Are You Dressed for Success?   Good Morning Friends,  Today we look at two related images of how Christians are to behave both on and off the battlefield.  Here we discover that to be ready for battle...ready for life, we need to be properly clothed by Christ. In today's scripture Paul uses a word pictures to describe … Continue reading Are You Dressed for Success? →

How Do We Hallow God's Name?  Good Morning Friends,  Today is the first day of school where we live. Yesterday in church we had the blessings of the backpacks and each student was given a little keychain flashlight to attach too their book bag as a remembrance that God's light is to shine in their … Continue reading How Do We Hallow God’s Name? →

Do You Remember Such Times of Worship?  Good Morning Friends,  There is a satisfaction we experience in our physical bodies that reminds us of what it is to be satisfied with God spiritually. It should be our goal in life to find this satisfaction. We get a hint of it as we find satisfaction in a cool drink for … Continue reading Do You Remember Such Times of Worship? →

What is Your Favorite Feast?  Good Morning Friends,  Oh I do like a good meal, rich and savory in taste and smells and in the memories evoked. Last night we had a potluck with friends on the beach at one of their condo timeshares. Everyone were friends we have known for more than thirty years. … Continue reading What is Your Favorite Feast? →

Where Do You Find the Door to Shelter?  Good Morning Friends,  In today's scripture from Matthew, Jesus gives a disclaimer about being a follower of Christ....being one of his disciples. It is not an easy road following Jesus. Oh it is worth it don't get me wrong, but this is not easy. The Yoke is … Continue reading Where Do You Find the Door to Shelter? →

Is Your Cup of Christ Pretentious or Plain?   Good Morning Friends,  If we are going to ask questions about the things that are to be, it is more revealing, complete and appropriate to do so by looking to the entire Bible and especially Christ's teaching and visions than ancient messianic prophecy alone. Nevertheless, today's Old Testament scripture words speak both to our … Continue reading Is Your Cup of Christ Pretentious or Plain? →

Are You Expecting A Miracle? Good Morning Friends, The faith life is a pilgrimage of worship as we grow in relationship with Christ in fellowship and character. Imagine now Jesus with His disciples starting on the journey to Jerusalem for one of the three great festivals. As they begin, tradition was to sing Psalms 120-134 in … Continue reading Are You Expecting A Miracle? →

Are You Salt and Light?    Good Morning Friends,  In today's devotional, we contemplate the silent work of influence and the visible manifestation of God combining to show the power of living authentic lives. Are You Salt and Light?    Scripture:  'You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness … Continue reading Are You Salt and Light? →

If Faith Means We Have Doubt, Why Are We Still Trying To Prove What We Believe? Good Morning Friends, Earlier this week my Catholic friends celebrated the feast day of the Transfiguration...Typically, in the reformed tradition, we focus on the event in our liturgical year just before Lent. Many Catholics for a variety of reasons … Continue reading If Faith Means We Have Doubt, Why Are We Still Trying To Prove What We Believe? →

Do You Feel the Joy of Life?  Good Morning Friends,  In meditating on today's psalm it drew my mind not just to creation but also to the burning bush, and Moses receiving the law at Mount Sinai and the sign of Jonah and the life of Christ. It drew my attention to the inherent sacredness and enduring … Continue reading Do You Feel the Joy of Life? →