Good Morning Friends, Last week on our Lenten journey we have been considering the problem of our wicked and sinful nature. And it becomes clear that the problem of sin in us needs a God in us to fight the death in us. To better understand the process of how we become Christians, I asked … Continue reading When Did You First Feel The Signs Of An Anointing With God’s Leadership Of Love Conceived In Your Very Soul So You Might Be Born Again?
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How Can We Seek The Right Harvest When We Humans Are So Sinful?
Good Morning Friends, There is a messiness in imagining the future unless Jesus is leading. Sure, we are to have a vision, but our creativity can turn to chaos soon enough. Our failure to imagine the continuing benefits from and to others is often the root of the evil that befalls us. There is no … Continue reading How Can We Seek The Right Harvest When We Humans Are So Sinful?
Do We Even Have An Option About Being Wicked?
Good Morning Friends, I am not typically one to quote Friedrich W. Nietzsche, the German philosopher, but since he was raised a Christian, and had a relevant observation to today’s topic here it is anyway: “Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster… for when you gaze long into the abyss. … Continue reading Do We Even Have An Option About Being Wicked?
Where Do You Seek And Find Jesus’ Spirit?
Good Morning Friends, Today there is no Jewish Temple as such in Jerusalem. In its glory it was a place people went to discover the Holy Spirit of God. Some seek to build a new Temple for worship there, but it is not under construction, and it is unlikely we will see it rebuilt in … Continue reading Where Do You Seek And Find Jesus’ Spirit?
Why Is It So Hard To Repent?
Good Morning Friends, Well, we are into Lent and have been reading a lot of Old Testament scripture on obedience and repentance. And it should begin to soak in that there is nothing that can separate us from the power of God’s forgiveness and redemptive grace except ourselves. So, we need to not be a … Continue reading Why Is It So Hard To Repent?
Why Do You Give?
Why Do You Give? Good Morning Friends, Some who preach the prosperity Gospel promote the wrong kind of charity. It is too much about self-interest and what is in it for the giver instead of love of God and others. Oh, no doubt, God can use them all but when someone loves what they are giving … Continue reading Why Do You Give?
Whose Hands Do We Trust To Mold Us And Is It For An Earthly Kingdom Or A Heavenly One?
Good Morning Friends, Distinguishing the hand of God in one’s life is not always easy. It is not as if we get a definitive picture of it as a child. Still perhaps we do see God as a touch of comfort for a little child… or as the holder of the universe…or as the roughhewed … Continue reading Whose Hands Do We Trust To Mold Us And Is It For An Earthly Kingdom Or A Heavenly One?
What Is Going On In People’s Heads Who Think That Life Is Not Fair?
Good Morning Friends, God has made us an offer that is not based on what we can do but upon what Jesus did. By forgiving our sins God gives us a new heart and His Spirit that enables us to draw near in an intimate fellowship. The image is of a wedding. But we must … Continue reading What Is Going On In People’s Heads Who Think That Life Is Not Fair?
What Door Would We Like To Have Prayerfully Opened To The Presence Of The King?
Good Morning Friends, There are many doors in our lives. Some are keystone events that become part of our core memory. Some help us to recall events of friends and family from long ago. But regardless of their importance we tend to take, at least most of our reminiscing for granted. Some give us admittance, … Continue reading What Door Would We Like To Have Prayerfully Opened To The Presence Of The King?
How Does Grace And Judgement, Love And Justice Mix In the Divine Mind?
Good Morning Friends, God gives us a gracious invitation to drink deep of the joy of life that is right here and right now in unity not separation from the love of God. And as I contemplated the role of goats and sheep, and God’s sovereignty, and eternity I really don’t like the idea of … Continue reading How Does Grace And Judgement, Love And Justice Mix In the Divine Mind?
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