Good Morning Friends, Today’s scripture is about leadership and those willing to walk the extra mile. It is about the character on the journey where we learn that Jesus can change even the most hopeless of situations because he brings hope to those who are struggling to hold on. Think of the victim by the … Continue reading Do You Have The Walk Of A Spiritual Leader Going To A Celebration Or One Going To A Funeral? →

Good Morning Friends, Today’s scripture is a bit about the profound nature of suffering as part of life for the glory of God and the recognition that real life will have an element of tragedy. Our bodies fail. The beauty is that Jesus can change even the most hopeless of situations for he brings courage … Continue reading Does Your Heart Race In The Love Of The Promise Hoped For Through Christ’s Body United? →

Good Morning Friends, If all the things about Jesus were small enough to understand it would not spark the Spirit big enough in us to prompt us to recognize God in our worship and world. The mystery is that God is like us and not like us. There are going to be things we cannot … Continue reading How Does Christ Strengthen Us To Better Deal With The Fallout From Life’s Challenges? →

Good Morning Friends, When we see a person in sin, we do not know how hard they have tried not to sin. We do not know the power of the forces that are prompting the sin and we do not know what we would have done in the same circumstances. With that in mind it … Continue reading How Is A Christian To Judge Between Justice And Mercy When It Comes To The Issues Of Our Day? →

Good Morning Friends,   Today is the anniversary of the September 11th attack. And for those who watched it unfold on television or saw it firsthand, it has become part of our identity and shared anger and horror. It is part of our identity that has been given a place of honor and I wonder what people … Continue reading Have You Been Chosen By God To Deal With Difficult People? →

Good Morning Friends,   Today is the anniversary of the September 11th attack. And for those who watched it unfold on television or saw it firsthand, it has become part of our identity and shared anger and horror. It is part of our identity that has been given a place of honor and I wonder what people … Continue reading Have You Been Chosen By God To Deal With Difficult People? →

Good Morning Friends, Jesus tells us to look to some rather unusual places to find his blessing while also providing us with a list of warnings in today’s scripture from Luke’s writings we call the Beatitudes. Now you may think you are blessed and perhaps you are but think more deeply about whether Christ is … Continue reading Are Our Hearts Touched By God? →

Good Morning Friends, Today we look at the nature, context, and actions we call worship to discover that we can be doing worship type things, like singing hymns and listening to sermons and giving at the offering, and even taking communion, but still not enter the place of worshipping God. The conversation in our heads … Continue reading What Happens When Power Comes Out Of Us? →

Good Morning Friends, On Sunday we had a sermon on the Samaritan Woman at the Well. And it raised some questions in the minds of some as to the claim in scripture of the woman to be in the lineage of Jacob and I surmise whether or not this was relevant to the modern-day conflict between Israel and Gaza . So I … Continue reading How Can A Perfectly Holy And Just God Accept Sinners? →

Good Morning Friends, Today we look at the connection of being a disciple of Christ and following the wise ways of growing in our faith of God in purposeful relationships with others knowing that there is just one of you and only one of me. The lectionary text is about growing up in Christ and … Continue reading Are We To Be Spiritually Unique Too? →