Do You Know What You Need to Know to Be Successful?  Good Morning Friends,  High School youth graduated this last week and many of them will be going off to college. If you are or have one in your family, congratulations. Only a small percent of the world's population are college students. And if you … Continue reading Do You Know What You Need to Know to Be Successful? →

Do You Think in Worship as in War We Could Be More Trusting of God?  Good Morning Friends,  Does your faith need miracles to sustain it? Does it need more entertainment and drama to keep you engaged? Creative activities are wonderful but the dance of the Holy Spirit is choreographed for more than a Broadway … Continue reading Do You Think in Worship as in War We Could Be More Trusting of God? →

Do You Feel the Power When You Believe?  Good Morning Friends,  I do not know if others experience cycles of doubt, belief and knowledge, but I imagine we all must, for even though we have faith that embraces a tangible Kingdom of God in the moment, and in reflection on the past, we still must, in anticipation of the future; believe … Continue reading Do You Feel the Power When You Believe? →

What Was Judas Thaddeus Thinking? Good Morning Friends, Yesterday's devotional, perhaps in error, noted that Thaddeus the brother of James and John never wrote a letter included in the Bible, and though I am no expert on the matter of authorship, it does seem to me in retrospect that the book of Jude might qualify. … Continue reading What Was Judas Thaddeus Thinking? →

How Can We Believe We Can Be Greater Than John the Baptist? Good Morning Friends, Do you think you are "a nobody?" ...Think again. Still the first law of ministry is humility, for whoever humbles himself like a child, will be the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Perplexed. Don't be, for today we give … Continue reading How Can We Believe We Can Be Greater Than John the Baptist? →

Do You Know How to Reconcile People? Good Morning Friends, In my mission work of connecting leaders, changing lives and transforming community, I spend time praying with Catholics and Protestants in Ave Maria and Immokalee alike. I am learning about connecting faith communities as well as government, and business communities as a ministry. I imagine … Continue reading Do You Know How to Reconcile People? →

Who Are Your Heroes?  Good Morning Friends,  Today we remember the fallen heroes who left behind widows and widowers, and sons and daughters, but also heroes now past who survived life's battles. We are to look up to these heroes for they do things most us cannot do. People look up to heroes like some … Continue reading Who Are Your Heroes? →

What is Your Image of the Power of God in His Church? Good Morning Friends,  Today is Pentecost Sunday, the Easter Season has ended. Today the fulfillment of the Feast of Pentecost is celebrated in the coming of the Holy Spirit and in the formation of the Church. Words rarely do justice to the topic of … Continue reading What is Your Image of the Power of God in His Church? →

What Do You Want To Remember? Good Morning Friends, We are now in Memorial Day Weekend, for the holiday has extended beyond just the one day when it was moved to a Monday. We celebrate it to remember those who died for our freedom. But in many ways as a culture we have forgotten its … Continue reading What Do You Want To Remember? →

Honestly Have You Ever Doubted?  Good Morning Friends,  Today's scripture, about Jesus healing a boy, is sandwiched in between the story of the Transfiguration, that mountaintop experience, and the passage of Jesus telling His disciples, as they travel in Galilee, that He was going to be betrayed, murdered and that He would after three days rise, … Continue reading Honestly Have You Ever Doubted? →