What Scars Remind You of Jesus? Good Morning Friends, Jesus in his earthly ministry healed people physically. Sometimes he used a word, sometimes he used his touch but today's scripture doesn't say that... it says we are healed by His wounds. Some translations use the language of stricken, smitten, afflicted, pierced and crushed as an olive made … Continue reading What Scars Remind You of Jesus? →

Who Opened the Door? Who Shut the Door?  Good Morning Friends, Each day brings something unexpected and in this uncertainty we are to expect Christ. Today we are to be ready to meet God. Today we are to see that Jesus is the way to the Father. Today we see how God's call to Noah is like a father kindly … Continue reading Who Opened the Door? Who Shut the Door? →

Will You Accept The Offer of Salvation? Good Morning Friends, Today we look at the prescribed method whereby we must be saved. The method might at first seem odd or maybe even crazy. But it really amounts to denying ourselves so we might follow Jesus. So today we face our sin and connect the Bronze Serpent … Continue reading Will You Accept The Offer of Salvation? →

Is God Tending A Garden of Hope in You? Good Morning Friends, Faith is relevant today as much as ever, for so much of the problem is not the way things are, but how we think about them. You see Jesus expects us to bear fruit even when it is out of season. Go to … Continue reading Is God Tending A Garden of Hope in You? →

Do You Have Someone Telling You To Not Lose Heart? Good Morning Friends, When we experience the true purpose of Lent we need to keep focused on the goal and the hope of an astounding victory.  We will be tested like Jesus was during His 40 days and nights in the desert. Here we will be tested to determine … Continue reading Do You Have Someone Telling You To Not Lose Heart? →

Are You Ready to Confess Your Sins to God? Good Morning Friends, In Christ we have salvation as a gift of grace. But what is our responsibility? Maybe you're confused about the various requirements different Christians say accompany being a follower of Christ. Galatians raises questions of law. So what rules should a Christian follow? … Continue reading Are You Ready to Confess Your Sins to God? →

Are You Ready to Reevaluate Your Priority Spending? Good Morning Friends, I am always looking for opportunities to nudge others to experience new ways to serve God. Sometimes I will prompt others to experience the multiplying effect of God's love by giving a specific person a $20 bill with the contingency that they must give … Continue reading Are You Ready to Reevaluate Your Priority Spending? →

Are You Ready to Dive Below the Surface? Good Morning Friends, Knowing God through experiences is priceless. It is so different from having a theological background. Indeed an ounce of spiritual sense is worth a pound of book learning. And so it is in the story of the woman in the home of Simon the … Continue reading Are You Ready to Dive Below the Surface? →

Are Our Hearts Changed, Together and Guiding us to Action? Good Morning Friends, Today we have an invitation to come and become clean... well at least cleaner. Today we have an invitation to live a Godly life in a corrupt world. Today we hopefully get going with a purpose to build up a loving community. … Continue reading Are Our Hearts Changed, Together and Guiding us to Action? →

19Are You Praying to the False God of Unlimited Options? Good Morning Friends, Last year Burger King stopped offering the option to "Have it Your Way." Maybe they realized that ultimate freedom of choice is a problem. The burden of decision making is shifted in our society and it is not all good. It is … Continue reading Are You Praying to the False God of Unlimited Options? →