Do You Know You Are God's Temple?  Good Morning Friends,  Today's scripture explores the nature of God's Temple and God's Sanctuary both in our hearts and minds, and on the altars of the world cleansed and redeemed for a holy purpose. It truly is a wonderful picture of hope if you believe and a frightening … Continue reading Do You Know You Are God’s Temple? →

Are We Living As People Of Light?  Good Morning Friends,  It has been said that early to bed and early to rise makes a person healthy, wealthy and wise. And perhaps that is true for one spends more time in the light. And that I think makes us happier. As I mature I tend to … Continue reading Are We Living As People Of Light? →

How Does It Feel To Be Privileged Now?  Good Morning Friends,  Today's lectionary texts confront us with a challenge from multiple perspectives on the tension of who is being favored by God and who is being favored by the societies in which we live. And it is troubling for the oppressed do so often become … Continue reading How Does It Feel To Be Privileged Now? →

How Do You Profess Being A Christian?  Good Morning Friends,  If you are looking for a free lunch you may be disappoint with our faith. Oh, there is amazing grace, but there is more too it, why we gather in worship and sing and pray. Churches are filled with sinners so the why of our … Continue reading How Do You Profess Being A Christian? →

To What Are You Looking Forward?  Good Morning Friends,  On All Saints Day, we are to join in a family celebration made possible by our Triune God. But in New York City too many have that pain in the pit of their stomach from the terror attack on innocent students and commuters returning home on … Continue reading To What Are You Looking Forward? →

Can You Hear The Groans Of Creation?  Good Morning Friends,  One of the unique things about history is being able to look back and to see the moments and turning points in which everything changed. It is fascinating to see how some of the smallest, and seemingly unimportant events, at a certain moment in time, … Continue reading Can You Hear The Groans Of Creation? →

How Welcoming Are You To Others In Need?  Good Morning Friends,  If you were to count, you would find hundreds of passages in the Bible which mention the foreigner, the stranger, the alien, and those wandering about in exile. And not only does our scripture today mention this topic but also makes it clear about … Continue reading How Welcoming Are You To Others In Need? →

What Is Your Personal Sacrifice And Suffering?  Good Morning Friends,  Dietrich Bonhoeffer who lived out today's text from John, knew firsthand what it meant to be a martyr. He said that, 'We must learn to regard people less in light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light of what … Continue reading What Is Your Personal Sacrifice And Suffering? →

How Strong Is Your Home?  Good Morning Friends,  After Hurricane Irma people have been evaluating the strength of their organizational structures. And by this, I mean both the physically and emotionally and spiritual and intellectual and relational ability of them to withstand stress. In today's lectionary selection we have an example of weak links and … Continue reading How Strong Is Your Home? →

Do You Know How To Live Victoriously?  Good Morning Friends,  Good and evil, light and darkness are opposites. They seem to have nothing in common with each other except that they are examples of what happens in our brain when we are deciding and discerning or even experiencing cognitive dissonance. A neuron either fires or … Continue reading Do You Know How To Live Victoriously? →