Ashamed? Good Morning Friends, The Lyndon Johnson War on poverty is 50 years old. We lost because we did not really know what we were doing. The world of poverty is so alone. We attempted to fix it in isolation...perhaps fearing that if we got too close we would take self-affirming joy in others suffering. … Continue reading Ashamed? →

The Bard, the Bible and the Bed Good Morning Friends, Did you know that Shakespeare's plays are full of Bible references? Some are obvious, but many require very careful reading and a thorough familiarity with the Bible to catch. Some interpret them to mean that Shakespeare was a closet Catholic, others to the possibility he … Continue reading The Bard, the Bible and the Bed →

Cold! Good Morning Friends, Last night I read a little Shakespeare during the National BCS football game to warm the Spirit. And now this morning the shelters have filled and the blanket brigades are out for it is Cold! Scripture:  From its chamber comes the whirlwind, and cold from the scattering winds. Job 37:9 (NRSV) Now … Continue reading Cold! →

I'm Possible Good Morning Friend, One of our volunteer ministers at Moorings greeted people with "Happy Easter" instead of "Happy New Year." Ok he is older than Methuselah but I am not so sure it is a mistake to look at new beginnings on the first Sunday of the year. So in honor of revival … Continue reading I’m Possible →

Surprised by the Grace of God. Good Morning Friends, God's is much like the Sun, so perfectly place like His Son in relationship to this world… bringing not only light, but the warmth of love on a cold winter morning… And here as I write awaiting the sunrise in knowledge that there is both a … Continue reading Surprised by the Grace of God →

A Light that Keeps on Shinning. Good Morning Friends, Well, we packed up the Christmas ornaments and they are ready to go back up to the attic and the Christmas trees are down as well. All the lights have been stored away and as I sort out the experience I am looking for the connection … Continue reading A Light the Keeps on Shinning →

Perfect Tense In reference to yesterday's devotional on communication, a friend of mine, MK, thought he would share an insight into Biblical Greek. He points out that the Greek, a language few speak, "has a unique tense that refers to a once and for all time completed action.  Therefore while the action is in the past, … Continue reading Perfect Tense →

Very Like a Whale Good Morning Friends, Often times our reality is limited to the words we can use to describe it... one really has to experience it. Still words can help in ordering our thoughts anew around what we experience. Over the holiday break I went camping in the Everglades with my wife Amy. … Continue reading Very Like a Whale →