More than Just a Good Answer Good Morning Friends, The Bible is supposed to be a book of answers but is seems to me in contains a lot of questions. Yesterday we looked at 100 New Testament questions that Jesus asked. Then we focused on two that related to Christ's identity. Today we go back … Continue reading More than Just a Good Answer →

 So Who Do You Say Jesus Is? Good Morning Friends, Martin Luther King, Jr. said that, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'" If we are honest, every one of us has questions about our faith and how to live. We ask ourselves things like: 'Is the Bible true?' … Continue reading So Who Do You Say Jesus Is? →

Trust that Empowers Missions Good Morning Friends, There was a huge map I saw growing up. It had pins in it with pictures and names of missionaries around the world and it seemed distant because I did not know them and the whole thing did not resonate with the reality I experienced in Church on … Continue reading Trust that Empowers Missions →

Forever Working From the Inside Out Good Morning Friends, God is always at work around us in both life and death as part of the choosing and refusing...of sowing and reaping. But it is in the reflection on the seed of our personal relationships that I think we best come to know the reigning power … Continue reading Forever Working From the Inside Out →

Who are We in Christ? Good Morning Friends, Maybe John the Baptist got it right and then Paul in his letter to the Corinthians. Still we need to ask ourselves what identity we are going to choose. Who are We in Christ? Scripture: To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are … Continue reading Who are We in Christ? →

Have You Come to the Right Mountain? Good Morning Friends, Not even the devil can stop what is going to happen. But still we each have our part to play and the choices to make. Which brings us to today's question. Have You Come to the Right Mountain? Scripture: You have not come to something … Continue reading Have You Come to the Right Mountain? →

Keep Ourselves in the Love of God Good Morning Friends, 1Jude,* a servant* of Jesus Christ and brother of James, wrote a letter to those who are called and beloved* in* God the Father to keep safe *in the mercy, peace and abundance of faith that has been entrusted to the saints, so we might … Continue reading Keep Ourselves in the Love of God →

Opening Up Good Morning Friends, A couple of weeks ago the Sunflowers on Jeju had been beaten up by the Typhoon and more than three feet of rain. But still the heads turned toward the rising sun even as a hundreds of handbell ringers joined at the International Convention Center for the 16th International Handbell … Continue reading Opening Up →

What is in the Cup Good Morning Friends, Bitterness has a tenacious way of becoming a persistent aftertaste deep within the soul and resisting all efforts to alter its flavor. Time, rather than diminishing the experience, only seems to sharpen the unpleasantness robbing us of hope. Robin Williams seemed to have lost all hope. Very … Continue reading What is in the Cup →

The Prayer of Elves, A Eleberth Gilthoniel Good Morning Friends, A few days ago one of my friends jokingly suggested that he would get the unionized elves praying for some people associated with ministry. It captured the fancy of several people in part because of who we praying for and the double meaning of unionized. … Continue reading The Prayer of Elves, A Eleberth Gilthoniel →