Remember the Clock is Ticking Good Morning Friends, We do so like to base our belief in God and His timing of events according to what seems right to us. But this voice is not always God's voice. Today's Psalm and scripture from Corinthians is designed to comfort and reassure us that God's timing and way is … Continue reading Remember the Clock is Ticking →

Blind Dependence Good Morning Friends, In today's scripture the pilgrimage to Passover parade stops. It stops at the crossroads of kingdom and community and we are told three similar stories of healing. And here we have to make some choices. The challenge to getting it right is that almost everyone in the stories is blind. And maybe that includes … Continue reading Blind Dependence →

Rue and Honey Good Morning Friends, Have you always wanted to prepare a biblical feast beyond a Passover Seder? Well there is a lot to choose from that is delectable and few things that culturally do not really sound all that great. Of all the things to eat I am not much of a fan of … Continue reading Rue and Honey →

Dangers in the Depths and Deliverance in the Divine Good Morning Friends, Suffering is real, but so is God and if we are honest and wait then good things will come even if the bottom has fallen out of one's life. There is a resolution of chords at the end. Along this theme today we … Continue reading Dangers in the Depths and Deliverance in the Divine →

God Owns it All Good Morning Friends, At first glance secularism is filled with superstitions not rational philosophy and certainly not the foundations of our faith lived out in the spirit. It seems that secularism fails at a fundamental level to caste out fear. It seems to be more controlling than an act of love. … Continue reading God Owns it All →

Vision of a Loving Community Good Morning Friends, Not too long ago I saw an article on the richest people in the world. They were billionaires. It was interesting but a little disturbing for that is way more money than anyone can use. Even in Biblical times, there were some very rich people. Abram, Isaac, … Continue reading Vision of a Loving Community →

He Restores My Soul Good Morning Friends, There were many time in the Bible when Joel, Jeremiah, David, Paul and others got into a bit of a funk. In the Psalms David writes about the God that he experiences. David claims that of all the things we might do to feel better, ultimately it is … Continue reading He Restores My Soul →

Looking for a City whose Builder is God Good Morning Friends, When you look at a cross what do you see? Is there a mystery about it that attracts you to know more about God and about the person wearing it? One can see the cross as a piece of art work in nature, inked … Continue reading Looking for a City whose Builder is God →

"TGIM" Good Morning Friends, I imagine that Jesus cursed the fig tree on a Monday and overturned the tables of the money changers on Monday as well. I am just saying, even though I cannot be for sure, that maybe this is part of the reason that Mondays get a bad rap. But the first … Continue reading “TGIM” →