Good Morning Friends,  Really, I do not know what you are going through but maybe you do not even have to say anything for God knows if you have had a long week and disappointment or a rough day and unending frustrations with people or really bad news. And God is right there with you … Continue reading Do You Need Some Encouragement In the Form Of God’s Covenant Of Grace? →

 Good Morning Friends,    Indecision is a problem for Israel during the time of Elijah. People are having a hard time deciding whose side to be on. We face similar problems in our world today that challenges us to face up to today's question. And it involves us to think through our attitudes about laws … Continue reading Are We Following Laws To Conform Or Be Transformed? →

   Good Morning Friends,    Racism, like community health, is everyone's responsibility, but Christians have an especially important role to play. As Christians we are called to the highest standard of conduct. We are also called to be used by God to bless people for a Holy purpose. Sometimes it is an unexpected and immediate … Continue reading Will Being Salt And Light Be Enough For Us To Face A Pandimensional Existential Crisis? →

   Good Morning Friends,     Being a Christian means being different than all the rest of the eggs. We have been set apart for a purpose full of the Holy Spirit and blessed in ways that baffle the world. Embracing this mindset frees us to do amazing things even to qualify today's question in the … Continue reading Are You Backed Up By God’s Grace? →

 Good Morning Friends,    Today is Trinity Sunday and the devotion I offered, is a celebration of the doctrine in the hope it might in time prompt a collective action in us for those who are oppressed. For today is also a celebration that we were made in God's image designed to see and experience … Continue reading Are You Experiencing A Cultural Transformation In Your Relationship With The Trinity? →

Good Morning Friends,    Not all widows are poor and not all widows are generous, but whether wealthy or not they can help us to learn the nature of impressing God. The harsh reality is that our buying and giving habits can often perpetuate systems that marginalize the poor and contradict good stewardship. Integrating our … Continue reading Do You Know What Joyous Giving Is All About? →

Are You Practicing Practical Christianity With A Kingdom Mindset?    Good Morning Friends,    Acts of faith are often viewed as being less rational and sound than cold analytical actions. Interacting respectfully with those of different beliefs in a polarized society while remaining faithful to Gospel truth seems impossible. But love has a way of … Continue reading Are You Practicing Practical Christianity With A Kingdom Mindset? →

 Good Morning Friends,    Today we explore the issue of the Resurrection from the perspective of the lectionary reading from Mark and the context of the plot is of the religious leaders baiting Jesus again. The issue they bring to the conversation is an extension a longstanding hair-splitting theological debate of the rationalistic Sadducees (who … Continue reading Are We Unconsciously Limiting God Because Of Our Fear Of Death? →

   Good Morning Friends,    We live in a hurry up and wait world. And the first Christians who expected Jesus to be coming back soon and very soon must have been frustrated by this lack of closure. So, for us today as we imagine what we would do if the world as we know … Continue reading What Would You Do Differently If The World Were Ending Tomorrow? →

   Good Morning Friends,    Following the watching of our live Pentecost Service online, which was the first live service since the week before Palm Sunday, I began to think about how all the seemingly random events of the experience of our lives combine to mold worship behavior and how all the seemingly random acts … Continue reading Are You Growing Into The Communication Solution Of Christ Baptizing You With Fire? →