God as our Hermeneutical Guide Good Morning Friends, Not everything in scripture is equally plain or equally important to me. I discount the more difficult passages in the light of clearer ones in search of the big picture of harmony. I even have favorite scripture. But, I am not sure this is right. In reading scripture … Continue reading God as our Hermeneutical Guide →

To Love One's Enemies Good Morning Friends, Oh you have to be kidding. How in the world can you love someone who does not love you in return but wants to tear you down and destroy you? I have enough trouble loving the people I like. My first instinct is to destroy the ones who … Continue reading To Love One’s Enemies →

Do You Look Up To The Might in the Mite? Good Morning Friends, A couple of days ago the devotional focused on the small things that become important and another on investing in Kingdom work and how we tend to place worldly priority on things that are not as valuable to Jesus as our initial thinking … Continue reading Do You Look Up To The Might in the Mite? →

When Silence Speaks to Our Souls Good Morning Friends, I was giving thought to today's scripture even as I awoke, contemplating its meaning for a Christian in a very diverse world and came to the conclusion that rejoicing always for some may seem too tall an order. Some things stink. Praying for enemies is hard. … Continue reading When Silence Speaks to Our Souls →

Making Investments That Last Forever Good Morning Friends, Warren Buffet bought See's Candy from Lucy Ricardo in 1972 for $25 million. Ray Kroc bought McDonald's in 1961 for $2.7 million. Benchmark Capital bought eBay in 1995 for $6.7 million. Henry Flagler purchased Standard Oil in 1867 for $100,000. Howard Hughes bought control of TWA in … Continue reading Making Investments That Last Forever →

Settling Our Debts Good Morning Friends, Wrong views about holiness I think stem from a wrong view about sin even in our prayers. Jesus in today's scripture gives us some guidance here in understanding this problem we have. Sin separates us from God. There is a price to be paid. Thankfully the resolution in Christ gives … Continue reading Settling Our Debts →

The Power of Small Good Morning Friends, We are conditioned to believe that power is in big things and the bigger the better. But this is not the way with God. God is interested in the importance of five loaves of bread and two fish. God is interested in small towns like Bethlehem where Jesus … Continue reading The Power of Small →

Let It Go Good Morning Friends, On this the anniversary of Leo Tolstoy's birth I am reminded of his great works that channeled a winter's bite and society's cold heart in well written parables on life. I am reminded that I am Presbyterian and known to those who Google search us as one of the … Continue reading Let It Go →

Christian Friends Good Morning Friends, When we bear another's burdens there is one rule. Well maybe two. Do you know what it is? It is more than it be an entirely self-sacrificing, unselfish act. Though that is typically what happens. When we carry another's packages, lift another's load we don't really give it much thought. We just act and this action somehow … Continue reading Christian Friends →

A Very Good Day Good Morning Friends, How many times have you opened my email expecting something from God? How many of you were willing to wait for God to reveal it to you... pausing patiently until you received what you came for? Well I hope you are not disappointed and find the Jesus you … Continue reading A Very Good Day →