Will The New Year With The Best Blessings Please Stand Up?    Good Morning Friends,    This year New Year's Day falls on a Wednesday…one week after Christmas. And frankly our celebration of the New Year is not secularly and spiritually unified. Today we have fiscal years and calendar years and church liturgical years and … Continue reading →

Do Our New Year's Resolutions Have A Foundation In Dreams For God's Kingdom?    Good Morning Friends,    Today as we contemplate Christmas Dreams and New Year's resolutions it should become evident to us all that the only transformative reality in this world comes from a relationship with Christ. All our New Year's decisions, hopes … Continue reading Do Our New Year’s Resolutions Have A Foundation In Dreams For God’s Kingdom? →

What Joy And Peace Has God Revealed To You This Christmas Season That Passes Our Understanding?  Good Morning Friends,     How culture openly expresses Christianity is changing rapidly. So, as we continue to unpack our spiritual gifts this season, we need to look for Jesus beyond the manger scenes and worship services into the face … Continue reading What Joy And Peace Has God Revealed To You This Christmas Season That Passes Our Understanding? →

Do You Have The Face Of An Angel When You Serve?    Good Morning Friends,    Today is the Feast Day of Saint Stephen, the second day of Christmas. And I am drawn in the experience to remember that on Christmas Eve our pastor shared the story of Kierkegaard's famous "The King & the Maiden" … Continue reading Do You Have The Face Of An Angel When You Serve? →

What Is The Spirit Revealing To You This Christmas?  Good Morning Friends,  I do so like the way John elaborates the reason of the season we are celebrating, and the way Isaiah foretells of this hope for humanity. We have inherited some wonderful traditions that magnify the grace of God in the retelling of the … Continue reading What Is The Spirit Revealing To You This Christmas? →

Do We Recognize The Power Of The Sound Of Silence?  Good Morning Friends,  There is a time when human words and mortal flesh get in the way of God's plan. Today's scripture relates to this challenge for us. And we get a sense of it in the rhythm of the Christmas hymns we sing, and … Continue reading Do We Recognize The Power Of The Sound Of Silence? →

Are You Prepared For A Miracle?    Good Morning Friends,    David killing Goliath was a miracle to some and to others just the way of God… the way of a shepherd. The Bible is filled with these kinds of surprising events. How we view them depends on what we are expecting. And what we … Continue reading Are You Prepared For A Miracle? →

Do You Hear What I Hear? Do You See What I See? Do You Love What I Love And Share It?    Good Morning Friends,    Today perhaps more people will be contemplating a force at movie theatres than a common Biblical story line involving today's scripture. But if you lean into God perhaps your … Continue reading Do You Hear What I Hear? Do You See What I See? Do You Love What I Love And Share It? →

Will The New Hope We Find In The Story Of The Birth Of Jesus Move Us To Greater Commitment?    Good Morning Friends,  Here in this story, history and His story and our stories converging in the compassion of the great commandment… a Jesus in a manger, a Jesus on the cross, a risen Jesus…and now … Continue reading Will The New Hope We Find In The Story Of The Birth Of Jesus Move Us To Greater Commitment? →

How Is God Preparing You For Your Special Calling?     Good Morning Friends,     The Bible is filled with stories about how God prepares people for a purpose. As you contemplate today's question meditate on how with Mary, God sent an angel to talk with her in person and reassure her and with Daniel, how … Continue reading How Is God Preparing You For Your Special Calling? →