Do You Stand On The Promises of God?  Good Morning Friends,  Yesterday in Church we were singing a song by Composer Russell Kelso Carter called Standing on the Promises. It falls in the oldie but goodie category. It kind of felt like a marching tune and perhaps that was by design, somewhat like Onward Christian … Continue reading Do You Stand On The Promises of God? →

Where Do Your Eyes Turn When You are in Need of a Hero?  Good Morning Friends,  Who is your hero? Many look up to sports stars and athletes, and others look up to musicians and movie stars. Some even look up to teachers. At the High School where my wife works the school's eagle mascot … Continue reading Where Do Your Eyes Turn When You are in Need of a Hero? →

Can You Stand A Market Correction?  Good Morning Friends,  The stock market has been a little skittish of late. Some think it could get worse. Can You Stand A Market Correction?  Scripture: See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his … Continue reading Can You Stand A Market Correction? →

Can It Really Be That Simple?   Good Morning Friends,  In our claiming of power and things material...in our use of resources even the 86,400 seconds of each day... even as we are invited to come into God's presence to worship, we need to remember that we all live on the same planet and everything on … Continue reading Can It Really Be That Simple? →

Is Our Commitment to Christ Showing Forth in and Through Us?  Good Morning Friends,  Yesterday I spent some time with a friend whose wife was dying. She was in her last hours. He has been married to her for fifty-nine and one half years and for the last few her caregiver. They will not make … Continue reading Is Our Commitment to Christ Showing Forth in and Through Us? →

What Evokes A Sense of the Sacred for You?  Good Morning Friends,  The startup of new congregations and existing ones in transition have a lot to learn from today's scripture about giving glory to God alone...of worshipping with a sense of harmony and welcome. This I think is especially true in places of worship that … Continue reading What Evokes A Sense of the Sacred for You? →

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? →