Do We Know How To Follow God's Timing?  Good Morning Friends,  Last night we had choir practice. And the first song we practiced was by John Ness Beck, a piece called, Help Us Accept Each Other. We will sing it on Sunday. It seemed very appropriate given that the election season was so divisive. Its … Continue reading Do We Know How To Follow God’s Timing? →

Who Has Touched You?  Good Morning Friends,  Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling fresco portrays God reaching to touch Adam with his finger as an act of creation itself and indeed the giving of life. Then there is the image of Thomas touching Jesus's wounds in the painting, The Incredulity of Saint Thomas, by Caravaggio. Countless modern … Continue reading Who Has Touched You? →

Do You Have A Grace-filled Heart?  Good Morning Friends,  Southwest Florida lost a young superhero over the weekend. His name, Damian Creed. And he fought a long, hard battle with a rare form of cancer for two and a half years. I think he was around eight years old. I never met him but can … Continue reading Do You Have A Grace-filled Heart? →

Are We Judging God or is God Judging Us?  Good Morning Friends,  Tomorrow the sun will come up and it will be Election Day and it is an important day but make no mistake out it, some will win and some will lose. Now maybe you understand the doctrine of election and if you do … Continue reading Are We Judging God or is God Judging Us? →

What is Your Favorite Smell?  Good Morning Friends,  For me smells of moth balls and lavender brings me back to memories of my mother's mother. Smells of oranges and pipe tobacco bring back memories of my father's father. Memories of fresh mowed grass brings me back to my childhood. The smell of glue brings me … Continue reading What is Your Favorite Smell? →

Do You Find Joy in The Art of Cultivating People?  Good Morning Friends,  Out on the mission frontier one gets to meet some amazing people. Some of them function as community artists, but instead of a pallet of colors, they have a variety of gifts God has placed in them, and their friends, that are … Continue reading Do You Find Joy in The Art of Cultivating People? →

Do You Have A Moment To Stop and Listen?  Good Morning Friends,  By looking at the story of Jesus in the home of Mary and Martha we find what is really needed during the upcoming holiday season. Take a moment to reflect on what is essential. Take a moment to seek a balance between work … Continue reading Do You Have A Moment To Stop and Listen? →

Is It Time For The Emotional Walls To Come Down?    Good Morning Friends,    Pinch yourself. In life we can get disoriented, because we may perceive things to be true that are not. And that conflict can make us uncomfortable and disoriented and we can end up with a form of spiritual motion sickness. … Continue reading Is It Time For The Emotional Walls To Come Down? →

How Do We Love God With Everything We Have Got?  Good Morning Friends,  Today we ask what may be the most important question we will ever be asked to answer. It is beautifully unique to each of us and uniformly simple. Answering the question helps us to discover, if we are honest, our purpose, for … Continue reading How Do We Love God With Everything We Have Got? →

 Do You Not Understand The Way To Sustainability On A Global Scale?  Good Morning Friends,  Early on in my spiritual formation I learned to view God in the role of our Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer. And also to view our role in life as to emulate these characteristics. But we have a problem for the … Continue reading Do You Not Understand The Way To Sustainability On A Global Scale? →