Tag: prayer

Won’t You Be My Good And Wise Neighbor?

  Good Morning Friends, Today’s scripture is about love, including table etiquette in the Kingdom and conforming to the unity of God in community…but also about wisdom. These things though are connected, for where love is, so too is unity and the work of extending the circle of those who are wise neighbors. So, Won’t You … Continue reading Won’t You Be My Good And Wise Neighbor? →

What Is The Connection Between Our Relationship With Christ And The Strength Of Our Homes?

Good Morning Friends, Over the course of the trauma and tensions of the last couple of years people have been evaluating the strength of their organizational structures to deal with life. And by this, I mean the physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, and relational ability of them to withstand stress. Think about bridges and how they … Continue reading What Is The Connection Between Our Relationship With Christ And The Strength Of Our Homes? →

Do You Know What Real Giving Is About?

Good Morning Friends, Not all widows are poor and not all widows are generous, but whether wealthy or not they can help us to learn the nature of impressing God. The harsh reality is that our buying and giving habits can often perpetuate systems that marginalize the poor and contradict good stewardship. Integrating the faith … Continue reading Do You Know What Real Giving Is About? →

Are We Being Forged In Unity With Christ Through The Hardships Of Life’s Valleys?

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? →

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? →

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? →

Are We Serving God In Our Audacious Prayers Or Have We Been Bewitched?

Good Morning Friends, Today as we continue our Hurricane Milton experience and hopeful recovery for all those affected by the storm, and we continue a devotional theme on the topic of prayer and discerning the will of God in the power of the Holy Spirit as to how we are to think post trauma. Amazing … Continue reading Are We Serving God In Our Audacious Prayers Or Have We Been Bewitched? →

Are We Listening To Our Hearts To Discern Whether Our Response Is Motivated By Duty Or Devotion?

Good Morning Friends, Today in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene and as Hurricane Milton heads to the Florida Coast we know that there is going to be a lot of work to clean up the damage in the weeks to come. Thankfully scripture guides us in our lament of what has been lost, our fear … Continue reading Are We Listening To Our Hearts To Discern Whether Our Response Is Motivated By Duty Or Devotion? →