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 … Continue reading Who Rules Our Lives? →

Why Would We Turn Our Back On Jesus Now?  Good Morning Friends,    The first missionaries in the Bible had it tough. Scripture says they were being sent out like sheep among wolves. One might think it reasonable to throw in the towel and call it quits but Jesus did not quit, and Paul was … Continue reading Why Would We Turn Our Back On Jesus Now? →

Are You Too Frightened To Follow Jesus?     Good Morning Friends,    Halloween is just around the corner, so I am not out to scare you, but you need to know the dangers…you need to know that life on this earth is so short and we all die and yes evil is out to get … Continue reading Are You Too Frightened To Follow Jesus? →

 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 when we turn away from behavior that is unbecoming a Christian. The act of repentance is essentially turning around in humility. So do … Continue reading How Do We Nurture A Heart Of Mercy In A Topsy-Turvy World? →

   Good Morning Friends,    Well I have been into next week's lectionary initially intentionally for a while and forgot exactly where I was and kept a week in advance beyond where I had hoped to stop. So, I guess it is about time to fess up to my mistake. Thankfully, today's lectionary is about … Continue reading Would You Like To Have A Do Over? →

Good Morning Friends,  In today's Gospel text Jesus compares his own proclamation of the Kingdom of God with the story of Jonah proclaiming God's judgment at Nineveh and contrasting the response of Israel to his own preaching with that of the Gentiles to Jonah. And then there is the metaphor of the three days too. … Continue reading Are We Seeking A Sign From God Before We Act? →

   Good Morning Friends,     In addition to the passage from the lectionary for today from Luke I have added ones about Jesus' prayer for his disciples just before the crucifixion, and Paul's prayer meeting with his friends in Ephesus just before he goes to Jerusalem and then is packed up on a ship for … Continue reading How Believable Are We When We Pray? →

Good Morning Friends,  Today's devotional uses the lectionary passages from not this Sunday but next. I share it this far in advance because we all need to be praying about the message even now. The application of the scripture is however difficult to digest when hate is still so prevalent in the world and all … Continue reading Do You Know How To Pray? →

   Good Morning Friends, Today we revisit a recent lectionary selection about disappointed and disillusioned people who accuse God of being unfair. If you go to institutional church, you most likely have seen the problem first hand. But today let us interpret this issue through a passage from Romans. So, in review, we got a … Continue reading What Is The Good Of Serving God If We Are Unsure Of Divine Will? →

 Good Morning Friends,  Every religious Jew knew the Gospel according to Leviticus 23 for it contains the wise plan of God for the ages. Jews are celebrating the Day of Atonement today, but it is for Christians too. It is the foundation for the ways in which we worship. Many people will be fasting today … Continue reading How Will You Celebrate The Feasts of God? →