How Are You Helping The Cause of Christ?  Good Morning Friends,  After many stern warnings and instructions to His disciple makers, Jesus closes a focused discourse on mission work with a simply amazing promise from today's text. Jesus had instructed His disciples to stay in homes and towns where they were welcomed. Now He promises … Continue reading How Are You Helping The Cause of Christ? →

Is The Universe Friendly?  Good Morning Friends,  I do not know about you but I need wisdom and affirmation on my faith walk. In the lectionary readings from Matthew we see that the Centurion had a measure of faith and he also had a deep concern for his servant. So too in our reading from … Continue reading Is The Universe Friendly? →

How Are You At Keeping Your Promises?  Good Morning Friends,    After healing a man of leprosy Jesus instructed the man to go to the priest, as was required by Jewish law, but with a warning not to say anything about the miracle to anyone on the way. To our way of thinking, Jesus would … Continue reading How Are You At Keeping Your Promises? →

Will You Finish Well?  Good Morning Friends,  In the Roman Catholic tradition, today is the day for honoring the martyred lives of the Apostles Peter and Paul. They are important characters in the Christian faith for Protestants too because they show us how very different people might work in the tension of relationships for a … Continue reading →

Are You Producing Good Fruit?  Good Morning Friends,  Today we make the connections between the Covenant of Abraham and the Covenant of Christ. Today we look at the choices of Abraham and how impatience creates a faith struggle. Today we look at the promises of God and how God provides for our spiritual tune ups … Continue reading Are You Producing Good Fruit? →

What Rules Guide Your Behavior With Others?  Good Morning Friends,  Today's lectionary looks at a variation on the golden rule and Abraham's example in its use related to his family. The rule teaches us just how hard it is live into the best of the world to come. And I guess if you had to … Continue reading What Rules Guide Your Behavior With Others? →

What Is Most Worth A Life's Desiring?  Good Morning Friends,  Today we look and the fall of Adam and Eve, the faith response of Abraham and Paul's summary of the resolution to the problem of sin in the gift of grace offered by Christ Jesus. It all raises a question. What Is Most Worth A … Continue reading What Is Most Worth A Life’s Desiring? →

Would You Really Value An Easy Faith?  Good Morning Friends,  Meeting the test of being a persecuted Christian is the topic of today's text. The key is not to underestimate the value of a human life. The key is to realize that denial of worth comes from our inhumanity to each other which is a … Continue reading Would You Really Value An Easy Faith? →

What Is So Special About The Birth Of John?  Good Morning Friends,  We do so rejoice in the nativity of every child and the Bible is filled with a lot of stories about joyous and amazing births. The birth of Isaac was cause for rejoicing. Of course, Jesus gets the big celebration at Christmas in … Continue reading What Is So Special About The Birth Of John? →

How Sacred Is You Heart?  Good Morning Friends,  Since God is Love and God lives in the hearts of His people, then love should dwell in our hearts. Where there is no love, then it is evident that God's spirit is not inhabiting our hearts. But when God abides with us, the love in our … Continue reading How Sacred Is You Heart? →