Do You Understand The Price Of Dignity And Freedom?  Good Morning Friends,  Today on this Fourth of July and my thoughts go to the more than a million migrant farmworkers in the United States who pick the fruits and vegetables we eat and the more than a million youth who are undocumented immigrants brought to … Continue reading Do You Understand The Price Of Dignity And Freedom? →

Is Our Primary Identity In Christ?  Good Morning Friends,  Today we consider all the hats we wear in life as we explore God's plan for the redemption of our past, present and future. And as we contemplate this, with some degree of honest introspection, one question stares us in the face and challenges us to … Continue reading Is Our Primary Identity In Christ? →

Are We Listening To What It Means To Be A Disciple and Servant?  Good Morning Friends,  Most people wish to serve God, but unfortunately in an advisory capacity. Too few are committed to actively be a disciple and disciple others. Most are confused about God's will in this act of following Jesus. Today's Gospel scripture … Continue reading Are We Listening To What It Means To Be A Disciple and Servant? →

Have You Been Touched By The Rich Life Of Jesus?  Good Morning Friends,  I think we all have a desire to be made whole and feel there is more to life, and on some level, understand it is linked to a faith that can unleash the power of God. Unfortunately, too often we settle for … Continue reading Have You Been Touched By The Rich Life Of Jesus? →

Do You Appreciate The Similarities between Peter and Paul?  Good Morning Friends,  Paul and Peter never became close on a worldly level; they were however together in Christ. They both came to grow up in grace. They both repented and were transformed by Jesus. Despite their obvious differences, I think we each have a little of … Continue reading Do You Appreciate The Similarities between Peter and Paul? →

How Long Are You Willing To Wait For Grace?  Good Morning Friends,  Grace has been defined as "unmerited favor". In human association, we have no greater example of grace than that shown to Jehoiachin. He did evil in the sight of the Lord. He was an adversary of Jeremiah but a favorite of the people. … Continue reading How Long Are You Willing To Wait For Grace? →

What Is Your Excuse For Not Reading The Bible?  Good Morning Friends,  Discovering the Bible is one of the greatest joys a person can experience. And yet so many people today do not take advantage of this gift. Today's lectionary Old Testament text is about the high priest Hilkiah discovering the lost book of law. … Continue reading What Is Your Excuse For Not Reading The Bible? →

Are You On The Journey To Deliverance?  Good Morning Friends,  When King Hezekiah received a message of an impending attack by Assyrian terrorists, he did not succumb to fear but instead shared the experience with God. Good King Hezekiah did not waste time worrying over it, he knew where to take things that were bigger … Continue reading Are You On The Journey To Deliverance? →

Can We Believe Without Judging?  Good Morning Friends,  When we see a person in sin, we do not know how hard they have tried not to sin. We do not know the power of the forces that are prompting the sin and we do not know what we would have done in the same circumstances. … Continue reading Can We Believe Without Judging? →

Are You Ready For A Miracle?  Good Morning Friends,  David killing Goliath was a miracle to some and to others just the way of God… the way of a shepherd. The Bible is filled with these kinds of surprising events. How we view them depends on what we are expecting. And what we know or … Continue reading Are You Ready For A Miracle? →