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 and dreams are for naught if they do not have a foundation in … Continue reading Do Our New Year’s Resolutions Have A Foundation In Dreams For God’s Kingdom? →

   Good Morning Friends,      Seeing, hearing, feeling, smelling…sensing God is wonderful but knowing God's will and desiring to fulfill it is another deal. Trusting and obeying is hard work that only Jesus makes easier. So, Do You Think You Know God's Love?      Scripture: Now by this we may be sure that we know him, if we … Continue reading Do You Think You Know God’s Love? →

Will Messengers Help Us Find Rest On The Way To A Sanctuary This Season?       Good Morning Friends,      The holidays were originally known as holy days. Unfortunately, holidays are not always happy days for those people traveling nor for people unable to do so. I imagine that those reading this celebrate the connection with … Continue reading Will Messengers Help Us Find Rest On The Way To A Sanctuary This Season? →

   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 (which are typically historically inaccurate) and worship services (however inspired they may be) and into the face of what we will … Continue reading What Joy And Peace Has God Revealed To You This Christmas Season That Passes Our Understanding? →

    Good Morning Friends,     Today is the Feast Day of Saint Stephen, the second day of Christmas. And I am drawn in the experience of remembering the story of Kierkegaard's famous "The King & the Maiden" parable. I will leave it to you to look it up and read it if you are not … Continue reading Do You Have The Face Of An Angel When You Serve? →

   Good Morning Friends,    There were lots of important people just a few miles from where Jesus was born. There was the Roman governor and Herod the Great and Jewish priests, the Pharisees, Sadducees, and the Scribes all who lived in and around Jerusalem. And close by the Levites too. But the ones God … Continue reading Why Is The Ordinary So Important? →

 Are We Expecting The Greatest Miracle Of All To Be Part Of Our Lives?       Good Morning Friends,  The Bible is filled with all kinds of surprising events. How we view them depends on what we are expecting. And what we know, or we think we know matters in a big way. How people viewed … Continue reading Are We Expecting The Greatest Miracle Of All To Be Part Of Our Lives? →

   Good Morning Friends,      Ever wonder why most everybody is so happy at Christmas? Well, maybe not so much the last couple of years for it is hard to celebrate together during a pandemic. Anyway, today Christmas is just a few days away and though it has been a hard journey, I sense we … Continue reading What Can We Learn About Hope, Peace, Joy and Love By Being Humble? →

   Good Morning Friends,     Perhaps if you lean into God today your being will leap in the hope that we all might find relevance in the scripture of the day and the season of Advent too. Friends, we are in the last week of Advent so do not miss out on the experience. It … Continue reading Do You Hear What I Hear? Do You See What I See? Do You Love What I Love And Share It? →

   Good Morning Friends, December 25 is less than a week away and the shortest day of light is almost upon us. Interestingly, the weather reporters claim that although Florida might not have a white Christmas it is projected that we will have the coldest Christmas in decades. Hopefully the story of the season will … Continue reading Will We Find Hope, Peace, Joy and Love In The Story Of God With Us? →