What Has God Revealed In You?  Good Morning Friends,  Today we take a look at Paul's prayer for converts to Christianity. And in the prayer, as in the life of Paul, it becomes clear that God does make us uncomfortable when doing some of the greatest work in and through us. It was uncomfortable for … Continue reading What Has God Revealed In You? →

Do You Believe That Love Will Stand The Test Of Time?  Good Morning Friends,  Today is Valentine's Day and it is as good a day as any to explore the Christian's call and election to make disciples. We do so today because making disciples is a direct by-product of Jesus' command to love God and one another as ourselves. … Continue reading Do You Believe That Love Will Stand The Test Of Time? →

Are You Looking For A Healthy Sign?  Good Morning Friends,  Perhaps you are feeling a disturbance in the force...an uneasy premonition or nudging. Well that is probably the Holy Spirit at work. Know it will come when the time is right. But requesting the Holy Spirit to act according to our will as a mark … Continue reading Are You Looking For A Healthy Sign? →

Do You Have The Mind Of Christ In You?  Good Morning Friends,  The Western Church is a bit unhealthy really and to get well it needs to have more members with a transformed attitude. And I hope you can see that the Holy Spirit is working this out in us as we worship and work … Continue reading Do You Have The Mind Of Christ In You? →

Are You Looking For More Leftovers Or Complaining About Them?  Good Morning Friends,  The thing is that we are generally responsible and do not like to see food, energy, or time go to waste. Maybe that is why I started writing this devotional last night after serving my family a meal of the remains of … Continue reading Are You Looking For More Leftovers Or Complaining About Them? →

How Did You Learn To Pray?  Good Morning Friends,  The first prayer in the Bible is not exactly what one might think of as a prayer. It is an example of when Adam and Eve sinned and God confronted them. It is a God initiated prayer unlike the prayer of invocation that follows in the … Continue reading How Did You Learn To Pray? →

Are You Authentic With God?  Good Morning Friends,  In today's scripture we learn some of the keys to sharing the good news....that our love must be genuine...that our caring be unconditional... that our friendships be without strings...that we pray for those seeking the good news....that we affirm their lives...that before we speak the message... our lives … Continue reading Are You Authentic With God? →

Do You Feel God Living In You?  Good Morning Friends,  The account of human history in the Bible begins in a garden and ends in a city and in the middle of it are stories of the building of towers, and temples and walls and laws, and cycles of their destruction and rebuilding in a … Continue reading Do You Feel God Living In You? →

What Do We Do When We Cannot Get To Sleep?  Good Morning Friends,  I do hope you got enough sleep last night and have awoken refreshed. There is so much ambient light everywhere it is hard for people to get enough separation from the world. That lack of shuteye means not enough dreaming and not … Continue reading What Do We Do When We Cannot Get To Sleep? →

 Are We Faithfully Focused On What Comes Next?  Good Morning Friends,  In today's scripture Jesus covers the waterfront from helping, healing, hunger, hope and health and should prompt us to realize just how fearfully and wonderfully made we are as individuals and as ministry teams. And the same goes for football games as last night's … Continue reading Are We Faithfully Focused On What Comes Next? →