President's Day Good Morning Friends, Today we explore the relationship between trust and fear and the making of leaders. We do this because today is President's Day. Scripture: Despite their fear of the peoples around them, they built the altar. Ezra 3:3 (NIV) Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has … Continue reading President’s Day →

Performing Holy Habits Good Morning Friends, Today's paper announces the hope of a performing arts center at Ave Maria University and I would have to say that this is a good thing for the melding of arts and religion and the Bible have been connecting entertainment and economics and education for a very long time. … Continue reading Performing Holy Habits →

Our Frailty, God's Faithfulness and Life's Fruitfulness Good Morning Friends, As in school, one's grades may change dependent on what the teachers are counting. When it comes to the rubric of life, earthly values of education, position and wealth can become superfluous in what we really need to be pursuing. We need something that lasts...something … Continue reading Our Frailty, God’s Faithfulness and Life’s Fruitfulness →

From the Heart Good Morning Friends, Happy Valentine's Day. May all your giving creativity blend with a culture of healing that comes From the Heart. Scripture: All shall give as they are able, according to the blessing of the Lord your God that he has given you. Deuteronomy 16:17 (NRSV) He sat down opposite the … Continue reading From the Heart →

Worshipping Sanctuary Good Morning Friends, Well, a pair of Russian ice skaters won Olympic gold yesterday and their free skate performance was artistically inspired and technically executed to the music of all things Jesus Christ Super Star. As we were singing in choir practice at church they had already won but I got to watch … Continue reading Worshipping Sanctuary →

Who is the Fool....Who is the Lover? Good Morning Friends, Shirley Temple Black died yesterday and I wonder why she survived Hollywood when so many of other child stars have been consumed one sparkle at a time by the demons of the world. Surely it is not for lack of the media trying even 82 … Continue reading Who is the Fool….Who is the Lover? →

The One that Rolled Away Good Morning Friends, The World is filled with stone monuments. Stonehenge, Easter Island, the Pyramids... The Bible has several example of them as well, but the greatest of them all is The One that Rolled Away. Scripture: Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He … Continue reading The One that Rolled Away →

Reflections on a Heritage of Overabundance Good Morning Friends, A couple of times a week I pick up excess day old food from Starbucks and take these tasty treats to local soup kitchens, homeless shelters, and outreach centers. Sometimes the people giving are in equal need to those receiving. You see opportunities to serve are … Continue reading Reflections on a Heritage of Overabundance →

Experiencing God's Love. Good Morning Friends, The last two nights through my work we sponsored Silver Ring Thing Events in Southwest Florida to help youth develop healthy relationships. Against this backdrop of events entitled One Night Stands I would like to explore one of the best known of scriptures. You see in John 3:16 is … Continue reading Experiencing God’s Love. →

Our Dessert. Good Morning Friends, Yesterday I went to a luncheon and heard a Federal Reserve Bank President from Kansas talk about the Fed's 4 trillion dollar bond portfolio and I noticed that already on the table when we arrived was Our Dessert. Scripture: Taste and see that the Lord is good. Psalm 34:8 (NRSV) … Continue reading Our Dessert. →