Are God's Acts of Mercy and Justice Incompatible? Good Morning Friends, The Bible contains many references to God's mercy. Over 290 verses in the Old Testament and 70 in the New Testament contain direct statements of the mercy of God toward His people. In our study of the book of Jonah we see an example … Continue reading Are God’s Acts of Mercy and Justice Incompatible? →

Do You Feel the Power of the Word of Christ? Good Morning Friends, Christ is absolutely necessary, instantly accessible, totally sufficient, singularly satisfying and eternally wonderful. Do You Feel the Power of the Word of Christ? 68Scripture: So he came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given … Continue reading Do You Feel the Power of the Word of Christ? →

Why Do We Doubt? Good Morning Friends, One thing Bible history helps us to see is that many people, if not all people struggle with issues in their lives that are resolved only on the journey. Many live in a place of suffering...a place of doubt...a place of desperation, but have somehow learned to grow … Continue reading Why Do We Doubt? →

Are You Ready to Be Set Free by the King? Good Morning Friends, Amy and I are going to be away for a few days and when we return I will in three days hopefully resurrect the devotional. When we return we begin the process of making palm crosses as a witness to the coming ruler … Continue reading Are You Ready to Be Set Free by the King? →

What are the Moral Conditions Necessary to Generate Godly Wealth? Good Morning Friends, The Bible speaks to all of life and gives principles that have much to say about economics and business. To be able to assess our current economic situation and determine what policies would be best locally and globally to put us on … Continue reading What are the Moral Conditions Necessary to Generate Godly Wealth? →

Can You Imagine Being in the Mind and the Heart of the Lord? Good Morning Friends, Today we try to get our head around this idea of a new heaven and a new earth and I figure it is something like a dream of God contemplating and anticipating and planning what is going to happen … Continue reading Can You Imagine Being in the Mind and the Heart of the Lord? →

Can We Remember What is Important? Good Morning Friends, Sharing a meal brings us closer. Celebrating in the Lord's Supper brings us closer still, so that when we remember Jesus we will begin to act in unity for His purposes. Telling our story and writing it down linking it to Jesus helps. Yet there are some things about the … Continue reading Can We Remember What is Important? →

36Are You Ready for a Year of Mercy? Good Morning Friends, This year we are celebrating the 50 year anniversary of the founding of Moorings Presbyterian Church. Not so long by most standards. But the number 50 is significant. The Bible describes a period of time most people have never heard of - the Jubilee … Continue reading Are You Ready for a Year of Mercy? →

Whose Rules are You Playing By? Good Morning Friends, I think that many people treat life as a game and believe that he who dies with the most toys wins. But all that seems rather silly. What makes it worse is that people play that game by so many different standards and social conventions and what appears to … Continue reading Whose Rules are You Playing By? →

Are You Ready to Pardon Others So That You Might Be Pardoned? Good Morning Friends, When I think of my life as a book I begin to recognize that the primary demand of the Christian faith is for repentance. When Jesus preached the Good News, He said... "Repent for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand." We … Continue reading Are You Ready to Pardon Others So That You Might Be Pardoned? →