Joy and Reciprocity Good Morning Friends, Are you a God defier or a God affirmer? Are you a stubborn mule? The word 'sin' has almost disappeared from our vocabulary, but the sense of guilt often remains in our hearts and minds. You see at the heart of every man and woman is the ability to … Continue reading Joy and Reciprocity →

From Survival Mode to Growth Mode Good Morning Friends, There was a storm that blew through Immokalee earlier this week. The wind whipped up and the cattle gathered together in the fields and the egrets gather underneath the cattle. They were in survival mode, focused, determined, driven to exert energy toward getting through the demands … Continue reading From Survival Mode to Growth Mode →

Sacred Ground Good Morning Friends, There have been a lot of auto related deaths of kids. Perhaps you know one of them. As one drives along the Florida roads you can see the memorial flowers. Doves, broken hearts and crosses lovingly arranged at the places of what we call accidents. Hispanics call them descansos, or … Continue reading Sacred Ground →

The Teamwork to Make the Dream Work Good Morning Friends, This week at One by One Leadership Foundation we brought together the community team to start a youth basketball league in Immokalee. It is a collaboration with cooperation. Also this week a friend of mine has a group of his old friends visiting in Southwest … Continue reading The Teamwork to Make the Dream Work →

Solutions Made in Immokalee Good Morning Friends, When the sun goes down 1.3 billion people in the world only have toxic kerosene lamps and other life-threatening materials for lighting and cooking in their homes. This situation not only costs them a lot of money for the fuel, about a $100 a year, but according to … Continue reading Solutions Made in Immokalee →

Freed Good Morning Friends, The true story of Solomon Northup, Twelve Years a Slave, won the Movie Oscars this last weekend. It is a powerful movie...even the thought of it. I bring it to your attention on this Fat Tuesday because the movie is an appropriate study even on this day of Carnival, but I … Continue reading Freed →

The Light of Love Sets Us Free Good Morning Friends, Yesterday the sermon at Moorings was about the transfiguration of Christ. The sermon pointed out that the fear of God may be the beginning of wisdom but that perfect love, in casting out fear, extends the light of Christ beyond mountaintop experiences. As the bird … Continue reading The Light of Love Sets Us Free →

The Grace of Forgiveness Good Morning Friends, Maybe you know someone who has gone through or is going through the 12 Step Program of AA. Today we look at the scripture behind Step Eight and the tension of asking others we have harmed for forgiveness being willing to make restitution. Now you may be thinking, … Continue reading The Grace of Forgiveness →

To Fear and Not to Fear This Sunday will be Transfiguration Sunday, marking the beginning of Jesus' journey to Jerusalem. Sunday for many Christians will begin a period of contemplation of the journey to the cross...the sacrifice for our salvation. There is tension between our inner experience and our outward public presence as we experience this scripture about the … Continue reading To Fear and Not to Fear →