The Peace of Christ and the Peace of the World Good Morning Friends, Jesus came to set the captives free and that is exactly what this amazing man, this improbable God brings to the disciples in the upper room after the Resurrection. The disciples are in fear and Jesus brings the gift that sets them … Continue reading The Peace of Christ and the Peace of the World →

Face the Firm Rocks, Building Blocks, and Formative Faith of Being Human. Good Morning Friends, It will benefit us this morning on the journey to Pentecost and looking forward to the formation of the church, to consider the beautiful gift which Jesus has left us: this spirit of strength and of counsel. Today we see … Continue reading Face the Firm Rocks, Building Blocks, and Formative Faith of Being Human. →

A Virtual Question. Good Morning Friends, A friend once greeted me by saying, "Hi. How's God treating you?" "Just fine," I replied. Then he asked, "And how are you treating God?" That question challenged me and got me to thinking. The Sermon on Sunday made a similar point noting that if we have all the … Continue reading A Virtual Question →

The Three Types of Trouble Good Morning Friends, This last week we have been meditating on open and closed doors... softened and hardened hearts. What becomes clear is that not all problems originate from the same source. Some are of our own causing. Others are testing from God to make us better. And then there … Continue reading The Three Types of Trouble →

The Three Doors of Praying, Celebrating and Imitating Jesus. Good Morning Friends, Today we continue our preparation for Pentecost. With the Passover events as the backdrop and with the Risen Christ in our hearts we explore a message for our collective journey until Jesus returns. We look at prayer in a passage from James with … Continue reading The Three Doors of Praying, Celebrating and Imitating Jesus →

 An Agent of Reconciliation with a Faith Family Resemblance Good Morning Friends, 2014 is twentieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family and it offers an opportunity to refocus on the role of families worldwide and here at home as well.  Some say there has never been a time when the family faced so severe … Continue reading An Agent of Reconciliation with a Faith Family Resemblance →

Danger of Hardened Hearts but More in not Sharing the Warning Good Morning Friends, What difficulties has God prepared you to expect? Oh you will have difficulties. In this work of redemption there are things beyond understanding but there are some things that can be revealed if we lead with our heart and realize the … Continue reading Danger of Hardened Hearts but More in not Sharing the Warning →

Seven Things to Develop our Willingness to Trust God Good Morning Friends, Maybe I am getting better at trusting God but the unmistakable reality is that a lot of the trusting thing has to begin all over again every day as if nothing had yet been done. Really trusting God requires a persistent presence of … Continue reading Seven Things to Develop our Willingness to Trust God →

Who Are We to Close the Doors to the Holy Spirit? Good Morning Friends, If your spiritual life is out of breath, maybe you need to open the windows and doors to let a fresh breeze clear the air. My experience is that too many people and even worshipping communities have closed doors to the … Continue reading Who Are We to Close the Doors to the Holy Spirit? →

Intersection of the Sacred and Secular Life Good Morning Friends, This morning I am thinking and feeling that on a deep level there is a culture of Christ and a reality of Christ in culture that supersedes the culture of countries...that supersedes politics and institutional religion. Our God is a God of history and at … Continue reading Intersection of the Sacred and Secular Life →