Are We Looking for Success or Significance?  Good Morning Friends,  There is a relationship between effort and success. But God judges us by our faithfulness, not our success or effort. This is difficult because we live in a culture that loves winners and hates failures. And fear of failure, in a society where success is sanctified, can make us into perfectionists, … Continue reading Are We Looking for Success or Significance? →

Are You Ready To Grow A Little Greener?  Good Morning Friends,  Growing up in Florida in the summers we would go swamp stomping. But my favorite activity was to take a Sunfish and sail for hours out in the Gulf of Mexico. But even then I was not alone. The birds would visit me and … Continue reading Are You Ready To Grow A Little Greener? →

Do You Know How to Deal With Pain?  Good Morning Friends,  Somebody reading this devotional will be in pain. Perhaps you are that person or know that person. If you are then please know the importance of being sincere, considerate, prayerfully patient, and understanding. Know that as Christians we are called in the unity of … Continue reading Do You Know How to Deal With Pain? →

Do You See Through God's Eyes?  Good Morning Friends,  Today is a day we can rejoice in the activity of seeking the value of each person we meet and look for opportunities to bring God's offer of restoration and hope as we die to our unrighteous past and come alive in Christ and begin to … Continue reading Do You See Through God’s Eyes? →

"Hey, What is Going On?"  Good Morning Friends,  Today we are going to delve into why so many days end in "why" and what should we do when "why" fills our days and our minds. We enter this life questioning, "why?" Why did I have to leave the comfortable place I was living? Why are … Continue reading “Hey, What is Going On?” →

 Has Jesus Prepared An Upper Room For You?  Good Morning Friends,  It is the place of the first and the last supper...a place of humility filled with the power of washing another's feet. It is a place of sorrow but also praise, thanksgiving and rejoicing. It is that place of fellowship and service anointed with prayer. It is the … Continue reading Has Jesus Prepared An Upper Room For You? →

 Have You Experienced Spiritual Joy?  Good Morning Friends,  The Naples, Marco Island, and Immokalee area where I live and work was just designated the happiest place to live in the United States. Now I do not know exactly how they came up with this ranking, however it may raise our expectations in the wrong way. … Continue reading Have You Experienced Spiritual Joy? →

Are You Part of a Timely Movement of the Spirit?    Good Morning Friends,    Somewhere along the line, it became popular to work at following Jesus while avoiding organized religion. But Jesus never gave us the option of giving up on His Church. This idea of transforming lives and accomplishing the will of God … Continue reading Are You Part of a Timely Movement of the Spirit? →

Do You Feel God's Presence?  Good Morning Friends,  God is so ubiquitous that some have come to think God ordinary. The obvious has become the overlooked for way too many. Thankfully for me no one has pinched the Paraclete from my experience. Out of silence I have learned to pray and out of prayer I … Continue reading Do You Feel God’s Presence? →

Do You Have A Story to Tell?  Good Morning Friends,  Let's have a conversation with Jesus and imagine that we are sitting by the pool near the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem. We are lying down near the still waters of the pool where we have been for 38 years. This is our home, but it … Continue reading Do You Have A Story to Tell? →