How Can We Reflect God's Image in Culture?  Good Morning Friends,  The nature of sin is that it makes us forget who we really are, it prompts us to try and create ourselves in some other image than of those things reflecting God. It is the willful act of trying to replace the divine, the … Continue reading How Can We Reflect God’s Image in Culture? →

What Is Truly Needed?  Good Morning Friends,  As you read today's devotional please remember the scripture reading in your mind's eye and see the power of a poor lame beggar receiving healing. He sits at a gateway waiting expectantly for something incredibly beautiful to enter into his life. And when at last it is received, it prompts him to jump for joy. Everyone becomes filled with wonder. Those touched witness to … Continue reading What Is Truly Needed? →

Is Everything Connected And If So How?  Good Morning Friends,  Paul writes about the unity of the Body of Christ in his letter to the Ephesians and Romans. But behind it is something more important than an organization of like-minded people. Paul is writing about a reality that is bonded together at a much deeper … Continue reading Is Everything Connected And If So How? →

What Would God Have Us Write On Our Hearts Now?  Good Morning Friends,  There are lots of blessings we have been given by God. Most frequently we might think of the Covenant of Abraham and its linkage with faith but that is just the beginning for we have been blessed to be a blessing in … Continue reading What Would God Have Us Write On Our Hearts Now? →

Why Do We Try To Make God Small?  Good Morning Friends,  I am not sure what comes to your mind when you think about God. But for some they shrink God down to a manageable size that in unthreatening. God is in the little stuff of life. No doubt about it. But we should not … Continue reading Why Do We Try To Make God Small? →

Why Does Jesus Say He Is The First and Last?  Good Morning Friends,  A friend of mine was telling me last night about an impatient driver he witnessed in a construction zone who pulled out of line to pass all those waiting only to be met by a truck tire larger than her vehicle with … Continue reading Why Does Jesus Say He Is The First and Last? →

What Is God Doing In Your Life Right Now?  Good Morning Friends,  Each moment we have a choice of what we will do. Sure there are some limits but the most important choice of either choosing God or rejecting God is always available to us. So, supposing you have chosen to believe the next question … Continue reading What Is God Doing In Your Life Right Now? →

What Will Last and What Will Pass?  Good Morning Friends,  Speaking of God's presence and power can be such an act of love, especially when it brings strength and determination to those struggling in life and wondering about the future. There is great encouragement in the love of Jesus as we witness His hope that … Continue reading What Will Last and What Will Pass? →

Of Whom Shall I Be Afraid?  Good Morning Friends,  Perhaps you are plagued by some artificial anxieties....some counterfeit concerns...some fabricated frights. If you are, part of the problem might be you have not let God open your eyes to the true nature of the battle. Yes there is oppression in the world and yes just … Continue reading Of Whom Shall I Be Afraid? →

What Is The Spiritual Meaning Of Snow in The Bible?    Good Morning Friends,    Yesterday's Sunday Funny Pages had several comics that focused on making snowmen. And I guess it is appropriate because the ice storms have hit the Mideast with a vengeance. And a glacier the size of Delaware is about to break … Continue reading What Is The Spiritual Meaning Of Snow in The Bible? →