Good Morning Friends, Sometimes people storm into the church, insisting that the church should live up to the pattern offered by Jesus. Sometimes people expect ministers to walk on water. They rock the boat, and in so doing they force the church to remember its reason for being when we face the faith, filth and … Continue reading What Constitutes True Happiness And True Holiness? →

Good Morning Friends, Every religious Jew knew the Gospel according to Leviticus 23 for it contains the wise plan of God for the ages. It is the foundation for the ways in which we worship today despite its cultural subversion and the reality that the Temple has been destroyed. In the Levitical reading today, we … Continue reading How Do We Apply The Wisdom of the Feasts of God To Our Own Lives of Worship? →

  Good Morning Friends, Today we have the story of how big things come in small packages…we explore the way of kingdom growth and parables from Jeremiah and Jesus, and the wonder of how things that are not normally seen can change the world. We consider what changes our perception of reality and how we might … Continue reading Are You Rising To The Occasion Of The Presence Of The Kingdom Of God To Be On The Lord’s Side? →

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? →

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? →

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? →

One is Run. Picture yourself in a footrace with your head a computer screen or wide screen T.V. As you cross the finish line you fall, shattering the screen into a thousand pieces. Spend some time away from the technology this summer and get in touch with walking in the light. One is Run. Are You Walking … Continue reading WALKING IN THE LIGHT- TEN DEVOTIONALS FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH →

Good Morning Friends, Maybe you have been thinking about the current war in the Middle East and the role of the United States in the conflict and how it relates to our faith and the nature of war. The Bible's first ongoing war began around 1880 B.C.  A King named Chedorlaomer who ruled over the people of Elam … Continue reading Can We Judge Without Hypocrisy To Show Others We Are Christians? →

Good Morning Friends, You have heard more than a few lightbulb jokes over the years. And it came to me this morning that it takes three Christians to screw in a lightbulb. One to become the lightbulb, one to believe it is already screwed in and a third to become the light. Well at least … Continue reading What Is Our Life And Why Do We Exist? →