"Is it I Lord?" Good Morning Friends, The amazing thing is that Jesus knew at some level what Judas and Peter would do and choose them anyway. Luke teaches that Jesus prayed all night before identifying who among the many devoted disciples would become apostles. By revelation, Jesus chose them, and he appointed Judas as … Continue reading “Is it I Lord?” →

A Fanfare of Seven Trumpets Good Morning Friends, Jericho and Jerusalem will both be conquered. But the approaches of Joshua and Jesus to claiming the Promised Land seem very different as we experience Holy Week. One a Conquering King and the other a Sacrificial Lamb. But there is a connection here on Easter in the … Continue reading A Fanfare of Seven Trumpets →

Blood Moon Good Morning Friends, In a few days I might get back to our series on sevens in the Bible and will only note a few in today's meditation. Instead today, because of its timeliness, we explore the nature of signs and the signs of nature. You see early this morning in the Western … Continue reading Blood Moon →

Something Had to Be Done Good Morning Friends, The moveable feast of this year's Holy week comes pretty late. People ask why, but I am not going to answer that question this morning but a much more important one. Friends, as Christians we need to have an answer when people ask, "Why Jesus had to … Continue reading Something Had to Be Done →

Seven Miracles Jesus Performed on the Sabbath Good Morning Friends, The last couple of days we have been exploring sevens in the Bible. So far we have touched on the Last Seven Words on the Cross and the Seven Invitations of Christ. Today we continue this theme as we meditate on Seven Miracles Jesus Performed … Continue reading Seven Miracles Jesus Performed on the Sabbath →

Seven Invitations of Jesus Good Morning Friends, There is an art to reading and internalizing the Bible. It is to be experienced, savored and enjoyed more than studied. One might wonder what it is that makes it so attractive and nourishing. And while Jesus promises peace, rest and abundant life, I think the one thing … Continue reading Seven Invitations of Jesus →

What Jesus said on the Cross Good Morning Friends, Jesus said a lot of things. Just pick up a Red Lettered Bible and there is so much not written down as well. Jesus often quotes scripture to flesh out the word. At Calvary he quotes Psalm 22 and Psalm 31. They are linked to today's … Continue reading What Jesus said on the Cross →

On the Last Day God Morning Friends, Easter is approaching and I began to wonder about the connection between the peace it can bring and the fact that it is a great example of the importance of finishing what we start. Dave Barry humorously puts it this way: "My therapist told me the way to … Continue reading On The Last Day →

Remember the Clock is Ticking Good Morning Friends, We do so like to base our belief in God and His timing of events according to what seems right to us. But this voice is not always God's voice. Today's Psalm and scripture from Corinthians is designed to comfort and reassure us that God's timing and way is … Continue reading Remember the Clock is Ticking →

Blind Dependence Good Morning Friends, In today's scripture the pilgrimage to Passover parade stops. It stops at the crossroads of kingdom and community and we are told three similar stories of healing. And here we have to make some choices. The challenge to getting it right is that almost everyone in the stories is blind. And maybe that includes … Continue reading Blind Dependence →