To Bear Fruit Each Day Good Morning Friends, Let’s talk about the joy of being in the Kingdom of Jesus… about the prospect of possessing what one desires... about a joy whose roots extend down deep into the bedrock of eternity...about the emotion evoked by well-being and how it relates to bearing fruit that lasts…about … Continue reading To Bear Fruit Each Day →

The Prayer that Provokes God Good Morning Friends, Yesterday Mannie Jackson, author of the Book, Boxcar to Boardroom, presented to a room full of youth and youth advocates in Immokalee, Florida a roadmap for success. He pointed out the importance of trust and preparation and honesty and hard work and being surrounded by friends and … Continue reading The Prayer that Provokes God →

Ozymandias had a Mother Good Morning Friends, Today we look at the masterful sonnet of Shelley, with the scripture that may have inspired it and some that Shelley should have taken to heart. We do this against the backdrop of modern day pop culture, in the hopes that something better might be created. It is … Continue reading Ozymandias had a Mother →

Humor in Heaven Good Morning Friends, There's nothing in the Bible that is written as a joke. But sometimes when we read the Bible there are certain things that might strike us as odd or funny. The secret source of humor, I think, is the surprise of sorrow not so much the jolt of joy. … Continue reading Humor in Heaven →

Choose to Lose Good Morning Friends, Jesus taught that you have to lose yourself to find yourself. What do you think he meant?Jesus taught that you have to lose yourself to find yourself. What do you think he meant? Do you think it might have something to do with how John the Baptist lived his … Continue reading Choose to Lose →

The Cherry Picked Bible Good Morning Friends, People manipulate words every day for their own purposes to rationalize their decisions and persuade others they are correct. Honestly, I do it too. But desiring to be correct can be such a trap. There is a curse of the law without Jesus. Here we might discover that … Continue reading The Cherry Picked Bible →

Practically Imperfect Good Morning Friends, Yesterday the devotion I sent out was not complete. I resolved it in my mind but ran out of time to type it. You see, there is something about the things that are not quite right that keeps them alive… The Navajos, in making rugs, always purposefully weave in a … Continue reading Practically Imperfect →

To Prepare a Room Good Morning Friends, Recently I had lunch with an executive in the medical field and he asked me how much I thought it costs to build a hospital room. His point was that someone has to pay for it. For enlightenment he shared that today it costs about one million two … Continue reading To Prepare a Room →

Gateway to Joy Good Morning Friends, My mom and I met yesterday at breakfast to discuss topics for a devotional.  A little like Jesus in the Upper Room at Passover (remembering the story of the Exodus and God’s deliverance in the symbolic retelling of historic events), we pick an experience of a shared memory and then … Continue reading Gateway to Joy →

Shamar Good Morning Friends, Today we look at the role of the prophet as a worker, a watchman, a guardian, a look out for the community, the country, the church… Today we look at ….the role of God as protector…and our role as stewards in relationship with God as we study the Hebrew word Shamar. Scripture: The LORD … Continue reading Shamar →