Morningside Devotionals

When someone tells you to shut up,  they're saying three distinct things: 1.  Your opinion isn't one I want to hear. 2.  Your opinion isn't based on what I accept. 3.  My opinion is better so let me say it. There are more reasons, I'm sure you can add some, but...there's that enormous...but; always bear in mind- after we shut up-  we listen with different ears. In Seminary a lady missed class, all the folks knew she'd need the assignment, but everybody was slightly hesitant to volunteer to take it to  her.  She was the wife of the then chief of Police for the city...guess who finally got volunteered? I'll never, ever forget; going to the door with the papers and being greeted by this sweet lady...with two gigantic Rottweillers'.

Is it possible that we've caught up to ourselves in technology?  Are computers and computer information systems for small rural American communities becoming out of touch because we who contribute to the feeds from those small towns aren't getting savvy about it?  Consider that no matter where in the world a person is getting their feed, they still learn the same way? Because of it's size this may not work...but..we'll try...if you can see the model...it's circular and it begins and ends with a new situation...which...pretty much...you're in now...as you have questions... drd1201@gmail.com Back to Your God is too Small

What did James know that will help us? If you doubt Christianity as the wave of the future- you haven't seen the future as it may well end up being.  Here's a fact, juvenile crime is on the increase across the board in both rural and metropolitan areas.  Stop momentarily and consider what that fact might mean?  We used to cynically refer to prisons as the "School for the education of higher criminal activities." And we used to say that a rookie could go into that prison, and unfortunately come out knowing how not to get caught.  At least that's what they believed.  Now put those two facts together, that we have a failing system when it comes to crime isn't the fault of those charged to attempt to enforce the law, they share in the failure, as do the parents of young people who end up in crime, as do the communities which know of the crime and do nothing, each has a share in the failure.  The bench, the judge, the incarceration the enormous cost, they a...

What did James know that will help us There should be no doubt in a modern Christians belief and faith, and note, belief is held here separate from faith, you can believe in Christ, that's a mental event, yet have no faith, which is an exercise of all you are, based upon that belief.  Today's human is approximately 30% smarter overall than they were a century ago.  The average intelligence quotient is approximately 120 some slightly higher some slightly lower, but a century ago 100 was a good average.  Nearly all read, a century ago, very few did.  Nearly all know how to use some form of technology, a century ago that technology did not exist- in fact, for the most part wasn't even dreampt of yet.  What is about to happen, however, to Homo Sapiens, which is what we are, classification wise, whether you believe we are created or not, I happen to believe we are created, but I also believe it is totally possible to understand we are created and hold on to true ...

What did James know that will help us Once upon a time there was a Christian who felt that what was needed in the church was more members, felt it so acutely that this Christian decided they needed to go out and invite others to come to church.  It was at that point that this Christian began to hear about the church, things that were unbelievable, and, that this Christian had never known about.  That the church was ugly in the way it treated it's people, well, that certainly hadn't been this Christian's experience.  That the church was money hungry just wanting it's people's money, which this Christian found hard to believe since rarely did they go above a tithe?  They heard the church was prejudiced and only liked certain folks to attend and so they couldn't.  The Christian thought this was odd, because they'd been accepted, long hair and all, back in the day?  So finally they couldn't take the perplexing difference between what they had felt and e...

What did James know that will help us My appreciation for folks who want me to do better has grown over the years.  When someone used to tell me that my writing was "Too deep," my ego would take that as a compliment, not realizing, I'd wasted God's gift to us in the form of time.  So that led to my suffering a dire lack of God's gift to us in the form of money.  That led to a suffering from God's people over a lack of resources.  God's time, God's money, God's resources, see we don't have any of those my friend, they are given to us, and the closer you walk with Jesus the more you realize, He's a gentleman we aren't.  Do we need help, well it would appear so... 14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them?  15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food.  16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but do...

What did James know that will help us My friend has suffered much in his life, oh he has had his fair share of blessings, don't misunderstand me, and he's no sad sack- in fact often he has chosen to be uplifting to those who are down.  But now he's facing something that he doesn't know how to deal with- he would love to commit revenge- and few of us would be interested in him being arrested for it.  We believe that the person who committed the injustice against him is a worthless character who has rejected all the good intentions of those who have tried to get him to see the truth about himself.  And my friend could, he could take revenge, he is a hunter, he has high powered rifles, he could take a shot from two blocks away and nobody would know who or how- so, he's in a bit of a quandary.  So are we, we have high powered rifles, we know who the sleaze bag is, but we're also in a bit of a quandary.  Into the scene steps a man who's brother brought thing...