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? →

Can You Imagine the Story of the Prodigal from the Perspective of the Pig? Good Morning Friends, People seeking a controlling power prefer dualistic thinking…they separate the mind and the body. Deciding who is not worthy.  It is prevalent in churches and business but not so much when we pray, for here when we come before God … Continue reading Can You Imagine the Story of the Prodigal from the Perspective of the Pig? →

What Have You Given To Jesus Lately?  Good Morning Friends,  Mother Teresa inspired so many people because she lived out today's scripture from Matthew with her life... going to the dying in the streets of Calcutta...going as if to meet Jesus with the personal commitment to care for others. Today's parable puts us on notice that … Continue reading What Have You Given To Jesus Lately? →

Do You Know The Benefits of Solitude and Silence?  Good Morning Friends,  Early in the morning is a good time to celebrate the discipline of solitude, a time to build up, a new season in the sound of silence...This experience of the sound of silence is in many of the Psalms as a Selah and so … Continue reading Do You Know The Benefits of Solitude and Silence? →

What Would You Like To Do Over?  Good Morning Friends,  I think that the most powerful prayer that Jonah ever prayed was in the belly of a fish. It was a prayer offered after his confession… after he had been thrown overboard...after he had been rescued from a watery grave. It is a prayer of thanksgiving in a time … Continue reading What Would You Like To Do Over? →