Good Morning Friends, Most people are in the process of putting up their Christmas tree decorations and the nativity scenes and the Advent Calendars are being packed away. We fast forward to Jesus’ baptism or to the coming of the wise men or other passages, perhaps forgetting that Jesus had to grow up like … Continue reading Are We Ready For An Epiphany Guiding Our Deliverance And Growth?
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What Do The Names Of Jesus Mean To Us?
Good Morning Friends, I tend to like the number three in the names of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost…Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer, for the Trinity brings meaning to me in my relationship with God. Billy Sunday however, a famous evangelist of a hundred years ago is credited with saying that there are 256 names in the … Continue reading What Do The Names Of Jesus Mean To Us?
Will You Rejoice In Your Belief And Stop Regretting Your Doubts in 2025?
Good Morning Friends, A defendant was on trial for murder. There was strong evidence indicating guilt, but there was no corpse. The lawyer, knowing that his client would probably be convicted, resorted to a trick: "Within one minute, the person presumed dead in this case will walk into this courtroom." He looked toward the courtroom … Continue reading Will You Rejoice In Your Belief And Stop Regretting Your Doubts in 2025?
Can You Conceive Of A Better New Year Blessing Than To Be With Jesus?
Good Morning Friends, The time of Advent, Christmas, New Years through Epiphany is a time of birth, life, death and the rebirth of resurrection that is echoed in the very breaths we take that become part of our physical being and history. The British Museum of History was commissioned a few years back to come … Continue reading Can You Conceive Of A Better New Year Blessing Than To Be With Jesus?
Are You Ready For The New Year?
Good Morning Friends, Some people want it, and others want to avoid it.I have found from experience that confronting people with this future without love will get a response that is not pleasant. The basic problem is that we deceive ourselves to the truth. But the preparation is over. For the last weeks we have been … Continue reading Are You Ready For The New Year?
What Are You Looking Forward To In 2025 That Will Live On?
Good Morning Friends, We remember in Southwest Florida the hurricane seasons, even the ones in which we were spared a direct hit. And certainly, though I do like Florida Summers, I do not enjoy the thought of the next hurricane season going into extra innings following the trifecta of Debby, Helene and Milton which hit … Continue reading What Are You Looking Forward To In 2025 That Will Live On?
Are You Moved To Respond to the Poor In The Hope Of Their Conversion With A Conviction That We All Be More Christian In 2025?
Good Morning Friends, On the news last week there was a segment on the 18% rise in homelessness during 2024. I have often wondered why Christianity has ceased to be popular in the face of such problems. I wonder why all of our Christian denominations are in decline despite the great importance of the church. … Continue reading Are You Moved To Respond to the Poor In The Hope Of Their Conversion With A Conviction That We All Be More Christian In 2025?
What Joy And Peace Has God Revealed To You This Christmas Season That Passes Our Understanding?
Good Morning Friends, How culture openly expresses Christianity is changing rapidly. So, as we continue to unpack our spiritual gifts this season, we need to look for Jesus beyond the manger scenes (which are typically historically inaccurate) and worship services (however inspired they may be) and into the face of what we will never know … Continue reading What Joy And Peace Has God Revealed To You This Christmas Season That Passes Our Understanding?
Do You Have The Face Of An Angel When You Serve?
Good Morning Friends, Today is the Feast Day of Saint Stephen, the second day of Christmas. And I am drawn in the experience of remembering the story of Kierkegaard’s famous “The King & the Maiden” parable. I will leave it to you to look it up and read it if you are not familiar with … Continue reading Do You Have The Face Of An Angel When You Serve?
What Is The Spirit Revealing To You This Christmas?
Good Morning Friends, I do so like the way John elaborates the reason for the season we are celebrating, and the way Isaiah foretells this hope for humanity. We have inherited some wonderful traditions that magnify the grace of God in the retelling of the stories of Christmas’ past combined with our future to … Continue reading What Is The Spirit Revealing To You This Christmas?
Daily Devotionals 