Do You Rejoice In Small Packages As Well As The Large Ones?    Good Morning Friends,    The Christmas music has already started, and Thanksgiving is not yet here. It is that time of the year to be filled with good and rich food and drink. But more importantly we need to be filled with … Continue reading Do You Rejoice In Small Packages As Well As The Large Ones? →

Do You Feel The Kingdom Of God Among Us?    Good Morning Friends,    To have a Kingdom one needs a King. But most of the Kings in the Bible were a sorry lot. The thing is that God never sought this earthly design for us. We imposed it on ourselves. Perhaps the best we … Continue reading Do You Feel The Kingdom Of God Among Us? →

Are You Waiting For God To Take Responsibility?  Good Morning Friends,  Patience is a virtue but often it is God's patience waiting for our action of faith that is the tipping point of grace. In today's scripture, we have a message for those who think they are living by faith but not getting the results, … Continue reading Are You Waiting For God To Take Responsibility? →

Which Values Would You Feast On To Get To The Kingdom Of God?  Good Morning Friends,  Early Americans feasted on hard work, civic duty, moderation, family, faith, the rule of law, frugality and simplicity. They were ultimately very humble people. Today's Americans value comfort, experiences, expression, happiness, independence, entitlement, control, acceptance and freedom. And while … Continue reading Which Values Would You Feast On To Get To The Kingdom Of God? →

Won't You Be My Neighbor?  Good Morning Friends,  Yesterday's lectionary was on love and todays includes table etiquette in the Kingdom and conforming to the unity of God in community…something during election time that seems very far removed from the norm and especially so with the recent violent attacks at a synagogue shooting in Squirrel … Continue reading Won’t You Be My Neighbor? →

Will The Remnant Be Enough?  Good Morning Friends,  I recently watched a video featuring researcher George Barna. The talk was on the state of the family and it was given here in Southwest Florida last week to nudge more of the faithful to disciple youth. Here is the link: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?PC=SL08&q=barna+on+the+family&ru=%2fsearch%3fFORM%3dSLBRDF%26PC%3dSL08%26q%3dbarna%2bon%2bthe%2bfamily&view=detail&mmscn=vwrc&mid=87F52DAD88260AB3E44687F52DAD88260AB3E446&FORM=WRVORC In the video Barna points … Continue reading Will The Remnant Be Enough? →

Are You Worthy Of Being Called A Christian?  Good Morning Friends,  People waffle at the idea of going to church these days preferring a spiritual experience in isolation from what is often considered to be hypocritical, and to be honest the institutional church is sometimes just that. The Nones as they are now called, those … Continue reading Are You Worthy Of Being Called A Christian? →

Are We Looking Forward To A Tensionless Holiness And Unity As A Blessing From The Ordeal Of Life?  Good Morning Friends,  Some of the events in our lives can take the wind out of our sails, the song off our lips and the energy out of our steps. But when life deals a lemon we … Continue reading Are We Looking Forward To A Tensionless Holiness And Unity As A Blessing From The Ordeal Of Life? →