Good Morning Friends, The story of the Woman at the Well is more important to understanding the depth of the Christian faith than most people realize. The setting is in Sychar at Jacob’s Well in Samaria. Jesus meets her at a well, echoing biblical betrothal scenes (Jacob/Rachel, Moses/Zipporah). John gives us the longest recorded conversation Jesus has … Continue reading Why Did Jesus Reveal Himself First To A Samaritan Woman And What Is The Message For The World Today? →

Good Morning Friends, Dorothy Sayers insisted that Christian doctrine is not abstract theory but the most dramatic story ever told. In The Dogma Is the Drama, she argues that the Creed is a plot filled with danger, conflict, revelation, and divine daring. Christians often treat the faith as “tame and harmless,” she said, when it is … Continue reading Are You Ready To Investigate Joseph’s Disappearance With the Seriousness of a Mystery and the Reverence of a Devotional? →

Good Morning Friends, Having just finished a study of the seven churches in Revelation it is clear that churches embrace lies that can destroy them. But it is also clear that if we truly desire a closer relationship with God that we need to develop the ability to respond to God in real time. We need to be led by … Continue reading Who Is the Enemy, and How Do We Love And Live In A World Shaped By Lies? →

What Happens To The Soul When Comfort Convinces Us We No Longer Need God? Good Morning Friends, Across eight weeks, at Moorings, we’ve walked with Jesus as He inspected His churches. These letters expose the idols of the heart, comfort, reputation, tolerance, fear, and success.  They reveal the church’s vocation to be a people who … Continue reading →

Good Morning Friends,  Here's the heart of it: when you bring together the bell curve of human perception, the way nature quietly preaches God’s glory, and the call to make disciples, you’re really naming the tension, I think, every pastor feels and the hope that more would grow in the rhythms of life that foster … Continue reading Do You See How Creation Teaches Us To Make Disciples? →

Good Morning Friends, Today’s Scriptures confront us with vows, invitations, and the promise of a new heart. They trouble us, and they should because each story exposes what happens when people follow a distorted spirit rather than the true Spirit of God. And we wonder, What Can We Say to Those Who Challenge Christ If We … Continue reading What Can We Say to Those Who Challenge Christ If We Do Not Follow the True Spirit of God? →

Good Morning Friends, One of God’s favorite metaphors in Scripture is the shepherd. From Abel to Abraham, from Moses to David, from the prophets to Jesus Himself, God continually reveals His heart through the image of a shepherd who leads, feeds, protects, and seeks the lost. Today’s parable of the laborers in the vineyard invites … Continue reading Whom Do You Identify With, And How Is This Manifested In You? →

Good Morning Friends, Sometimes money becomes an attractive nuisance, drawing envy, pride, and even violence attached to our experience of it. Ezekiel saw this in the exile, and Jesus warned His disciples that wealth can harden the heart and make entering the Kingdom difficult. Money is not evil, but it becomes dangerous when we treat it … Continue reading Will We Ever Learn That True Wealth Comes In The Fulfillment Of Adding Value To Others’ Lives? →

Good Morning Friends, Today we explore what a costly sign and a searching Savior reveal about the health of our faith. We learn that when God exposes what we cling to, He is inviting us into a deeper freedom. So, What Are Our The Priorities Of Our Hearts? And What Do They Reveal About What … Continue reading What Are Our The Priorities Of Our Hearts? And What Do They Reveal About What We Cannot Let Go Of? →

Do We Trust God To Open and Shut Doors For Us? Good Morning Friends, In Scripture, “keys” signify God‑given authority to open, close, permit, restrict, admit, or exclude. They are always held by someone entrusted with divine responsibility and never by human power alone. The image is relevant to today's scripture as we begin to contemplate  … Continue reading Do We Trust God To Open and Shut Doors For Us? →