Good Morning Friends, Most people’s emotions are terribly broken and the thing is that people do not even realize it. I am not writing about people with post-traumatic stress or mental illness but the sickness of the average person on the street who ignores people in need, walks past them and does not know how … Continue reading How Do We Nurture A Heart Of Mercy? →

Good Morning Friends, N.T. Wright says the Lord’s Prayer is not a formula but a reorientation of desire, a way of training the heart to want what God wants. That sounds right to me. It pulls us out of self‑absorption and back into the life of the Father, the mission of the Son, and the power … Continue reading How Authentic is Our Love And Leadership When Jealousy, Holy Or Unholy, Touches Our Prayers? →

Good Morning Friends, Most of us will never hear God’s call the way Samuel did—an audible voice in the night. Yet Scripture insists that every believer has a purpose, a calling woven into the fabric of our lives. Christ’s calling led Him to the cross. Ours may not be as costly, but it is no … Continue reading Have Our Lives Confirmed Our Callings? →

Good Morning Friends, “Why?” My grandchildren ask that question constantly. It’s a teleology question—a question of purpose. Today’s lectionary passages draw us into the deepest “why” of all: Do our prayers align with God’s purpose? As I read Jesus’ prayer before the cross and Paul’s farewell before imprisonment, I’m struck by the servant‑hearted lives they … Continue reading Do Our Prayers Align With God’s Purpose? →

Good Morning Friends, Today I would like to explore something many believers feel but rarely articulate: the tension between the ancient, unchanging covenant of God and the cultural layers that have grown around the church like ivy on an old cathedral. Some of that ivy is beautiful. Some of it obscures the stonework. And some … Continue reading Do You Believe Jesus Is The Covenant Of Love He Claimed To Be For The Church? →

Good Morning Friends, We are formed by what we desire, and our desires are shaped by the habits we practice. Think of Jesus in the wilderness and Adam and Eve in the Garden and what they desired. Adam and Eve desired to eat, eat and Jesus desired to pray, pray. Habits matter. You see, the heart … Continue reading What Do You Want? →

Good Morning Friends, There are many doors in our lives. Some mark keystone moments that shape our core memories; others help us recall people and seasons long past. Whether they grant admittance, offer protection, or stand as barriers, these “doors” become part of who we are. How we view them matters, because there will be … Continue reading What Door Would We Like To Have Prayerfully Opened To the Presence Of the King? →

Good Morning Friends, Our lives are full of doors—moments that shape us, memories that stay with us, and thresholds that lead us into new seasons. Some doors welcome us, others resist us, and still others protect what is sacred. How we approach these doors matters, because there are days when we cannot open them alone. … Continue reading Who Is The Door Where God’s Word Meets Our Prayer? →