Good Morning Friends, Parting with money can be a very troubling experience for those addicted to it. But in the end, you cannot take it with you, and neither can I. Getting joy out of making money and even saving it is more readily processed. However, giving money away can be very pleasurable too. Do You … Continue reading Do You Understand The Process Of Planting Seeds For Cheerful Giving? →

Good Morning Friends, People like to remember happy times and significant events. Memories are precious; they keep us connected to people, places, and events that have shaped us and influenced our lives. We may wish we could forget some things, but even life’s unpleasantries like war can offer lasting lessons learned through adversity. At the … Continue reading Why Not Substitute The Transformative Truth And Love Of Christ Into Our Memories? →

Good Morning Friends, Over the years  I have had to learn not to judge people on how much they give but to rejoice that they give at all. I have discovered that it is God working in their lives that determines their generosity more than my actions. Learning this became for me a very liberating lesson about the true motivations of benevolence, greed and … Continue reading Have You Learned The Joy Of Giving? →

Good Morning Friends, God’s power reveals what is inside a person and a person is judged on that against the will of God. It is not something you can figure out and earn as an act of service. It must be out of love as an act of faith though the Grace of God connected … Continue reading Are We Praying For God’s Purpose Of The End Game To Be Revealed In Our Lives? →

Good Morning Friends, Well maybe God does not change, but we do and sometimes that is a very good thing for it is in the character of God to be merciful. And we do so need mercy. But do not think for a moment that you or I have this figured out even when we … Continue reading How Do We Nurture A Heart Of Mercy And Hope In A Topsy-Turvy World? →

Good Morning Friends, The disasters in the news and that some of us experienced firsthand over the last few years have helped me to realize in a deeper way that my life is on loan from God and so each moment is something to bring joy. It also reminded me that hoarding joy is pointless … Continue reading Are You Rich Toward God? →

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? →

Good Morning Friends, Today we revisit a recent lectionary selection about disappointed and disillusioned people who accuse God of being unfair. If you go to an institutional church, you most likely have seen the problem firsthand. But today let us interpret this issue through a passage from Romans. So, in review, we got a sense … Continue reading What Is The Good Of Trying To Serve God If We Are Unsure Of Divine Will? →

Good Morning Friends, There are several hard saying of Jesus like the first will be last and the last first, and deny oneself and take up a cross, and be perfect and love your enemies. Today we look at one that can be shortened to don’t look back. And of course, we think of Lot’s … Continue reading Are You Only A Fan Of Jesus Or Are You A Committed Follower When It Comes To The Opportunity Of A Lifetime? →

Good Morning Friends, Long before Jesus stood on the hillside outside Jerusalem to commission the disciples, he commissioned them in Galilee for a ministry with a message, a method, and a means to fulfill it. They did not feel prepared to carry it out, but they went anyway. Where else could they go? They had … Continue reading How Is The Way You Love And Are Loved Empowering Your Mission Work For The Greater Revival? →