Good Morning Friends, Entering a debate on the revolution or reformation issue and comparing Jesus and Martin Luther will probably get me in to trouble, but the gist of what I want you to think about in this regard is how best we can love God and love others as ourselves when the deviations from … Continue reading Can We Be Changed And Justified As A Demonstration Of The Work Love Prompts?
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Spiritually Speaking, Do We Have the Faith And Love To Get Clean What Needs To Be Washed?
Good Morning Friends, Today’s devotional topic is a tough one during our Hurricane recovery and clean up added to the tensions of our pre-election season and all the storms in our personal lives. But it will hopefully address the issue of resentment prevalent in the cultures of our time and in a way the problem … Continue reading Spiritually Speaking, Do We Have the Faith And Love To Get Clean What Needs To Be Washed?
If We Are Seeking A Sign From God, Is It One Of The Peace, Resurrection And Love Of Jesus?
Good Morning Friends, Today’s lectionary selection is designed to help us to reconcile the promises of God with the Kingdom of the God in the places and people and the tension of the church and society realizing that all this that is happening in our history now, from hurricanes to politics is to ultimately be … Continue reading If We Are Seeking A Sign From God, Is It One Of The Peace, Resurrection And Love Of Jesus?
Are We Asking The Right Questions?
Good Morning Friends, Let’s get a few things straight from the beginning. First, Jesus’ ethics are about having a spiritual life and have little to do with a bookkeeping of our good acts. And second, yes, there is accounting, but the balance of the scale is weighted solely on your relationship with Jesus. Today we … Continue reading Are We Asking The Right Questions?
If The Victory Has Already Been Won, Why Are We Still Fighting?
Good Morning Friends, Today’s lectionary selections are from Galatians and Luke. The idea is about salvation coming to us by faith through grace. But there is something perplexing about this gift. Though we say that we believe that Jesus has defeated death we still seem to be hardwired to keep struggling. Still, I hope that … Continue reading If The Victory Has Already Been Won, Why Are We Still Fighting?
Are We Serving God In Our Audacious Prayers Or Have We Been Bewitched?
Good Morning Friends, Today as we continue our Hurricane Milton experience and hopeful recovery for all those affected by the storm, and we continue a devotional theme on the topic of prayer and discerning the will of God in the power of the Holy Spirit as to how we are to think post trauma. Amazing … Continue reading Are We Serving God In Our Audacious Prayers Or Have We Been Bewitched?
Will We Pray As We Would Dance To The Rhythm Of Grace Through Life’s Storms?
Good Morning Friends, Someday I think I would like to do a study of the external storms of the Bible and how people survived them. It could even be a book with chapters on Noah and the Flood, the Passover, the Parting of the Red Sea, Jonah And His Storm At Sea, Jesus Asleep in … Continue reading Will We Pray As We Would Dance To The Rhythm Of Grace Through Life’s Storms?
Are We Listening To Our Hearts To Discern Whether Our Response Is Motivated By Duty Or Devotion?
Good Morning Friends, Today in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene and as Hurricane Milton heads to the Florida Coast we know that there is going to be a lot of work to clean up the damage in the weeks to come. Thankfully scripture guides us in our lament of what has been lost, our fear … Continue reading Are We Listening To Our Hearts To Discern Whether Our Response Is Motivated By Duty Or Devotion?
How Will You Be Saved?
Good Morning Friends, Today’s lectionary selection includes two great stories and a passage from Galatians about the way of Salvation. The first is the story of Jonah and is appropriate for us to consider given the potential for yet another major hurricane to hit the Florida coast. The second is of the parable of the … Continue reading How Will You Be Saved?
Do You Understand The True Spiritual Purpose Of Marriage?
Good Morning Friends, Interesting how the nature of love, marriage and family have been formed in Holy History and subverted culturally by people to something less than was ideally envisioned by God. It has been said that the only certainties in life are death and taxes. Fear though is probably a third. I think that … Continue reading Do You Understand The True Spiritual Purpose Of Marriage?
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