Good Morning Friends, We live in a world of hills and valleys in reality and metaphorically speaking as well. We have problems that are referred to as valleys and frankly they are often inevitable and impartial and sometimes unpredictable because we are human and that is just the way life is. But if we discern … Continue reading Are We Being Forged In Unity With Christ Through The Hardships Of Life’s Valleys?
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When We Are So Divided Is There A Door Numbered Three?
Good Morning Friends, For many of us over the last several years, it feels as if the United States has never been less united. The thing is that issues-oriented conflict in an ever more diverse population is not only inevitable but even desirable. But there is something more at play here that may not be … Continue reading When We Are So Divided Is There A Door Numbered Three?
Who Is Directing Your Life?
Good Morning Friends, The great commission and the great blessing are intertwined in the mystery of it all. It is not a riddle to be solved but a declaration of something that was hidden, and which now is to be made known to all people. Thankfully we have been set free to be slaves of … Continue reading Who Is Directing Your Life?
What Is Wrong With The World When Hard Work Does Not Pay Off?
Good Morning Friends, I was listening to Here and Now on the radio and the commentator seemed to be blaming the Bible for the problems of a merit system in the United States. But she must have been illiterate of the Bible or only parsing segments of it or most likely just raised by those who falsely … Continue reading What Is Wrong With The World When Hard Work Does Not Pay Off?
How Do You Measure Your Wealth?
Good Morning Friends, At some point we figure out that the treasured events of our lives are not as random as we might believe. It is then, only as the events in our lives connect as a rich prayer with God, do we discover the real pattern, the real purpose. Hopefully the light comes on, … Continue reading How Do You Measure Your Wealth?
Are You A Servant Leader And If Not Why Not?
Good Morning Friends, In the passages just before today’s text Jesus is walking ahead of the disciples and telling them what is going to happen in Jerusalem during his passion. They do not get it. As the text pictures…Jesus was walking way ahead of them.Then James and John ask in all sincerity something that today … Continue reading Are You A Servant Leader And If Not Why Not?
Why Would We Turn Our Back On Jesus When The World Needs The Sanity He Offers Now?
Good Morning Friends, The first missionaries in the Bible had it tough. Scripture says they were being sent out like sheep among wolves first to the Jews and then to the Gentiles. One might think it reasonable to throw in the towel and call it quits but Jesus did not quit, and Paul was not … Continue reading Why Would We Turn Our Back On Jesus When The World Needs The Sanity He Offers Now?
Can We Be Changed And Justified As A Demonstration Of The Work Love Prompts?
Good Morning Friends, Entering a debate on the revolution or reformation issue and comparing Jesus and Martin Luther will probably get me in to trouble, but the gist of what I want you to think about in this regard is how best we can love God and love others as ourselves when the deviations from … Continue reading Can We Be Changed And Justified As A Demonstration Of The Work Love Prompts?
Are We Living By The Fruit Of The Spirit Of Christ In Us?
Good Morning Friends, Now some may say that repudiation of the law as a means of salvation would lead to a lot of people living badly but Paul as well as Jesus offer a new kind of freedom that much like the Sermon on the Mount turns everything inside out. It is not so much doing … Continue reading Are We Living By The Fruit Of The Spirit Of Christ In Us?
Spiritually Speaking, Do We Have the Faith And Love To Get Clean What Needs To Be Washed?
Good Morning Friends, Today’s devotional topic is a tough one during our Hurricane recovery and clean up added to the tensions of our pre-election season and all the storms in our personal lives. But it will hopefully address the issue of resentment prevalent in the cultures of our time and in a way the problem … Continue reading Spiritually Speaking, Do We Have the Faith And Love To Get Clean What Needs To Be Washed?
