Good Morning Friends,    Having great faith enables us to stop worrying about ourselves which then frees us to look out for the interests of those around us. There are plenty of people who need saving in this world. Great faith enables us to stop worrying about our own status before God and start worrying … Continue reading How Is Our Worship Of Christ Forming Our Faith And Love For Others? →

Good Morning Friends,  Today's parable is about lost things but is also true about people who are spiritually lost as well. Here we find that it is best to respond to people who are lost with the same or greater effort that we would exert as if searching for things of value…and discover in the effort that indeed … Continue reading Have You Found Christ’s Celebrated Love In Your Personal Mission? →

Can We Believe In Christ's Transforming Actions Without Judging?    Good Morning Friends,    When we see a person in sin, we do not know how hard they have tried not to sin. We do not know the power of the forces that are prompting the sin and we do not know what we would … Continue reading Can We Believe In Christ’s Transforming Actions Without Judging? →

 Good Morning Friends,    Yesterday was the anniversary of the September 11th attack. And for those who watched it unfold on television our saw it first hand, it has become part of our identity and shared anger and horror. It is part of our identity that has been given a place of honor and I … Continue reading Have You Been Chosen By God To Deal With Difficult People? →

Good Morning Friends,    Jesus tells us to look to some rather unusual places to find his blessing while also providing us with a list of warnings in today's scripture from Luke's writings we call the Beatitudes. Now you may think you are blessed and perhaps you are but think more deeply about whether Christ … Continue reading Are Our Hearts Touched By God? →

 Good Morning Friends,    Today we look at the nature, context and actions we call worship to discover that we can be doing worship type things, like singing hymns and listening to sermons and giving at the offering, and even taking communion, but still not enter the place of worshipping God. We can be feeding … Continue reading What Happens When Power Comes Out Of You? →

   Goof Morning Friends,  Investing in the new generation to complete God's work is what Paul was charged with and we are too. Tragedies like the devastation in the Bahamas from hurricane Dorian presents an opportunity in this regard. But sometimes the religious community comes up with the wrong approach. You see, there is a … Continue reading How Do We Complete What Is Lacking? →

Are We Committed To Christian Ethics As Disciples Of Christ?    Good Morning Friends,    In Colossae there was a church. The saints met in the home of a man named Philemon, who was a convert of Paul's on some earlier occasion. Apparently, Philemon was well-to-do, for his home was large enough to accommodate the … Continue reading Are We Committed To Christian Ethics As Disciples Of Christ? →

How Do We Balance The Need For Both Religion And Spirituality In An Ever Changing Culture?    Good Morning Friends,    Some argue that Jesus came to initiate a New Covenant, not to improve the Old Covenant. Jesus came to give us new life, not to change our old life. And to some extent that … Continue reading How Do We Balance The Need For Both Religion And Spirituality In An Ever Changing Culture? →

 Good Morning Friends,    Today we look at the connection of being a disciple of Christ and following the wise ways of growing in our faith of God in purposeful relationships with others knowing that there is just one of you and only one of me. The lectionary text is about growing up in Christ … Continue reading Are We To Be Spiritually Unique Too? →