Do You Understand The Scope of Our True Debt?  Good Morning Friends,  Handling money can be a spiritual and moral issue. Its use and misuse affects others. The challenge is that we are to be both frugal and generous. It can become confusing. Sorting it out begins with understanding that what we have belongs to God. God … Continue reading Do You Understand The Scope of Our True Debt? →

What Do You Do When You Have To Wait?  Good Morning Friends,  When we receive the compassion and mercy of the Lord in our life it acts as a foundation for our faith to grow and with our faith, patience that the Lord will complete the work He has started in us. This perspective, this … Continue reading What Do You Do When You Have To Wait? →

Do You Have A Friendship with Christ?  Good Morning Friends,  We can be strangers, servants or friends in our relationship with God. But somehow none of those descriptors make much initial sense when we are in the act of prayer. Along these lines of thought we prepare to ask today's question. This morning we explore … Continue reading Do You Have A Friendship with Christ? →

Have You Discovered the Everlasting Joy of the Kingdom in the Church?  Good Morning Friends,  Today's scripture is about giving extravagantly to the point of joy, to the point of being totally dependent on God. And yes there is a bit of fear in moving closer to this truth. The product of the process though is … Continue reading Have You Discovered the Everlasting Joy of the Kingdom in the Church? →

Are You Ready to Rejoice in a Little Lowbrow Good News?  Good Morning Friends,  Today is December 7th and the date is known for its bad news. So as a counter to that reality and event that surprised so many in a negative way we turn to the story of the angels bringing the "good … Continue reading Are You Ready to Rejoice in a Little Lowbrow Good News? →

Are You Maturing In God's Incarnate Light?  Good Morning Friends,  Light and Water are both pretty important for growing anything. But sometimes life's tragedies and loss, sorrow and pain may obscure God's radiant face. Sometimes we kind of dry up for lack of water. But God's provision is never completely absent. In His birth, life, … Continue reading Are You Maturing In God’s Incarnate Light? →

Do You Understand the Meaning of Mercy?  Good Morning Friends,  This last year for Catholics has been an Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy. And frankly I for one, even though not a Catholic, kind of hate to see it end. There is something good that happens when millions of people focus on something as profound and … Continue reading Do You Understand the Meaning of Mercy? →

Do You Know What It Means To Be Sincere?  Good Morning Friends,  A friend of mine at choir practice yesterday suggested I write a devotional on the word "sincere". He reminded me of the folk tale story of sculptors using wax to cover up their mistakes where the test of truth was that the works … Continue reading Do You Know What It Means To Be Sincere? →

Are You Ready for The Unexpected Life in Christ?  Good Morning Friends,  Arthur Burns was chair of the Federal Reserve in the 1970s, and a Jewish economist of great influence in Washington during the tenure of several Presidents. Burns was once asked to pray at a gathering of evangelical politicians. And the story goes that … Continue reading Are You Ready for The Unexpected Life in Christ? →

Who Shut the Door?   Good Morning Friends,  One of my friends was up to Kentucky this last summer to see the replica of Noah's Ark. And yes, the number one question asked there is about what was done with all the scat. But that is not the question I ask today though it is about eschatology … Continue reading Who Shut the Door? →