Are We At The Door Pointing The Way To Repentance and An Abundant Life?  Good Morning Friends,  Maybe you know a few outwardly pious gate keepers who are more than happy to serve the Devil in a religious institution. They are full of pride and privilege and a misplaced purpose. The reality is that we … Continue reading Are We At The Door Pointing The Way To Repentance and An Abundant Life? →

How Are You Showing Your Love?  Good Morning Friends,  We say we know Jesus but I am not sure we all do. Some of us are good at the not doing commandments and terrible at the to doing commandments. Some are good at believing in Jesus, but not so good at caring for one another. … Continue reading How Are You Showing Your Love? →

What Account of Our Lives Will People Share When We Die?    Good Morning Friends,  Sometimes in life there are those embarrassing moments when we just want to get away and eventually that will happen when we pass. But I doubt we will be so eager to leave. Until then we must deal with the … Continue reading What Account of Our Lives Will People Share When We Die? →

What Does It Mean To Eat The Flesh And Drink The Blood Of Jesus?  Good Morning Friends,  This last week I have been laboring through a bout of food poisoning. I ate something I should not have eaten. So, in reading today's scripture, in awareness of the Jewish dietary laws and Christ's metaphors on eating … Continue reading What Does It Mean To Eat The Flesh And Drink The Blood Of Jesus? →

How Are We Drawn Into The Spirit?  Good Morning Friends,  Maybe it was an angel and maybe it was a willingness to trust, for the Ethiopian eunuch knew something about the importance of trust. And maybe it took someone caring enough to guide another in understanding the Word of God. But I am not sure … Continue reading How Are We Drawn Into The Spirit? →

Do You Recognize The Marks Of A True Disciple Of Christ?  Good Morning Friends,  Today's scripture reference of Saul marks the to be Apostle Paul's entry into the storyline. He is identified by his Hebrew name of Saul and not his given Roman name of Paul. But it is the same creature destined to become … Continue reading Do You Recognize The Marks Of A True Disciple Of Christ? →

Do You Realize That The World Is Starving In Life and Death For Love?  Good Morning Friends,  Stephen, as a deacon, was given the responsible for feeding the widows, and so he undoubtedly got a chance to think about spiritual food as well as the physical nutrition he offered. I say this because Stephen, in … Continue reading Do You Realize That The World Is Starving In Life and Death For Love? →

What Must We Do To Perform The Work Of God?  Good Morning Friends,  I have served as an elder and a deacon in the Presbyterian church in a bicameral system of government much like the one our nation uses. And tradition has it that the power rests with the elders, like the Senate, but the … Continue reading What Must We Do To Perform The Work Of God? →

What Do I Know?  Good Morning Friends,  I am not sure our expectations for life are realistic. Some say life is a bitch and then you die. I would like to think it is more. But it is so hard trying to be perfect when in my heart of hearts, I know it is ok … Continue reading What Do I Know? →

Do We Really Think We Can Lie To The Holy Spirit And Get Away With It?  Good Morning Friends,  Not being a lying hypocrite is important for the members of the early church and the church of today. People smell the difference. For it is a slippery slope if we lie about our sins thinking … Continue reading Do We Really Think We Can Lie To The Holy Spirit And Get Away With It? →