Good Morning Friends, Jesus faced the challenges of the political and religious leaders who tried to trip him up by asking challenging questions related to his behavior and what they thought to be of importance, namely their continued status in positions of power. What they did not realize even though Jesus told them was that … Continue reading How Will You Live Your Sabbaths and Sundays If Revival Happens In A New Way?
How Do We Nurture A Heart Of Mercy And Hope In A Topsy-Turvy World?
Good Morning Friends, Well maybe God does not change, but we do and sometimes that is a very good thing for it is in the character of God to be merciful. And we do so need mercy. But do not think for a moment that you or I have this figured out even when we … Continue reading How Do We Nurture A Heart Of Mercy And Hope In A Topsy-Turvy World?
Are You Seeking Unity With Christ’s Radical Means Of Justice?
Good Morning Friends, Friends, the process by which we discern an answer to today’s question is caught up in our reaction to God’s love that can, if we let it, change us, bind us together and build us up collectively while freeing us from the boundaries in our own minds. And as I look out … Continue reading Are You Seeking Unity With Christ’s Radical Means Of Justice?
Do You Know How To Live Victoriously?
Good Morning Friends, Good and evil, light and darkness are opposites. They seem to have nothing in common with each other except that they are examples of what happens in our brain when we are deciding and discerning or even experiencing cognitive dissonance. It is also what might happen when we in believe. It is … Continue reading Do You Know How To Live Victoriously?
Who Rules Our Lives?
Good Morning Friends, The world is filled with faithful and unfaithful servants. Thankfully we have been set free to be slaves of righteousness instead of slaves to sin. We have been chosen for a purpose but also can choose to ignore it. You see, the purpose of being freed is to bring us into closer … Continue reading Who Rules Our Lives?
What Is Wrong With This World?
Good Morning Friends, There is a law in nature that nothing takes more than it needs and if it does death follows. Sadly, the earth has a growing cancer that believes it has the right to keep more than it can ever use. The air is polluted. The oceans are dying. Species are becoming extinct … Continue reading What Is Wrong With This World?
Are You Rich Toward God?
Good Morning Friends, The disasters in the news and that some of us experienced firsthand over the last few years have helped me to realize in a deeper way that my life is on loan from God and so each moment is something to bring joy. It also reminded me that hoarding joy is pointless … Continue reading Are You Rich Toward God?
Why Would We Turn Our Back On Jesus When The World Needs The Sanity He Offers Now?
Good Morning Friends, The first missionaries in the Bible had it tough. Scripture says they were being sent out like sheep among wolves first to the Jews and then to the Gentiles. One might think it reasonable to throw in the towel and call it quits but Jesus did not quit, and Paul was not … Continue reading Why Would We Turn Our Back On Jesus When The World Needs The Sanity He Offers Now?
If Not You, Who? If Not Now, When?
Good Morning Friends, We all are amazingly and wonderfully different. So, imagine yourself, fully aware of the unique mission and vision God has placed in you as a specific purpose to advance God’s kingdom in this world, yet, let us be honest, some of us are held hostage to phobias, irrational worries, and destructive fears … Continue reading If Not You, Who? If Not Now, When?
Are We Living By The Fruit Of The Spirit Of Christ In Us?
Good Morning Friends, Now some may say that repudiation of the law as a means of salvation would lead to a lot of people living badly but Paul as well as Jesus offer a new kind of freedom that much like the Sermon on the Mount turn everything inside out. It is not so much … Continue reading Are We Living By The Fruit Of The Spirit Of Christ In Us?
Daily Devotionals 