Good Morning Friends, Most people’s emotions are terribly broken and the thing is that people do not even realize it. I am not writing about people with post-traumatic stress or mental illness but the sickness of the average person on the street who ignores people in need, walks past them and does not know how … Continue reading How Do We Nurture A Heart Of Mercy?
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Do We Behold the Son of Man Both Walking With Us And Ruling Over The Nations?
Good Morning Friends, Today we begin a weekly Sunday series on Revelation that is an invitation to hear Christ's voice afresh, not through end-times charts and speculation, but through seven intimate letters addressed to real churches in ancient Asia Minor and, through them, to every believer in every age. We will walk through commendation and … Continue reading Do We Behold the Son of Man Both Walking With Us And Ruling Over The Nations?
Do We Seek Possessions, Or Are We Being Possessed?
Do We Seek Possessions, Or Are We Being Possessed? Good Morning Friends, In today’s Scriptures Jesus directs us away from treasuring earthly wealth, things that fade, rust, or can be taken, and toward treasuring the life of the Kingdom, which endures now and forever. If we are not going to be controlled by our chattels, … Continue reading Do We Seek Possessions, Or Are We Being Possessed?
How Authentic is Our Love And Leadership When Jealousy, Holy Or Unholy, Touches Our Prayers?
Good Morning Friends, N.T. Wright says the Lord’s Prayer is not a formula but a reorientation of desire, a way of training the heart to want what God wants. That sounds right to me. It pulls us out of self‑absorption and back into the life of the Father, the mission of the Son, and the power … Continue reading How Authentic is Our Love And Leadership When Jealousy, Holy Or Unholy, Touches Our Prayers?
What Can We Learn About Faith And Leadership In The Parting of Waters And Ways?
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?
Can We Love Unconditionally In A Wicked World, Becoming Children Of The Father Who Loves His Enemies?
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, Becoming Children Of The Father Who Loves His Enemies?
Who Is Truly Sovereign In Our Lives?
Good Morning Friends, Structures of authority are necessary for human flourishing, but Scripture never pretends that all leaders are good. Some use power to bless; others, like Jezebel, use it to destroy. In today’s story, Ahab covets Naboth’s vineyard. When Naboth refuses to surrender his God‑given inheritance, Jezebel arranges false charges, a sham trial, and … Continue reading Who Is Truly Sovereign In Our Lives?
What If The Beauty That Saves The World Is Not An Idea, But A Person, And What If That Beauty Is Meant To Shine Through You And Me?
It is truly a beautiful sight to see people worship in the Sanctuary at the Moorings Presbyterian Church. The light from the stained-glass shines on the faces of the congregation as if God's own light was shining through the people themselves. All the stained-glass artwork shines when the sun is right and they each tell a story. And one of … Continue reading What If The Beauty That Saves The World Is Not An Idea, But A Person, And What If That Beauty Is Meant To Shine Through You And Me?
Does Time Stand Still For You When You Feel God’s Presence?
Good Morning Friends, There are moments when everything seems to stand still. And time itself seems to bless the moment of experience as an insight of God's presence. It is powerful when one's idea of self is placed in the presence of God. You may have felt it the first time you believed. Maybe when … Continue reading Does Time Stand Still For You When You Feel God’s Presence?
Do You Feel Christ Walking Among His Churches?
Good Morning Friends, The opening chapters of Revelation remind us that before Christ unveils the future, He attends to the present. Before the seals break or the trumpets sound, He walks among His lampstands — His churches — speaking words that search, steady, and save. These seven letters are not ancient artifacts. They are the … Continue reading Do You Feel Christ Walking Among His Churches?
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