Good Morning Friends, Today we consider the Lord’s Prayer and Jesus’ question to Peter about his love. And as we think about this, we contemplate the reality of the temptations of those things we think we love and the challenge of doing the will of God. And though I would not say that God leads … Continue reading What, Or Better Yet, Who Do We Love?
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Are We Energized With Holy Spirit Encouragement?
Good Morning Friends, There is a joy in sharing the Gospel and sometimes a bit of it is humorous. Think about Paul and his knack for starting riots. Not exactly a unifying action but still in the will of God if only to teach us a lesson that God can use a relatively unhealthy, troublemaking, … Continue reading Are We Energized With Holy Spirit Encouragement?
What Is The Only Glory That Lasts?
Good Morning Friends, We are not like we used to be. And let me tell you something. That is a good thing. A very good thing, because it is all bringing us closer to understanding and experiencing how we might honor and experience a bit of the honor given to Jesus and Paul in today’s … Continue reading What Is The Only Glory That Lasts?
Do You Have A Friendship With Jesus That Defines Who You Are?
Good Morning Friends, Great truths might be simpler than we ever imagined. And this is true especially when it comes to relationships and joy on a conscious level but perhaps not so much on a subconscious level when it comes to race and tribe or class, and our emotions, for below the surface things get … Continue reading Do You Have A Friendship With Jesus That Defines Who You Are?
How Authentic Is Our Love and Leadership in Prayer When Confronting Jealousy?
Good Morning Friends, Today we are looking at the Lord’s prayer and a passage from 2 Corinthians about the seduction of the church akin to the seduction of Eve. It flirts with the reality of selfish and possessive love in leaders that can lead to strife and a devouring passion that destroys happiness and kindles … Continue reading How Authentic Is Our Love and Leadership in Prayer When Confronting Jealousy?
What Can We Learn From The Ascension And Hymns?
Good Morning Friends, If you look in a church calendar you might see a notation that today is “Ascension Day”, but then it might not be there at all because “Ascension Day” is one of the neglected events of the Christian church year. Yesterday in preparation I considered some hymns that might relate to the … Continue reading What Can We Learn From The Ascension And Hymns?
What Opens You To An Everlasting Love?
Good Morning Friends, That gift and spark that makes a relationship alive in the personality of Jesus is indeed powerful. I think we get a picture of this happening in the story of Lydia and Paul when truth is revealed in the sharing of the Gospel. Here we learn about love and the work of … Continue reading What Opens You To An Everlasting Love?
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