Good Morning Friends,    In the few years of Christ's earthly ministry, He held many conversations. The Gospels record only a portion of those exchanges, suggesting that those discussions chosen for inclusion in the Bible are of great significance to us, and we should pay close attention to the lessons there for us. Jesus' … Continue reading What Do You Need To Give Up To Follow Jesus? →

   Good Morning Friends,    This morning we tackle the thorny topic of checking the fruits and fixing the roots in our life. It is a process of getting right with God and others. And with Lent beginning this week, we will probably drill deeper in contemplation of whether we are really following Jesus over … Continue reading How Good Are We At Treating People We Do Not Like? →

   Good Morning Friends,    Patience and being straightforward kind of go together to help make a happy marriage. Marriage and children go together too, for the scripture right after today's discussion about marriage in the Gospel of Mark is about children. But there is a message here about our spiritual journey and the work … Continue reading Are We Willing To Stop Grumbling? →

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

Good Morning Friends,    If the Lord does not come first, all of us will die someday. And my guess is that it will come much quicker than expected. Life goes by so unbelievable fast, so it is pointless to boast about our plans for tomorrow, for we could be disappointed or worse yet dead. … Continue reading What Is Our Life? →

    Good Morning Friends,    Paul says that Jesus died for the church, but I doubt many get this, given that most are interested in spirituality not religion but nevertheless think in terms of the church being a building and not a people. Breaking News… Jesus did not die for a bunch of rocks, but … Continue reading If Evil Is Defeated, The Earth Restored And God Wins What Will Be The Purpose Of The Church? →

   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 event and … Continue reading What Makes Us Great? →

 Good Morning Friends,     Sometimes God asks us to make sacrifices we do not want to make. It was true for Abraham and Isaac and for Jesus and the disciples too. But if God is for us and we obey anyway, it seems as if God always provides a way for us to see the … Continue reading Do We Appreciate Jesus’ Sacrifice As An Act Of Love? →

   Good Morning Friends,     Soon in the liturgical year we will begin the journey from the Transfiguration to the Cross. But today we frame this with other images of our spiritual history. Today we remember the connection between Babel and Pentecost. Today we remember that the Bible begins in a garden and ends in … Continue reading Do We Have A Failure To Communicate The Most Important Message Of All? →

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. Are You Living The Life Of A New Covenant?     Scripture: God blessed Noah and his sons, … Continue reading Are You Living The Life Of A New Covenant? →