Are We Trying To Please People Or Are We Trying To Please God?  Good Morning Friends,  Friends, God's work…kingdom work is hard work and sometimes dangerous. That is why it must be something a person desires to do and is gifted by God to do. The strategy for mission is to be Christ like, choice … Continue reading Are We Trying To Please People Or Are We Trying To Please God? →

Are We So Busy Trying To Look Good That We Forget To Be Good?  Good Morning Friends,  In today's lectionary passage from Matthew Jesus rips into religious hypocrites that had created their own brand of legalism to perpetuate their own power. The Pharisees were not demonic, evil people but had fallen into a way of … Continue reading Are We So Busy Trying To Look Good That We Forget To Be Good? →

Who Do You Say Christ Is?  Good Morning Friends,  Today we look at a question that is really an invitation to answer life's most important question. And if Peter is right about the answer then everything hinges on us getting it right. I cannot answer it for you and you cannot answer it for me. … Continue reading Who Do You Say Christ Is? →

Do You Practice What You Preach When It Comes To Humility?  Good Morning Friends,  Today we have a follow up passage on Ruth, for those who did not read the whole short story yesterday. And then we have a passage on pretense directed toward the religious leaders of Jesus' day that is meant for our … Continue reading Do You Practice What You Preach When It Comes To Humility? →

Are You Looking For A Love That Lasts?  Good Morning Friends,  Ralph Waldo Emerson observed that the entire world loves a lover and maybe he was right for the Bible is the best-selling book of all time. And it is filled with great love stories that instruct us. These stories are culturally relevant, memorable, provocative, … Continue reading Are You Looking For A Love That Lasts? →

What Kind Of Sceptic Are You?  Good Morning Friends,  Today's lectionary scripture from John reminds me of Jacob's ladder and the passage from Revelation of a clock face and the history of all time connected to the future of Jerusalem. Perhaps you share some of the same thoughts. They are not necessary to being a … Continue reading What Kind Of Sceptic Are You? →

Will We Ever Be Satisfied?  Good Morning Friends,  Today's lectionary selection includes two parables that give us a little insight into the Kingdom of God compared to the kingdoms of people. I have added the first verse of Psalm 23 to complement the readings. We begin with one of the first parables in the Bible, … Continue reading Will We Ever Be Satisfied? →

Why Are You Discouraged?  Good Morning Friends,  There was a time in Israel's history when there was no king and everyone did what was right in their own eyes. People felt forsaken because the miracles that had been part of their father's history were not happening for the next generation. They were wondering why bad … Continue reading Why Are You Discouraged? →

Who Can Help Us Break The Cycle of Sin?  Good Morning Friends,  Maybe our stubborn nature is getting in the way of our making good choices. Maybe we are falling into doing things a certain way just because that is the way we have always done it or because we see others doing something that … Continue reading Who Can Help Us Break The Cycle of Sin? →

How Wide Can We Set The Table Of Grace?  Good Morning Friends,  We really need to come up with some new language to describe the world in which we live. The social justice and civil rights and human rights and political verbiage just does not seem to solicit the right internal and external responses. Someone … Continue reading How Wide Can We Set The Table Of Grace? →