What is Your Favorite Scripture?    Good Morning Friends,    I have seen the favorite scripture of people change from John 3:16, to Matthew 7:1-3 and just yesterday I heard it had again changed and now is Romans 12:2. And this is interesting because the scripture is addressed to: the called of Jesus Christ, the … Continue reading What is Your Favorite Scripture? →

Who is This Joyous Girl and Why is She Singing?  Good Morning Friends,  If you have ever read or seen the classic tale How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Theodore Geisel, a. k. a. Dr. Seuss, then you may wonder about the question he poses. Through the storyline he asks us why everybody so happy … Continue reading Who is This Joyous Girl and Why is She Singing? →

Is God a Season of Joy or a Joy that is Without Season?  Good Morning Friends,  Do you know how to find the Spirit of Joy?  Joy is a word that often appears in the Bible with other words such as love and peace and praise and comfort. It is a fruit and a gift … Continue reading Is God a Season of Joy or a Joy that is Without Season? →

Do You Appreciate the Contrasts of the Season?'  Good Morning Friends,  Today we look at the story of the angels bringing the "good news" of the birth of Jesus to the shepherds. (That's right, the verses from Luke that entered the popular culture through Linus' speech in the Charlie Brown Christmas story.) In this scripture we see how the fact … Continue reading Do You Appreciate the Contrasts of the Season?’ →

Have You Received Christ's Gift?  Good Morning Friends,  We are entering a season in which it is not only easier to give but also to receive. Unfortunately our attention so quickly can turn to shopping when it should be about accepting and sharing the truth and grace of Jesus. Some of us have already started our Christmas shopping and making … Continue reading Have You Received Christ’s Gift? →

Are We There Yet?  Good Morning Friends,  We are in the season of waiting. The traffic. The lines. But I am at my absolute worst when listening to a prerecorded message for the seventh time. Thankfully God's timing does not match my expectations for I am not fit to talk to any human when I … Continue reading Are We There Yet? →

Are You Ready For A New Road?  Good Morning Friends,  I came to Southwest Florida in the late 1960's before I-75 connected us to the Interstate Highway system. This road expansion was a catalyst that changed Naples from a sleepy fishing village into one of the fastest growing communities in the nation for a time. … Continue reading Are You Ready For A New Road? →

Are You Willing to Walk the Second Mile With an Outcast?  Good Morning Friends,    In a world that worships money and power and fame, it is very difficult to take serious a doctrine that identifies God not with society's affluent and its power structures, but as a child in a manger that grows up … Continue reading Are You Willing to Walk the Second Mile With an Outcast? →

Who's in Control?  Good Morning Friends,  As we give our attention this advent to preparation for Christmas I am cautiously optimistic about what the season will bring to light for us. And as we look back over the last twelve months I find myself, and you might be the same way, in need of receiving a season of peace, a season of … Continue reading Who’s in Control? →