Good Morning Friends, In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus said that we were light, unfortunately too many of us do not like to share it properly. When Christ died on the cross it was as if part of him was placed in us as a light that if combined with others and focused would … Continue reading Is Your Light Shining The Way Home For Others?
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Are We Really Listening To Jesus’ Message In The Parables of the Sower and the Storm?
Good Morning Friends, In the Bible tucked between stories of rejection and opposition, on the Sea of Galilee with a storm brewing, Jesus tells a story. If you are listening, you might hear him tell you that if you truly want to live a spiritually productive life then plow the soil of your desires to … Continue reading Are We Really Listening To Jesus’ Message In The Parables of the Sower and the Storm?
Can We Unlearn The Things That Keep Us From God’s Peace In The Mind Of Christ?
Good Morning Friends, Today’s reading suggests to us that, before Christ, the laws required the regular sacrificing of animals to atone for our sins. It all seems rather foreign to us today and frankly how this was practiced 2000 years ago I doubt was pleasing to God even way back then. And I think this … Continue reading Can We Unlearn The Things That Keep Us From God’s Peace In The Mind Of Christ?
Are You Prepared To Follow Jesus From The Perspective Of An Alien And Claim A Place In The Kingdom United?
Good Morning Friends, You would think we would know the difference between good and bad and generally I think this is true but then on occasion we are fooled into thinking one is the other. Such trickery has always been at the center of the Devil’s strategy. Even having the law falls short. So, … Continue reading Are You Prepared To Follow Jesus From The Perspective Of An Alien And Claim A Place In The Kingdom United?
How Do We Build The Body Powered By Christ Like Humility?
Good Morning Friends, I do not know about you but since the first of the year I have been receiving mail and emails and online ads prompting me to join a gym and try out new exercise strategies to strengthen my health and flexibility. The internet apparently has a bias on what is best for … Continue reading How Do We Build The Body Powered By Christ Like Humility?
What Do Mountains In The Bible Symbolize For Our Work Today?
Good Morning Friends, There is something mysterious about the mountains of the world and those referenced in the Bible for these places were also often pagan worship sites as well as where God was revealed. You see from the Biblical experience on the mountains of Ararat, Sinai, to Horeb, Hermon and Calvary the message is the same. … Continue reading What Do Mountains In The Bible Symbolize For Our Work Today?
If Jesus Is Your Prophet, Priest and King, Is He Also Your Sabbath Rest?
Good Morning Friends, That we all have the rhythms of a seven-day week is truly amazing for it is not something that is justified by the moon or the sun precisely, although the four phases of the moon roughly correspond to seven days. For the believer, we need to consider the Sabbath, and Hebrew … Continue reading If Jesus Is Your Prophet, Priest and King, Is He Also Your Sabbath Rest?
Do We Have A Peaceful Heart For God’s Dreams Of Justice To Be Our Own?
Good Morning Friends, Today is Martin Luther King Day and we celebrate his birth, not his death back in April of 1968. And even though it took twenty years after Reverend King’s death for him to be recognized in this way, and the reality that much of what he had hoped for has not fully … Continue reading Do We Have A Peaceful Heart For God’s Dreams Of Justice To Be Our Own?
Is The Paraclete Prodding You Through Scripture To Practice A Practical Lifestyle Supporting The Cause Of The King?
Good Morning Friends, Acts of faith are often viewed as being less rational and sound than cold analytical actions. But there is a place for both. Even our language and the changing meaning of words tends to diminish or even denigrate actions taken born out of our religious heritage. Interacting respectfully with those of different … Continue reading Is The Paraclete Prodding You Through Scripture To Practice A Practical Lifestyle Supporting The Cause Of The King?
What Matters Most About Getting To Heaven?
Good Morning Friends, In a society that continues to overvalue progress and personal achievement, even our spiritual lives could become performance oriented. We think about levels and phases and stages, but in the life of the Spirit these measurements are not as important as the process in our goal of heaven for ourselves and those … Continue reading What Matters Most About Getting To Heaven?
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