The Rest Has Been Written into the Music Good Morning Friends, I sing in a church choir with my family. We also play English Handbells. At first it was more like a job, but now it is more of a joy. As I have grown in my faith...my experience of the music has shifted from work to worship...from performance … Continue reading The Rest Has Been Written into the Music →

The Greatest Treasure of All Good Morning Friends, If we take our everyday life, nothing out of the ordinary, just our eating and sleeping and gardening and shopping and driving around and working and talking and put it before God as an offering...if we embrace what God is doing in our life, not the world's values … Continue reading The Greatest Treasure of All →

A Man who Serves God. Good Morning Friends, Today's verse, the words of Jesus, were shared as He and the twelve disciples were walking to Jerusalem for the Passover Feast. Jesus gathered them together privately near Jericho to explain what was going to happen. He told of his betrayal and death and resurrection. Then the … Continue reading A Man who Serves God. →

Doing What is Right Good Morning Friends, When faced with taking a stand for what is right, our greatest temptation is to remain neutral, to forfeit moral leadership for the sake of popularity, comfort or worse greed. Certainly, we should choose our battles wisely and be sure of our motives before we take a stand. … Continue reading Doing What is Right →

"Won't You Be My Neighbor?" Good Morning Friends, Today's scripture defines neighbor through a story but I think it also is defined in the person of Christ and so too in the lives of those who follow in His Way. As a kid I remember watching Mister Rogers' Neighborhood not realizing at the time that … Continue reading “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” →

Forgive Our Ignorance Good Morning Friends, As Christians we must learn to forgive and love those the world rejects, even those who reject us. We are to learn the wisdom and understanding of the heart. Friends living is easy and confidence abounds when we embrace the illusion of knowledge in wealth. But we are called … Continue reading Forgive Our Ignorance →

Experience God in the Silence. Good Morning Friends, The mission God entrusted to Elijah was to anoint the new king of Israel and the new prophet called to succeed Elijah himself. Elijah had just kicked Jezebel's minions' buttes and Jezebel was one to take revenge. Facing the reality of all this was not easy for … Continue reading Experience God in the Silence. →

A Highway of Holiness. Good Morning Friends, This Father's Day as I consider the life of my own father, I also contemplate the roads he paved that have led my life into greater joy and the roads in the Bible that guide us to walk A Highway of Holiness. Scripture: Recite [the words I am … Continue reading A Highway of Holiness. →

Let the Holy Spirit Help Us Practice Being Fruitful. Good Morning Friends, The Spirit-filled life is a life lived like Jesus; that's how you and I are to live our lives. We are to live by the Spirit. When we learn to live the Spirit-filled life—a life like Jesus, then the fruit of the Spirit … Continue reading Let the Holy Spirit Help Us Practice Being Fruitful. →

Sharing in Redemptive Suffering. Good Morning Friends, What is the most painful test you have encountered in leadership? Christ's was undoubtedly the decision of the cross and the crosses the disciples were to carry as well. Here even Christ needs consoling. And as I contemplate it this morning, in hope of the dawn, I realize … Continue reading Sharing in Redemptive Suffering. →