36Are You Ready for a Year of Mercy? Good Morning Friends, This year we are celebrating the 50 year anniversary of the founding of Moorings Presbyterian Church. Not so long by most standards. But the number 50 is significant. The Bible describes a period of time most people have never heard of - the Jubilee … Continue reading Are You Ready for a Year of Mercy? →

Whose Rules are You Playing By? Good Morning Friends, I think that many people treat life as a game and believe that he who dies with the most toys wins. But all that seems rather silly. What makes it worse is that people play that game by so many different standards and social conventions and what appears to … Continue reading Whose Rules are You Playing By? →

Are You Ready to Pardon Others So That You Might Be Pardoned? Good Morning Friends, When I think of my life as a book I begin to recognize that the primary demand of the Christian faith is for repentance. When Jesus preached the Good News, He said... "Repent for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand." We … Continue reading Are You Ready to Pardon Others So That You Might Be Pardoned? →

What Scars Remind You of Jesus? Good Morning Friends, Jesus in his earthly ministry healed people physically. Sometimes he used a word, sometimes he used his touch but today's scripture doesn't say that... it says we are healed by His wounds. Some translations use the language of stricken, smitten, afflicted, pierced and crushed as an olive made … Continue reading What Scars Remind You of Jesus? →

Who Opened the Door? Who Shut the Door?  Good Morning Friends, Each day brings something unexpected and in this uncertainty we are to expect Christ. Today we are to be ready to meet God. Today we are to see that Jesus is the way to the Father. Today we see how God's call to Noah is like a father kindly … Continue reading Who Opened the Door? Who Shut the Door? →

Will You Accept The Offer of Salvation? Good Morning Friends, Today we look at the prescribed method whereby we must be saved. The method might at first seem odd or maybe even crazy. But it really amounts to denying ourselves so we might follow Jesus. So today we face our sin and connect the Bronze Serpent … Continue reading Will You Accept The Offer of Salvation? →

Is God Tending A Garden of Hope in You? Good Morning Friends, Faith is relevant today as much as ever, for so much of the problem is not the way things are, but how we think about them. You see Jesus expects us to bear fruit even when it is out of season. Go to … Continue reading Is God Tending A Garden of Hope in You? →

Do You Have Someone Telling You To Not Lose Heart? Good Morning Friends, When we experience the true purpose of Lent we need to keep focused on the goal and the hope of an astounding victory.  We will be tested like Jesus was during His 40 days and nights in the desert. Here we will be tested to determine … Continue reading Do You Have Someone Telling You To Not Lose Heart? →

Are You Ready to Confess Your Sins to God? Good Morning Friends, In Christ we have salvation as a gift of grace. But what is our responsibility? Maybe you're confused about the various requirements different Christians say accompany being a follower of Christ. Galatians raises questions of law. So what rules should a Christian follow? … Continue reading Are You Ready to Confess Your Sins to God? →

Are You Ready to Reevaluate Your Priority Spending? Good Morning Friends, I am always looking for opportunities to nudge others to experience new ways to serve God. Sometimes I will prompt others to experience the multiplying effect of God's love by giving a specific person a $20 bill with the contingency that they must give … Continue reading Are You Ready to Reevaluate Your Priority Spending? →