Good Morning Friends,  Maybe we should not value an easy faith in our practice of religion. Probably we are to meet problems in the church with an attitude that difficulties must be addressed, and some are there because we are doing something right not something wrong. Neutrality is not an option here. We must choose … Continue reading Is Our Attention To Religion A Burden For Our Spiritual Development? →

Are We Being Called In The Comfort Of The Holy Spirit To Provide Hope For Lost Sheep?     Good Morning Friends,     One of God's favorite metaphors in the Bible is that of a shepherd. All throughout the story of Scripture, the importance of leading the flock is threaded though the message. Abel kept flocks. Abraham … Continue reading Are We Being Called In The Comfort Of The Holy Spirit To Provide Hope For Lost Sheep? →

 Good Morning Friends,  Today we continue on an Advent journey not unlike that of Lent. Here we see that when stories converge power is created. The beauty is that in reading Bible stories we get glimpses of encouragement and insights and compassion that can translate into our current experience of God. The objects of focus … Continue reading When It Comes To Our Own Sin Do We Embrace A Holy Salvation Hope And Purpose? →

   Good Morning Friends,    There has always been an interest in who is the greatest of all time. The GOAT. We have people like the boxer Mohamad Ali who claimed to be the greatest but ended up physically debilitated. In sports we have rankings and desire to crown a champion not just each year … Continue reading What Makes Us Great? →

   Good Morning Friends,    Today's devotional is about blindness and primal trust and our will to believe in the power of Jesus while at the same time realizing that some people who want to play God will seize opportunities to make a trap for those that uphold hope. It is about inner blindness as … Continue reading If We Believe, What Are We To Say About Jesus Healing Us Spiritually? →

Is Our Soul In A Healthy Union With Others When It Comes To Ministry?    Good Morning Friends,    Every generation seems to think that the end game is closer than ever. And yes, in many ways the Kingdom of God of Heaven is closer each moment and yet both judgement and grace come every … Continue reading Is Our Soul In A Healthy Union With Others When It Comes To Ministry? →

Will We Have An Abundant Spiritual Feast This Advent?  Good Morning Friends,    Today in a passage from Isaiah we see the great joy and hope of a feast without death and in the Gospel of Matthew the means of this movement of love multiplied in the grass roots to feed the souls of many … Continue reading Will We Have An Abundant Spiritual Feast This Advent? →

Are You Willing To Wait Patiently For A Peace That Passes Understanding?  Good Morning Friends,    As we begin the four weeks of Advent it is a good time to reflect on the meaning of Christian joy and the hope joy brings in our work of sharing the good news. It is a great time … Continue reading Are You Willing To Wait Patiently For A Peace That Passes Understanding? →

Are You Expecting The Advent Of Jesus?     Good Morning Friends,    One of the biggest hurdles to believe that the Bible is inspired, is the whole thinking around the incarnation of Jesus as the Word made flesh. It was something very unexpected for the Jews and perhaps we should anticipate the unpredictable in Jesus' second … Continue reading Are You Expecting The Advent Of Jesus? →

Are You Getting And Giving The Right Message This Thanksgiving?    Good Morning Friends,    The typical American family portrayed on Norman Rockwell's Thanksgiving canvas seems a distant memory for only a few but what I think is most interesting is that if you look at that bird on that table it was skinny. It … Continue reading Are You Getting And Giving The Right Message This Thanksgiving? →