continue reading How Do We Apply The Wisdom of the Feasts of God To Our Own Lives of Worship? →

How Healthy Is Your Worship?  Good Morning Friends,  Yesterday I got soaked in a rainstorm. I get into my car and the radio is playing a song about God's grace raining down on us. Interestingly this summer in Florida has had some really heavy rainfalls and these events relate well to the lectionary scripture. You … Continue reading How Healthy Is Your Worship? →

What Motivates You To Have Sparkling Eyes And A Shining Face?  Good Morning Friends,  Let's be honest. A relationship with God is a priceless experience. Jesus compares it to the Kingdom of God… a treasure of great value. Moses experienced it and it physically changed him. The Glory of God is perhaps one of the … Continue reading What Motivates You To Have Sparkling Eyes And A Shining Face? →

 Good Morning Friends,  When Moses destroyed the Ten Commandments in anger God could have given up on the Hebrews, but that is not the approach taken. God offers grace and second chances. So too in the parable of the weeds Jesus gives us an interpretation that helps us understand why this approach of second chances … Continue reading Will We Learn To Plant And Raise Kingdom Crops? →

Good Morning Friends,  Yesterday's lectionary explored the Lord's prayer and the prayer of Abraham for the two cities of Sodom and Gomorrah hoping for the righteousness of Kingdom of God eventually displayed in the person of Jesus the Messiah. Today we pray for the glory of God in the hope of the great faithfulness of … Continue reading Do Our Zealous Intercessory Prayers Encourage A Belief We Can Change God’s Mind? →

 Good Morning Friends,  Today we have Abraham interceding for Sodom and pleading for mercy for the wicked believing in his heart that the nature of God was and is to do right by the innocent. But the somber reality is that no one is really innocent. Those who live in corrosive environments and become accustomed … Continue reading How Can We Learn To Pray For Righteousness, Mercy And Love? →

Good Morning Friends,  Good Morning Friends, Today we look at the relationship of the Ten Commandments and the Parables of Jesus and the first thing that comes to my mind is that they are the words of the God who has redeemed us. We tend to overlook the relationship of the law of God to … Continue reading Is Your Faith Maturing To Help You Leap From The Law To Acts Of Sowing Love? →

Good Morning Friends,    The Bible uses many illustrations and flawed characters like Sampson, David and Gideon to explain the deep truths of how God's grace relates to our lives as Christians. Paul encourages the Christians to put on the whole armor of God as he compares the Christian life to that of a soldier. … Continue reading Have Your Relationships Been Fired In A Way That Will Glorify God? →