Who Pays For People's Greed And Lack Of Humor?  Good Morning Friends,  Usually this time of year Lent has already started, but because Ash Wednesday and Easter are so late this year my Catholic friends on this day can celebrate the life of Pope Hilarius with a little more jocularity. In Immokalee I worked with … Continue reading Who Pays For People’s Greed And Lack Of Humor? →

Are You Willing To Put Christianity Into Practice?  Good Morning Friends,  The simple beauty of the Christian faith and the Gospel's call is one of radical action. The real challenge is not in understanding its potential. So, Are You Willing To Put Christianity Into Practice?  Lead me in the path of your commandments, for I delight … Continue reading Are You Willing To Put Christianity Into Practice? →

What Is The Spiritual Connection Between Power And Influence?    Good Morning Friends,    On balance I would suggest that influence is a force born out of our thoughts and feelings and sometimes a tangible palpable force that can be applied either positively or negatively, all based on relationships and at least in part on … Continue reading What Is The Spiritual Connection Between Power And Influence? →

What Makes Us Great?  Good Morning Friends,  Today we have the story of the healing of a boy with a spirit that seems a lot like epilepsy. I have seen people in epilepsy fits and indeed they seem possessed but I have always thought it more of a medical condition not a spiritual one. The … Continue reading What Makes Us Great? →

Are You A Pollinator Of Peace?  Good Morning Friends,  Today we consider our role as Christians spreading the good news of the love and peace of Christ and compare this purpose and important function to bees sent out to the world, so we all might live in a land of milk and honey. We consider what God … Continue reading Are You A Pollinator Of Peace? →

What Is The Secret Of Your Church?  Good Morning Friends,  Anonymity is a wonderful thing sometimes. For some very practical reasons Jesus desired it during his ministry. Promoting Himself as the Messiah before his death and resurrection would have exasperated the tension between the religious leaders, Rome and his followers. Such tensions needed to be … Continue reading What Is The Secret Of Your Church? →

Do You Have A New Covenant With Jesus?  Good Morning Friends,  Our God loves partnerships engaged in the divine purpose and we see exactly that in today's scripture passages. One is on Noah and the call to be fruitful and another asking us to affirm our belief. Do You Have A New Covenant With Jesus? … Continue reading Do You Have A New Covenant With Jesus? →

How Would You See Peace?  Good Morning Friends,  The entire landscape of the blind man's life was changed after he had been alone with Jesus and healed of his inability to see. So too the entire landscape of the world was changed after the flood and God's deliverance of Noah and his family. Both are … Continue reading How Would You See Peace? →

Do We Understand?  Good Morning Friends,  Today we have Noah in a boat from the Genesis Flood account and Jesus and the disciples in a passage from the Gospel of Mark also in a boat and the interesting thing is that in both situations the people along for the ride were being asked to trust, … Continue reading Do We Understand? →

Why Does God Favor Some And Not Others?  Good Morning Friends,  Today we look at the issue of discouragement and how we handle that situation either graciously or with anger. Today we look at an important Biblical narrative to help us live more connected and meaningful lives when we realize that our actions are less … Continue reading Why Does God Favor Some And Not Others? →