Good Morning Friends, Today we have Abraham interceding for Sodom and pleading for mercy for the wicked believing in his heart that the nature of God was and is to do right by the innocent. But the somber reality is that no one is really innocent. Those who live in corrosive environments and become accustomed … Continue reading How Can We Learn To Pray For Righteousness, Mercy And Love?
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Have Our Relationships Been Fired In A Way That Will Glorify God For The Kingdom To Come?
Good Morning Friends, The Bible uses many illustrations and flawed characters like Sampson, David, and Gideon to explain the deep truths of how God’s grace relates to our lives as Christians. Biblical stories of how people fail are more interesting and instructive and more honest than tales of heroes slaying dragons in myths. Still, it … Continue reading Have Our Relationships Been Fired In A Way That Will Glorify God For The Kingdom To Come?
How Do We Hear, Share And Act Upon The Word Manifested In The Spirit?
Good Morning Friends, The first mention of blue was not found in any language until about 4,500 years ago and that has led some to think it possible that people were not able to perceive it until then. Today’s devotional has a lot of loose parts for us to put together in creative ways to prompt … Continue reading How Do We Hear, Share And Act Upon The Word Manifested In The Spirit?
How Good Are We At Sowing God’s Word?
Good Morning Friends, Today we are encouraged to be a garden with the right soil, giving attention to God’s Word and not letting our problems choke out the joy of life. Hopefully we will learn something new to help us on the journey. It starts in the Garden of Eden and that sets the foundation for … Continue reading How Good Are We At Sowing God’s Word?
Is It Easier To Believe In A Resurrected Jesus, In Angels, Or In Someone That Creates Something New?
Good Morning Friends, Honestly, the joy of our recent vacation was more in the people we met than in the places we walked. I met one Presbyterian philanthropist from San Antonio, Texas in the Amsterdam airport. I told him that it was as if angels were watching over us the whole trip guiding us to something … Continue reading Is It Easier To Believe In A Resurrected Jesus, In Angels, Or In Someone That Creates Something New?
Do You See The Signs For Reform That Is More Like A Miracle Or A Mirage?
Good Morning Friends, This morning I am remembering the wonderful installation, worship service and dinner at Moorings of our new Pastor yesterday afternoon and how the service was as three services combined in a dance complemented by both new music and old. The experience was trinitarian with a worship in heaven, one in the Presbytery and one in … Continue reading Do You See The Signs For Reform That Is More Like A Miracle Or A Mirage?
Do We Need To Spend More Or Less Time Doing Or Listening?
Good Morning Friends, Most of us spend way too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important. On our recent trip to Europe, we had multiple incidents where we were the last people on the plane or train because of delays over which we had no control.We even shared in … Continue reading Do We Need To Spend More Or Less Time Doing Or Listening?
On Judgement Day Will We Remember That We Are Delivered On The Journey By Love’s Severe Mercy Not The Law?
Good Morning Friends, Well, we are still a little jet lagged but back from walking a hundred miles along World Heritage sites traveling from Paris (Airport) to Prague, Vienna, Budapest and Amsterdam (Airport) and experiencing the history of the Hapsburgs who once ruled a nation on which the sun never set. It was a classic journey … Continue reading On Judgement Day Will We Remember That We Are Delivered On The Journey By Love’s Severe Mercy Not The Law?
Is The Universe Friendly?
Good Morning Friends, I do not know about you but I need wisdom and affirmation on my faith walk. In the lectionary readings from Matthew we see that the Centurion had a measure of faith and he also had a deep concern for his servant. So too in our reading from Genesis we see that … Continue reading Is The Universe Friendly?
How Does What We See Inform Our Encounter With Jesus And Our Choices?
Good Morning Friends, Where people say what they say can add great meaning to the words shared. The backdrop acts as a stage set with a message of its own that can give power to words. Think of Martin Luther King in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Think of Ronald Reagan at the Berlin Wall. … Continue reading How Does What We See Inform Our Encounter With Jesus And Our Choices?
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