Good Morning Friends,  Yesterday we asked a question about accountability and now today we ask about investing our time and talent and treasure shrewdly. Today we look at the story of the unjust steward which is often called the story of the shrewd steward. The scripture compares the children of light and the children of … Continue reading Do You Understand The Proper Use Of Wealth? →

Good Morning Friends, Do you know how hard it is to go through life without holding a grudge of some kind? My guess is, that even for the most kindhearted of us, down deep in the recesses of our souls – maybe even in a subconscious way – there is a grievance somewhere, a score … Continue reading Do You Act As If You Are Accountable To God When Sharing The Gospel To The Lost? →

Good Morning Friends, It is sad to say that many if not most who would call themselves Christians today are just sitting around day after day not really concerned about when they might decide to get out of their chairs and start doing the work God commands them to do. People in general are more … Continue reading How Does Love Help Us To Forgive Debts? →

Good Morning Friends, Today we explore our nature and our need for the nature of Christ in us. We explore levels of perspective in making it a priority to know God as we ask, What Is Real? What Is True? What Do We Really Believe? What Do We Value? How Are We To Behave? Scripture: … Continue reading What Is Real? What Is True? What Do We Really Believe? What Do We Value? How Are We To Behave? →

Good Morning Friends, Today’s scripture is about love, including table etiquette in the Kingdom and conforming to the unity of God in community…but also about wisdom. These things though are connected, for where love is, so too is unity and the work of extending the circle of those who are wise neighbors. So, Won’t You Be … Continue reading Won’t You Be My Good And Wise Neighbor? →

Good Morning Friends, Forrest Gump said that life was like a box of chocolates… you never know what you are going to get. And I would have to say that life can also be like a baseball game, a World Series game. Like the one played between the Dodgers and the Blue Jays and had the … Continue reading Are We Looking Beyond Halloween, Hurricanes And Baseball To Something Even More Important? →

Good Morning Friends, Today’s lectionary texts confront us with a challenge from multiple perspectives and attitudes on the tension of who is being favored by God and who is being favored by the societies in which we live. And it is troubling for the oppressed to often become oppressors. But is also hopeful, for if … Continue reading Do You See The Value Of Sharing Privilege Now? →

Good Morning Friends, One of the songs we have stopped singing in Church is Onward Christian Soldier. It is no longer politically correct. And yet today as we look at two related images of how Christians are to behave both on and off the battlefield against sin, it seems rather appropriate. For here we discover that … Continue reading Is Your Language And Behavior Outfitted For Success In The Spirit Of Christ When You Pray? →

Good Morning Friends, This morning I am considering the trauma and tensions the people of Jamaica are facing this day, even now as they evaluate the strength of their homes and organizational structures to deal with the storms of life. And by this, I mean the physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, and relational ability of them … Continue reading What Is The Connection Between Our Relationship With Christ And The Strength Of Our Homes? →