Good Morning Friends, Today’s lectionary passages remind us what we committed to when we signed up to follow Jesus. They prompt us to take seriously our Christian job description as loving ambassadors, servant leaders and righteous co-workers in a ministry of reconciliation. They tell us to be clear and not lukewarm about our faith…to be … Continue reading Do We See Through A Life That Affirms A Love Of Jesus? →

Good Morning Friends, We are not like we used to be. And let me tell you something. That is a good thing. A very good thing, because it is all bringing us closer to understanding and experiencing how we might honor and experience a bit of the honor given to Jesus and Paul in today’s … Continue reading What Is The Only Glory that Lasts? →

Good Morning Friends, Traveling as a child, some things were too heavy to lift, so I was content that my parents picked up the weight of the luggage. But now as I have matured, I can bear a greater load. The same is true for our emotional and spiritual burdens as well as physical ones. … Continue reading Just How Many Burdens Can We Carry On The Journey Of Evangelism? →

Good Morning Friends, Great truths might be simpler than we ever imagined. And this is true especially when it comes to relationships and joy on a conscious level but perhaps not so much on a subconscious level when it comes to race and tribe or class, and our emotions, for below the surface things get … Continue reading Do You Have A Friendship With Jesus That Defines Who You Are? →

Good Morning Friends, Sorting out false prophets is not as easy as one might think for false prophets are shrewd. Some basic wisdom is available to us. It has been said that early to bed and early to rise makes a person healthy, wealthy, and wise. And perhaps that is true for one who spends … Continue reading Are We All In Disciples Of The Light? →

Good Morning Friends, The Gospel reading today is about the witness of the love of God being in Jesus and his disciples and the sad reality that the religious elite would reject that love. Jesus makes the case for the work of the Holy Spirit in him and many people were surprised for they did … Continue reading Have You Ever Lost The Presence of God? →

Good Morning Friends, There is a danger in misreading scripture out of context and a danger in thinking the inspired words do not have a message for us today. There are many ways to read scripture and if one is not working with God in the understanding of the message, the Devil is sure to … Continue reading Are We Really Seeking The Kingdom Of God To Reform Us And Transform Us Though Worship? →

If We Really Believe All This About God, Then What Do We Do? Good Morning Friends,     Today we look at beginnings and endings that are key to understanding Holy History through the eyes of Mary, for on this day Catholics around the world are celebrating the annunciation and there is something here for us to learn … Continue reading →

Good Morning Friends, Today there is no Jewish Temple as such in Jerusalem. In its glory it was a place people went to discover the Holy Spirit of God. Some seek to build a new Temple for worship there, but it is not under construction, and it is unlikely we will see it rebuilt in … Continue reading Where Do You Seek And Find Jesus’ Spirit? →

Why Do You Give? Good Morning Friends, Some who preach the prosperity Gospel promote the wrong kind of charity. It is too much about self-interest and what is in it for the giver instead of love of God and others. Oh, no doubt, God can use them all but when someone loves what they are giving … Continue reading Why Do You Give? →