Are You Walking With Jesus?  Good Morning Friends,  As I am typing this it is quite and dark outside and it makes me aware that when we walk with God in His light we discover far more than we ever even knew to ask. When we begin to follow Jesus in the light we discover that … Continue reading Are You Walking With Jesus? →

Do We Have The Faith To Be Changed?  Good Morning Friends,  The Bible is filled with stories about birth and birth rights and rebirths and the whole image is caught up in the labor of a woman bearing a child intertwined with the death of Jesus on the cross and the image of the Holy … Continue reading Do We Have The Faith To Be Changed? →

 Do You Obey the Rules of the Road?  Good Morning Friends,  If Christians had a bumper sticker on their vehicles asking others to call in to a number to rate their effectiveness as witnesses to Christ's commandments perhaps we would respond with greater obedience to the limits set on us. But who wants that legalism? Even though it … Continue reading Do You Obey the Rules of the Road? →

Is Your Experience of Church More Like a Movement or a Museum?  Good Morning Friends,  In England, my family and I visited a museum that once was a church and I wonder if others will visit the places in which we now worship in such a state. Oh we need to honor our past but … Continue reading Is Your Experience of Church More Like a Movement or a Museum? →

 Are You Ready to Have A Conversation with God?  Good Morning Friends,  For those called to His purpose, we are to rise up each day shining with the glory of God as we make a conscience decision to choose God and include Him in all our life. It is here God makes everything new. It is here … Continue reading Are You Ready to Have A Conversation with God? →

Are You Ready to Experience a Love Letter from God?  Good Morning Friends,  Today's scripture is a love letter. We are to rejoice in it for it is meant to comfort us as individuals, families, couples and as a church. Friends, when I look out at the pews on Sunday I see families but also … Continue reading Are You Ready to Experience a Love Letter from God? →

Do you Desire Heaven or Something Else?  Good Morning Friends,  Do not be troubled even though life is hard. Be confident in His word and believe that God is going to transform our earthly bodies as He did His own, putting everything right. We too in a way can ascend to heaven, even now. So keep focused on the … Continue reading Do you Desire Heaven or Something Else →

What Do You See in Your Spiritual Reflection?  Good Morning Friends,  We are to chew on the word letting the living Word stimulate our imagination and challenge us to echo God's love in our life. For God's word, written or spoken, is like a mirror with reason as our eye and our conscience a heavenly image. … Continue reading What Do You See in Your Spiritual Reflection? →

Are You Ready to Return? Are You Ready for the King?  Good Morning Friends,  At one point in my life, about 15 years ago, I managed runaway shelters with the Lutherans. The experience brought me face to face with defiant youth 24/7...youth that had broken off relationships with their parents. They did to their parents what Israel had done … Continue reading Are You Ready to Return? Are You Ready for the King? →

So, How is Your Spiritual Nutrition?  Good Morning Friends,  The people who followed Moses and the people who followed Jesus lived on leftovers. In today's Bible stories we see how the Sabbath declares God's provision and abundance. We see the Hebrews in the desert in conflict over what they perceive as their own interests and what God … Continue reading So, How is Your Spiritual Nutrition? →