Good Morning Friends,    Growing up in Florida in the summers we would go swamp stomping. But my favorite activity was to take a Sunfish and sail for hours out in the Gulf of Mexico. But even then, I was not alone. The birds would visit me, flying fish would jump into the boat, … Continue reading Are You Ready To Grow A Little Greener? →

   Good Morning Friends,    Well, another school year has almost ended. We have graduation ceremonies on Friday and then Trinity Sunday which I wrote about earlier in the week and after that on Monday we will celebrate Memorial Day. Interestingly Memorial Day is a holiday originally created out of the Civil War to honor … Continue reading Will Those Who Come After Us Find Christ’s Faith In Our Lives? →

   Good Morning Friends,    Surely today's scripture and Gospel readings have challenged our hearts. I am certain we all battle pride. Left unchecked, pride has devastating effects on our lives. Though we seek the Lord for the strength necessary to commit to humble service for Him, we realize that we are defective and perishable … Continue reading What If We Have Trouble Hearing And Seeing God At Work? →

   Good Morning Friends,    I figure that people go to Church to experience God. Some think they get it through fellowship. Some think they get it through music. Some think they get it through the sharing of the Word and sacraments. Some think they can find salvation by being part of Holy History in … Continue reading Do you Know How The Trinity Works In Unity For Our Redemption? →

    Good Morning Friends,  Last year we watched a Pentecost Service online. But this year Pentecost marked a move to a more normal service with masks optional. Paraments were red and the one at the pulpit depicted a flaming dove. Many of the congregation were dressed in red as well. Clothed as it were in … Continue reading Are You Sharing Through Your Life The Communication Solution Of Christ’s Baptism Of Fire? →

   Good Morning Friends,    One thing I have learned in ministry to the poor is the power of sharing a friendship in Christ. Of course, it does not have to be limited in its scope to a population to experience the practical usefulness of Christ in our midst. We are to rejoice in the power of helping … Continue reading What Can We Learn From The First Pentecost And The Days Leading Up To It? →

Good Morning Friends,    You know it is our responsibility to yield to the direction and guidance of God's Spirit who abides within our very being. We are to yield to the promise, purity, and power that God has graciously given to his people. And when we do, it is sacred, it is Holy. It … Continue reading Do You Value The Importance Of Being Led By The Spirit? →

   Good Morning Friends,     Today we consider the Lord's Prayer and Jesus' question to Peter about his love. And as we think about this, we contemplate the reality of the temptations of those things we think we love. And though I would not say that God leads us into temptation, some translations of the … Continue reading What, Or Better Yet, Who Do You Love? →

Good Morning Friends,  There is a joy in sharing the Gospel and sometimes a bit of it is humorous. Think about Paul and his knack for starting riots. Not exactly a unifying action but still in the will of God if only to teach us a lesson that God can use a relatively unhealthy, troublemaking, … Continue reading Are We Energized With Holy Spirit Encouragement So We Might Spread The Cheer? →

   Good Morning Friends,    The lectionary scriptures for today are about Jesus' prayer for his disciples just before the crucifixion, and Paul's prayer meeting with his friends in Ephesus just before he goes to Jerusalem and then is packed up on a ship for Rome to have his head chopped off. There are some … Continue reading Do Your Prayers Glorify God? →