Good Morning Friends,  Today's lectionary selections are daily resolutions of sorts but also the expectation of a long-term commitment. You see, the daily choices and promises we make in life are more important than we realize. So too are God's promises reflected in them. We learn from our personal history and that of our … Continue reading Will You Choose To Love Though Service To The Lord Today? →

Good Morning Friends,    Today we have a sad passage about the Exile of the people of Israel to Babylon after the fall of Jerusalem and a New Testament passage on mercy, repentance, and God's love. That God ultimately forgave Israel after the Exile is the connecting point. Still, we ask a question in the … Continue reading Do We Want To Forgive Others In the Same Manner That God Has Forgiven Us? →

    Good Morning Friends,      The Bible has a lot to say about money and illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered people who lacked the trust and belief to live life in response to the eternity of existence. Of the 29 parables Christ told, 16 of them deal with a person and their money. There is much … Continue reading Do You Base Your Life On Jesus’ Love, Generosity And Faith? →

 Good Morning Friends,  Well, this will be my last post for a while. We leave for a three-week road trip, and we plan to visit family and hike mountain trails and tent camp and see the sites of interesting place and participate in an International Handbell Symposium. But honestly, the joy of a vacation is … Continue reading What Is The Point Of Believing In Angels If We Do Not Experience A Resurrected Jesus Rebirthing Us? →

    Good Morning Friends,     The first mention of blue was not found in any language until about 4,500 years ago and that has led some to think it possible that people were not able to perceive it until then. Today's devotional has a lot of loose parts for us to put together in creative ways … Continue reading How Do We Hear, Share And Act Upon The Word Manifested In The Spirit? →

   Good Morning Friends,     Today we are encouraged to be a garden with the right soil, giving attention to God's Word and not letting our problems choke out the joy of life. Hopefully we will learn something new to help us on the journey. It starts in the Garden of Eden and that sets the … Continue reading How Good Are We At Sowing God’s Word? →

   Good Morning Friends,    These days we seek the word of one who will soothe our pain, but without hardship. We seek the words of one that will not cause us offense. We seek one who will tell us everything is all right, and nothing will go wrong. We seek leaders who do not … Continue reading What Kind Of God Is Guiding Your Family And Flock? →

 Good Morning Friends,    This morning I am considering the work of some scientists who recently recalculated the possibility that we on Earth are the only intelligent species in the universe. Here the math is clearly based on what we know about the universe from a scientific viewpoint. For many have come to believe that … Continue reading Do You See The Signs For Reform? →

   Good Morning Friends,    Most of us spend way too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.  In other words, you and I may be spending a lot of time getting things done, and not so much about getting the right things done. And above all, we need … Continue reading Do We Need to Spend More or Less Time Doing Or Listening? →

 Good Morning Friends,     The Gospel reading today relates to Pharisee's challenge of Jesus infringing on their control about the details of the Sabbath laws. It is about the problem of following laws that are no longer helpful because they had been expanded beyond the original intent. The controversy arose from the actions of Jesus' … Continue reading Will We Pray That Mercy Has Already Triumphed Over Judgement For Our Salvation? →