How Do We Find Beauty in the Ashes? Good Morning Friends, The Bible does not mention the custom of Lent, however, the practice of repentance and mourning in ashes is found in 2 Samuel 13:19; Esther 4:1; Job 2:8; Daniel 9:3; and Matthew 11:21. Lent occurs during the 40 days (not counting Sundays) just before Easter. As we begin the … Continue reading How Do We Find Beauty in the Ashes? →

What Do You Think When Someone Says Mardi Gras? Good Morning Friends,Top of Form Bottom of Form  Today all over the world people will be celebrating Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is the French phrase for "Fat Tuesday" and also known as Carnival and Shrove Tuesday and it comes the day before Lent begins. I am … Continue reading What Do You Think When Someone Says Mardi Gras? →

How Long Must We Wait for Peace? Good Morning Friends, Today and tomorrow through my work and partnerships with the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Leadership Foundations and Communities in Schools, One by One Leadership Foundation will be blessed with the engagement of 25 Basketball Hall of Famers. They have made a mark in the … Continue reading How Long Must We Wait for Peace? →

What Do We Do When We Come Down from the Mountaintop? Good Morning Friends, The Bible does not mention the custom of Lent, however, the practice of repentance and mourning in ashes is found in scripture. Lent begins soon, but this Sunday however is Transfiguration Sunday. Today marks for me the beginning of a period of … Continue reading What Do We Do When We Come Down from the Mountaintop? →

What is Your Favorite Word? Good Morning Friends, Today is Valentine's Day and Mardi Gras is this Tuesday so Lent comes just about as close to Valentine's as I can remember. And yet a few years ago it was on the day after Ash Wednesday. And in 2018 Ash Wednesday and Valentine's Day will coincide … Continue reading What is Your Favorite Word? →

Do You Love God?...Are You Obeying God? Good Morning Friends, It is a spiritual impossibility to love God and not obey God. They are linked in perpetuity. Genuine love of God births wholehearted obedience. It is not an occasional love or partial obedience that fosters great relationships. Then there is the love of our King … Continue reading Do You Love God?…Are You Obeying God? →

So Do You See With Eyes of Love?  Good Morning Friends, Today I am asking us to imagine walking and talking and seeing and hearing and feeling with the Spirit of Jesus...for those people who are dying...for those people facing rejection. I am asking the Spirit of truth to abide with us, to save us and sanctify … Continue reading So Do You See With Eyes of Love? →

Lord, Can I Be Saved from Temptation? Good Morning Friends, Cats are more interesting than dogs. No matter what a cat has done wrong, they always try to make it look like the dog did it. Maybe that is why a dog's tail is between his legs and a cat's up in the air. It … Continue reading Lord, Can I Be Saved from Temptation? →

Are Your Ready to Trust God? Good Morning Friends, There are all sorts of things that are not right in this world. Still Jesus wants us to inherit the kingdom and so is ready to catch us when we fall, ready to hug us into eternity when we jump into His arms, ready to comfort us … Continue reading Are Your Ready to Trust God? →

Do You Know What Your Purpose Is? Good Morning Friends, Do you know what drives you and motivates you? Is it to be happy and enjoy life? Perhaps it is to live a moral life, have a good job and raise a good family with a good future. All these goals though may be short sighted. … Continue reading Do You Know What Your Purpose Is? →