Praying the Psalms, Tying the Knot and Carrying the Cross. Good Morning Friends, The Psalms do not exactly fit the way people pray today any more than people grasp the full context of taking up a cross and the spiritual nature of marriage. We do not wear prayer shawls with tied tassels, though their image … Continue reading Praying the Psalms, Tying the Knot and Carrying the Cross. →

The Power of Land, Flowers, Hammers, Change and Songs Good Morning Friends, How Shall We Sing the Lord's Song? When Pete Seeger, iconic American folksinger heard that some people thought that his song, This Land is Your Land would be a good national anthem, he replied "no," and something to the effect that he could not … Continue reading The Power of Land, Flowers, Hammers, Change and Songs →

This Boy Jesus. Good Morning Friends, When I was born, the world came into being for me and I began to imagine all sorts of things. One thing we perhaps share in our musing is wondering what Jesus was like as a boy. Maybe God chose not to tell us much about Jesus' childhood and … Continue reading This Boy Jesus. →

Repentance Reconciles Yeast. Good Morning Friends, There is great debate amongst scholars as to whether the use of leaven in reference to the Kingdom of God is a positive or negative example. Some believe that it is positively speaking of the rise of the gospel in the world and others believe it is negatively speaking … Continue reading Repentance Reconciles Yeast. →

Communicating the Possibility of Salvation for All Good Morning, There is a bit of illusion with this whole thing of the internet as with any communication because what is being communicated is removed from the presence of the moment. Our minds are still filled with chatter and no God is not Google. Still all this … Continue reading Communicating the Possibility of Salvation for All →

Living Life Forward Good Morning Friends, So much of Southwest Florida is caught up in the migration of people. We are a migratory species among other migratory species. From snowbirds and real birds, to farmworkers and tourists we are a flow of moving creatures that has been part of history from the start. And, of … Continue reading Living Life Forward →

Avoidance Excuses of Our False Self. Good Morning Friends, Looking for the perfect "white lie" or excuse to get out of a sticky situation with God. Well don't. It may work with others for a time but not with God. God will not reinforce you for lying. God will not distort your memories to the … Continue reading Avoidance Excuses of Our False Self →

From Serenity to Self-Help Good Morning Friends, The original serenity prayer is derived from untitled prayer by the theologian Reinhold Niebuhr. The prayer has been adopted by Alcoholics Anonymous and other twelve-step programs and is designed to help all of us have a correct understanding of God's grace...to become secure in the blessed assurances of … Continue reading From Serenity to Self-Help →

The Money Pit Good Morning Friends, If the role of the Christian is to become more like Jesus we need to be strategic about our work within the context of relationships. For at the heart of the great commission is discipleship and at the heart of discipleship is not evangelism but relationships that honor God … Continue reading The Money Pit →

   Illumination for Lent Good Morning Friends, Do you know the first word spoken in the story of creation? The word is light the Word is Jesus. We did not generate it on your own. We are given light so others might too experience the purpose put before us. Without illumination microscopes do not work. … Continue reading Illumination for Lent →