What Really Matters? Good Morning Friends, In a society that overvalues progress and personal achievement even our spiritual lives could become performance oriented. We think about levels and phases and stages, but in the life of the Spirit these measurements are not important. And this brings us to today's question. What Really Matters? Scripture: When … Continue reading What Really Matters? →

Are the People in Our Lives Helping or Hurting?  Good Morning Friends,  If there is one thing that God cares about it is hurting people. The problem is that God wants us to care too. But being around negative people all the time robs one of a fulfilling life. Being a negative person is even … Continue reading Are the People in Our Lives Helping or Hurting? →

What Do We Need to Spend More or Less Time Doing? Good Morning Friends, Most of us spend way too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.  In other words, you and I may be spending a lot of time getting things done, and not so much about … Continue reading What Do We Need to Spend More or Less Time Doing? →

What am I Pretending Not to Know?  Good Morning Friends, Reality denied always comes back to haunt.  There are two ways to be fooled by our own subconscious.  One is to believe what is not true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.  Both are forms of self-deception.  So if we are … Continue reading What am I Pretending Not to Know? →

What is Worth Smiling About Right Now?  Good Morning Friends, Everybody laughs once in a while don't they? And even if they don't laugh, I'm sure they smile sometimes. I think I've seen every person I have spent significant time with laugh or smile at least once. There was a time I was even praying … Continue reading What is Worth Smiling About Right Now? →

How Do We Store Up The Right Treasure? Good Morning Friends, It is pretty obvious that the place our treasure is will be the place we will most want to be, and logic would tell us that it is the place we will end up being as well. So if what we love is the life everlasting then it … Continue reading How Do We Store Up The Right Treasure? →

Impossible Task? Good Morning Friends, Sometimes it is the questions of those around us, not ever our own, that we have to address. Such is the case in the story of Nehemiah. Here we see Nehemiah's hope filled visionary leadership as a powerful example of Kingdom building... It is an example of the power of trying … Continue reading Impossible Task? →

The Question of Supremacy? Good Morning Friends, Many scholars believe today's scripture passage from Colossians was based on a hymn that was sung by the early church. It poses a question I think we all need to answer: Is Christ prominent in our lives, or is He preeminent? Let us face the reality of the … Continue reading The Question of Supremacy? →

The Test of the Question Good Morning Friends, It seems to me that what you see in life depends on what you are looking at, and that what you hear depends on who you listen to, just as the answers you get depend largely on the questions you ask. Indeed the questions we ask determine … Continue reading The Test of the Question →

The Hope of New Beginnings Good Morning Friends, The party is nearly over for 2014. We wait for 2015. The dawn of a new year is coming. It has been an exhausting year that might well have gotten us so absorbed and engaged that we became oblivious to God. Thankfully, despite the distractions and obligations of … Continue reading The Hope of New Beginnings →