Good Morning Friends, A forest fire is spreading near our home. Its smoke hangs in the air, unsettling and sobering. Fire destroys—but it also reveals. It exposes what is dry, what is fragile, what cannot last. And strangely, in God’s creation, fire also prepares the ground for new life. Some seeds only open in heat. … Continue reading Are We Allowing The Spirit’s Fire To Spread Through The Forests Of Our Lives, Clearing What Must Go And Awakening What God Longs To Grow?
What Does Being Born Again Have To Do With Prayer And Pentecost And God’s Politics?
Good Morning Friends, Today on the journey from Easter to Pentecost we look at scripture that describes an event that happened before the crucifixion with a man named Nicodemus, a religious leader, and an event with the disciples that happened after the Holy Spirit event of Pentecost. Hopefully, they open our eyes to the greater … Continue reading What Does Being Born Again Have To Do With Prayer And Pentecost And God’s Politics?
Why Is the Blending of the Ordinary and Amazing So Important?
Good Morning Friends, If you worship at the Moorings, you know how stunning our sanctuary is. The stained glass is breathtaking — yet when we see it week after week, it can start to feel ordinary even when it isn’t. The ordinary can feel like those “stinky shepherds” doing their daily work — necessary, unnoticed, … Continue reading Why Is the Blending of the Ordinary and Amazing So Important?
Are you Ready To Catch The Spirit?
Good Morning Friends Restoration is never small in Jesus’ hands. He turns failure into calling, emptiness into abundance, and weary disciples into Spirit‑filled witnesses. Today we watch Him meet His followers at the water’s edge—twice—and teach them what it means to be caught, filled, and sent. Are you ready to catch the Spirit? Scripture (Summary) … Continue reading Are you Ready To Catch The Spirit?
Jesus Appears With Love To His Disciples, Has He Appeared To You?
Good Morning Friends, Discouragement can make us withdraw from fellowship and rehearse old wounds. When Jesus feels absent, we’re tempted to live in the past or doubt God’s care. But the risen Christ meets discouraged disciples with love, not condemnation. Every Emmaus road can become a road back to hope. Jesus appears with love to His … Continue reading Jesus Appears With Love To His Disciples, Has He Appeared To You?
What Can We Share On The Journey?
Good Morning Friends There are seasons when the world seems to shake beneath our feet—when headlines feel like aftershocks and the suffering of distant people lands close to home. Conflict reminds us that every “strike” is a person, every “target” is a family, and every “retaliation” ripples through communities who never asked to be caught … Continue reading What Can We Share On The Journey?
Has Your Experience Of Holy Week Prepared You For A Joyful Relationship With The Risen Christ?
Good Morning Friends, Holy Week has carried us through triumph and tragedy—Palm Sunday, betrayal, denial, crucifixion, resurrection—and now toward Pentecost and the gift of the Spirit. These events are not distant history; they expose our own hearts. Like Peter, we deny Jesus. Like John, we love. And like the crowds and rulers, we often shift … Continue reading Has Your Experience Of Holy Week Prepared You For A Joyful Relationship With The Risen Christ?
Do You Have A Personal Story Of Resurrection This Eastertide—Evidence Of Christ’s Life In You?
Good Morning Friends, Today we have a joyous Eastertide devotional about living stones and living stories. Six months ago a friend of mine was praying for Moorings Presbyterian Church. He knew its history and a time when it was filled beyond capacity and I am sure he would have been pleased at seeing the children's chat, … Continue reading Do You Have A Personal Story Of Resurrection This Eastertide—Evidence Of Christ’s Life In You?
What If Resurrection Is Already Calling Your Name?
Good Easter Sunday Morning Friends, Today is Easter Sunday, again. But something is different. We will play handbells and sing the Hallelujah Chorus. And we will undoubtedly greet people with exclamations of, "He has risen!" But as a friend of mine pointed out to me and others who got his texts, on that first Easter Sunday it was more likely the question, … Continue reading What If Resurrection Is Already Calling Your Name?
Will We Embrace Christ’s Cross as Our Cross?
Good Morning Friends, Last night’s Maundy (Commandment) Thursday service invited us into the final hours of Jesus’ earthly mission. Through a shared meal, new music, scripture, confession linked to the cross and communion, we were drawn into the Passover story and Christ death for us. Even the rain with a rainbow as we arrived seemed … Continue reading Will We Embrace Christ’s Cross as Our Cross?
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