How Do We Best Commit To A Spirit Filled Relationship?  Good Morning Friends,  After Easter as on Good Friday we can have a little bit of a letdown as we are reminded of the emptiness of our life without Christ. But the party is to keep on going and it to grow. In today's scriptures … Continue reading How Do We Best Commit To A Spirit Filled Relationship? →

Do You Know The Full Story of the Resurrection?  Good Morning Friends,  If we are conducting ourselves as citizens of God's Kingdom....if we are seeking the evidence of the presence of God in our lives we will hopefully be striving together for something more tangible than wind...we will be striving and finding joy. Today with that … Continue reading Do You Know The Full Story of the Resurrection? →

Are You Surprised By The Resurrection Holiday Being Called Easter?    Good Morning Friends,    A few churches teach that Easter is a pagan holiday. It, like Christmas falls in close proximity to a key point in the solar year. Christmas, is honored as that time when Jesus the Light of the World came to … Continue reading Are You Surprised By The Resurrection Holiday Being Called Easter? →

Who Will Separate Us From The Love Of Christ?  Good Morning Friends,  Are you seeking the abundant life? Are you the kind of person who is seeking God's forgiveness? The two are related and made clearer in the contemplation of the relevance of this Holy Saturday. For if you willing to repent of your ways and follow … Continue reading Who Will Separate Us From The Love Of Christ? →

How Do You React To The Cross...To Your Cross?  Good Morning Friends,  Last night we sang a song of confession in a Maundy Thursday service and helped in the distribution of communion and listened to the scripture readings of what transpired in Jerusalem on that Passover time almost 2000 years ago that include the last … Continue reading How Do You React To The Cross…To Your Cross? →

Do You Understand The Power Of Humility In Motivating Others?  Good Morning Friends,  Today we read scripture about the love of Christ shed in our hearts so that the Holy Spirit might guide us when it is right time to be the washers of feet. The thing is that there are a lot of unintended consequences related … Continue reading Do You Understand The Power Of Humility In Motivating Others? →

Who Are My Adversaries?    Good Morning Friends,    Jesus loved the disciples and demonstrated it by leading all but one to a victory when defeat was imminent. Jesus is a lover that never quits. Every time they got into a tight spot, every time they were up against the wall, He gave them strength and a prayer.  Still the … Continue reading Who Are My Adversaries? →

Who Are You Serving?  Good Morning Friends,  If Judas had not betrayed Jesus would we still be Christians? If Peter had not denied Christ and later been forgiven would we understand grace? Friends, we are in Holy Week and it is a time when we remember both the darkest hour of history, and the time … Continue reading Who Are You Serving? →

Is The Sum More Than The Total Of Its Parts?  Good Morning Friends,  To the Western way of thinking the whole is simply the sum total of its parts. This point of view works fairly well until we come to people and their senses and their spirit. Plain and simple, a human body is not … Continue reading Is The Sum More Than The Total Of Its Parts? →

Why Do Passion and Palms Go Together So Well?  Good Morning Friends,  As we continue our Lenten journey moving ever closer to Holy Week and on this day of all days, it is good to review the lessons from the palm tree. First they grow in adversity even in deserts. They break the bond tied around … Continue reading Why Do Passion and Palms Go Together So Well? →