Can We Face Satan's Old Tricks In The Form of New Temptations?  Good Morning Friends,  Everyone who has experienced God in their lives, in personal fellowship, also acknowledges the great value of this life with God, perhaps even in fear of losing this joy. And just resting on the Sabbath, as I did yesterday can … Continue reading Can We Face Satan’s Old Tricks In The Form of New Temptations? →

When Do We Act Then Fast And When Do We Need To Fast And Then Act?  Good Morning Friends,  Moses the lawgiver, King David, Elijah the prophet, Queen Esther, the prophet Daniel, Anna the prophetess, the Apostle Paul, and Jesus Christ. These people in Scripture have fasting in common. They practiced a spiritual discipline that … Continue reading When Do We Act Then Fast And When Do We Need To Fast And Then Act? →

Will We Allow God's Love To Make Us Sacred?  Good Morning Friends,  People, places and events and things become sacred and holy only because of the active physical presence of God.  The burning bush in front of Moses was sacred not because of anything it was, but because God was there.  It was only a … Continue reading Will We Allow God’s Love To Make Us Sacred? →

Will I Fast Or Eat My Chocolate With A Changed Heart?  Good Morning Friends,  Today is an interesting confluence of Ash Wednesday and St. Valentine's Day. And it is compounded in a way for Easter, which is coming soon and April Fool's Day also fall on the same day. Interestingly, the date we celebrate as … Continue reading Will I Fast Or Eat My Chocolate With A Changed Heart? →

When Things Seem Impossible What Sign Do You Look For?  Good Morning Friends,  Some of my relatives out west are what you might call cowboys. So, when we relocated to Collier County back in the 1960's the town of Immokalee was not so foreign to my father. Still the situation, in terms of human rights … Continue reading When Things Seem Impossible What Sign Do You Look For? →

What Is On Your Mind?  Good Morning Friends,  You have heard it said that the devil is in the details but scripture suggests that God is in the specifics. We have been deceived into believing something that really is not pure scripture. People are Biblically illiterate so they can be fooled. Unfortunately, a lot of … Continue reading What Is On Your Mind? →

Whose Words Are We Trusting Anyway?  Good Morning Friends,  The whole idea of divided countries is in the news with the Winter Olympic Games in the mountainous country of Korea this week. We get a sense of the dynamics and tensions of this reality in our scripture from 1 Kings that applies to other parts … Continue reading Whose Words Are We Trusting Anyway? →

What Do You Have To Say?  Good Morning Friends,  Today I am heading off to a memorial service so I am not going to suggest to you the deep meaning of the lectionary passages on our lives, but I am going to ask you a question regarding words and actions that divide us. Think this … Continue reading What Do You Have To Say? →

How Are We To Respond To All The Different Cultures and Traditions and Religions?  Good Morning Friends,  Yesterday we had this glimpse of the golden era of Solomon and now a couple of verses later we have the decline of the dynasty and the reality that one can be a wise fool. For the King … Continue reading How Are We To Respond To All The Different Cultures and Traditions and Religions? →

Why Do We Even Try To Out Give God?  Good Morning Friends,  Today we seek to understand from the inside out about the nature of the church and the bride of Christ…about love of God and love of our neighbors. Today we look in the mirror and realize that though we think we are something … Continue reading Why Do We Even Try To Out Give God? →