Good Morning Friends, Last night we participated in a Maundy Thursday/Tenebrae service at church that was overshadowed by that afternoon's gunman's shooting that killed two people at Florida State University, injured six others and created community chaos especially for students, faculty and parents but also for the perpetrator who is now in custody recovering from wounds received as he was captured. … Continue reading Will We Embrace Christ’s Cross…As Our Cross On Sunday?
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Why Did Jesus Choose Judas?
Good Morning Friends, One of the saddest characters in the Bible is Judas Iscariot. He had such a promising future on paper. His name’s sake, Judas Maccabaeus is in the history books as the brilliant military strategist who led an uprising for Jewish independence in 164 B.C. In fact, many of the disciples had the … Continue reading Why Did Jesus Choose Judas?
Are You Serving The King With A Holy Purpose Guided By God’s Plan Of Love?
Good Morning Friends, If Judas had not betrayed Jesus, would we still be Christians? If Peter had not denied Christ and later been forgiven, would we understand grace? Friends, we are in Holy Week, and it is a time when we remember both the darkest hour of history, and the time the Son of God … Continue reading Are You Serving The King With A Holy Purpose Guided By God’s Plan Of Love?
How Do Passion, Colts, Tears and Palms Go Together To Help Us Prepare For The Week To Come?
Good Morning Friends, Everything is connected but some things have been connected in scripture in a way to help us to remember the events and themes. As we continue our Lenten journey moving ever onward this Palm Sunday, we begin what has been referred to as Holy Week, and it is good to review the lessons … Continue reading How Do Passion, Colts, Tears and Palms Go Together To Help Us Prepare For The Week To Come?
Have You Been Freed By The Truth Or Are You Deceived?
Good Morning Friends, There is a deception in this world that seems to be growing and it is a personal and collective problem not limited by political party or culture. We are plagued by fake news and the rewriting of history for profit that does not tell the full story and often promotes a very … Continue reading Have You Been Freed By The Truth Or Are You Deceived?
Do We Have The Faith To Stop Complaining, Overcome Our Instincts, And Be Healed And Saved?
Good Morning Friends, The sad storyline in Exodus and Numbers is of a group of people who made a profession of complaining for forty years. As God was delivering them and providing for them, they whined. And honestly, I might have as well if I had been bitten by a snake and attributed my situation … Continue reading Do We Have The Faith To Stop Complaining, Overcome Our Instincts, And Be Healed And Saved?
Have You Tried To Comprehend The Transformative Power Of God Crucified On The Cross?
Good Morning Friends, Paul gives three reasons for boasting only in the cross of Jesus Christ. He claims the cross has the power to free believers from the world’s bondage. It has the power to do what the flesh cannot do. And it has the power to bring salvation from the evil of the world. … Continue reading Have You Tried To Comprehend The Transformative Power Of God Crucified On The Cross?
What Are We to Do When We Have Self-inflicted Wounds?
Good Morning Friends, WARNING! YOU MAY NOT WANT TO READ THIS. Today’s devotional reminds me of my grandfather who had a glass eye he would take out and show us as kids as he told the story of walking into a towel hanger that popped out his real one. It reminds me of my dad … Continue reading What Are We to Do When We Have Self-inflicted Wounds?
Who Is Jesus To Us Today?
Good Morning Friends, The Gospels spend a lot of time on the topic of who Jesus is and the reality that he will judge everyone. Jesus does not set out to embarrass those questioning him, but he does desire people to know the truth. Some call him the Messiah, the Son of David… Others compare … Continue reading Who Is Jesus To Us Today?
What Would Happen If We Stopped Being Afraid Of Getting Closer To Jesus’ Love In The Holy Spirit?
Good Morning Friends, Today we look at Ezekiel’s vision of a time of abundance in the days of conflict that preceded the first destruction of Jerusalem and from the Gospel of John, the healing of a person with paralysis at the Sheep Gate pool. They combine with today’s psalm in a way that is about … Continue reading What Would Happen If We Stopped Being Afraid Of Getting Closer To Jesus’ Love In The Holy Spirit?
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