Humility in Worship and Work Matter Good Morning Friends, Sometimes the best athletes do not win games because the team does not have the right chemistry and engineering. So too I think most church efforts at ministry spend too little attention considering the chemistry of success and the work of properly engineering the quality of … Continue reading Humility in Worship and Work Matter →

A Story Worth Retelling Good Morning Friends, Every so often I watch the I Am Second videos on line and the stories of people more famous than I that have been touched by Jesus. Most are the stories are of pretty dramatic turnarounds. And today as I reflect on the transforming grace of God's Word … Continue reading A Story Worth Retelling →

Seeds of Spiritual Prosperity Good Morning Friends, Friends, giving to get is the main theme of most prosperity preachers. And, if you're familiar with their methods, you know they flaunt their wealth as proof that their teaching works. If you sense the hint of selfishness and egocentrism around these false teaching... that we are loved more … Continue reading Seeds of Spiritual Prosperity →

A Surprising Mercy in the Church Good Morning Friends, There is a great illustration of mercy in Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan. Also one in the story of the Prodigal son. But today we explore the raising up of The Body of Christ and the community of worship inspired by the story of Jonah … Continue reading A Surprising Mercy in the Church →

Good Motive Good Morning Friends, Every good action needs to be prompted. Sure God can use evil for good but for us the thing is love. And if you feel this, you have a reason for existence and a guide for action that requires intellectual honesty. And honestly friends these desires of the heart are … Continue reading Good Motive →

A Good Wife Good Morning Friends, Today is Amy and my thirty-fifth anniversary!!! The journey is a kind of milestone of sorts... thousands of moments of commitment with kind eyes and forgiveness. Many have been married for much longer and many never made it this far. You know, I really never get tired of doing … Continue reading A Good Wife →

Do Not Be Afraid Good Morning Friends, Today's devotional speaks to the struggles and storms that come into our life, those times when we experience such opposition that we wonder if we will ever get anything accomplished. Rowing against the winds of the world we wonder if Jesus is going to pass us by...that it might be His intention … Continue reading Do Not Be Afraid →

Pay Back or Pay Forward Good Morning Friends, Are you useful for the Kingdom of God? Would you be recognized as one of His disciples through your actions? Today's devotional I hope gives us some insight into honoring those who have left a legacy in us, those who have died but given us so much before we could … Continue reading Pay Back or Pay Forward →

Does God Change? Good Morning Friends, It is helpful for me to see scripture as the story of how God intervenes in the lives of human beings in order that we all might know more of God's character. To do this we need to learn how to read scripture in its genre and context and … Continue reading Does God Change? →

How to Become Part of the Family of God. Good Morning Friends, Friends, I hope you come to know that you are a beloved child of God. That God loves you and is not going to give up on you. That God longs to hold you up to His cheek in a loving embrace. That … Continue reading How to Become Part of the Family of God. →