Do You Know What God is Like?  Good Morning Friends,  Today's scripture is a poem that depicts the true prophetic spirit of a spoken word that can stir the hearts of people to new life and efforts. It is designed to help us to respond to the greatness of our God the Word made flesh. … Continue reading Do You Know What God is Like? →

Whose Side Are We On?  Good Morning Friends,  Today's Friday the 13th, lectionary selection from Joel reads a lot like Revelation 9. Part of it is about the time when Joel lived and the occasion of an unprecedented locust plague and part of it is about a future catastrophic event that is related a great … Continue reading →

What Is The Good Of Serving God?  Good Morning Friends,  In today's lectionary selection God is addressing disappointed and disillusioned people who accuse God of being unfair. We got a sense of the situation in the story of Jonah and now an echo of this problem from the book of Malachi. People are bitterly frustrated … Continue reading What Is The Good Of Serving God? →

How Would You Choose To Pray When You Are Angry?  Good Morning Friends,  Today's topic could fill a book. It is about our struggle to communicate with God. Thankfully we are given a format for doing just that even if our emotions are clouding our thinking. Yes, maybe we should think before we engage God … Continue reading How Would You Choose To Pray When You Are Angry? →

Would You Like A Do Over?  Good Morning Friends,  Today we see the good side of what can happen when people get a second chance. Stubborn Jonah finally goes to Nineveh and revival comes. And then we have the story of Mary and Martha and busy Martha, if we continue to read, even gets a … Continue reading Would You Like A Do Over? →

How Will You Be Saved?  Good Morning Friends,  Today's lectionary selection includes two great stories. The first is the story of Jonah and the second is of the parable of the Good Samaritan. They both give us clues of how to tell our stories in ways that will help other others but also strengthen our … Continue reading How Will You Be Saved? →

How Do You Experience Jesus?  Good Morning Friends,  After the crucifixion and resurrection two events happen that are very important. One is the gifting of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost and the second is the Ascension, which has always reminded me of the convergence of the Shekinah glory with the resurrected Christ. It is so … Continue reading How Do You Experience Jesus? →

Are You Rejoicing That Your Name Is Written In Heaven?  Good Morning Friends,  When Jesus recruited the seventy to spread the Good News, he did not paint a pretty picture of the work to be done. The same is often true for those today called to share the Gospel. The reality is that Jesus tells … Continue reading Are You Rejoicing That Your Name Is Written In Heaven? →

Are You Willing To Let Christ Have Authority Over Your Life?  Good Morning Friends,  Today's scripture is couched in the context of missionary work for the Kingdom of God and the efforts of early Christians in certain towns in Palestine. But it also has application for us as well as it relates to any unwarranted … Continue reading Are You Willing To Let Christ Have Authority Over Your Life? →

Have You Experienced The Joy Of Revival?  Good Morning Friends,  If you are a Christian, a follower, a disciple of Jesus, then you have already experienced the good tidings of joy He has brought into your life. You have the joy of knowing that Jesus died for you. You have the joy of knowing your … Continue reading Have You Experienced The Joy Of Revival? →