Good Morning Friends, Today’s Scriptures open a door for us. They show the old, giving way to the new, the end of one season and the beginning of another, and the faith required to walk through transitions. Everyone faces transitions. And these passages remind us that prayer, fasting, and giving lay the track on which … Continue reading What Can We Learn About Faith And Leadership In The Parting of Waters And Ways?
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What Are You Doing Here?
Good Morning Friends, C. S. Lewis once said, “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” And the enlightenment of Lewis relates well to today’s scripture and Elijah coming out of the cave on the very mountain … Continue reading What Are You Doing Here?
Can We Love Unconditionally In A Wicked World?
Good Morning Friends, Life is frequently unfair. Our passage from 1 Kings points that out. Bad things happen to good people and their families. Brutality and injustice are all around us. And we wonder why. Initially we submit to the reality that God’s purpose is beyond us, and God’s ways are above our ways. But … Continue reading Can We Love Unconditionally In A Wicked World?
Who Is Sovereign?
Good Morning Friends, Established frameworks of order are necessary for liberty to be possible but that does not mean that all people in positions of power are good. Some are evil. In today’s text we have the wife of King Ahab, Jezebel, exerting undue influence. The King wanted Naboth to sell out his vineyard, but … Continue reading Who Is Sovereign?
Are We Going To Stay In The Game?
Good Morning Friends, Today we have another example of the power that comes out of events that seem small. The death of a single man 2000 years ago and the sighting of a puff of a cloud on the horizon for those facing famine. Both would become signs of hope of a rain such as … Continue reading Are We Going To Stay In The Game?
Are We Following Laws To Conform Or Be Transformed?
Good Morning Friends, Indecision was a problem for Israel during the time of Elijah. People are having a hard time deciding whose side to be on. We face similar problems in our world today that challenge us to face up to today’s question. And it involves us thinking through our attitudes about laws we have … Continue reading Are We Following Laws To Conform Or Be Transformed?
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