Good Morning Friends, Some people want it, and others want to avoid it.I have found from experience that confronting people with this future without love will get a response that is not pleasant. The basic problem is that we deceive ourselves to the truth. But the preparation is over. For the last weeks we have been … Continue reading Are You Ready For The New Year?
Month: December 2024
What Are You Looking Forward To In 2025 That Will Live On?
Good Morning Friends, We remember in Southwest Florida the hurricane seasons, even the ones in which we were spared a direct hit. And certainly, though I do like Florida Summers, I do not enjoy the thought of the next hurricane season going into extra innings following the trifecta of Debby, Helene and Milton which hit … Continue reading What Are You Looking Forward To In 2025 That Will Live On?
Are You Moved To Respond to the Poor In The Hope Of Their Conversion With A Conviction That We All Be More Christian In 2025?
Good Morning Friends, On the news last week there was a segment on the 18% rise in homelessness during 2024. I have often wondered why Christianity has ceased to be popular in the face of such problems. I wonder why all of our Christian denominations are in decline despite the great importance of the church. … Continue reading Are You Moved To Respond to the Poor In The Hope Of Their Conversion With A Conviction That We All Be More Christian In 2025?
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 (which are typically historically inaccurate) and worship services (however inspired they may be) and into the face of what we will never know … 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 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 familiar with … 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 for the season we are celebrating, and the way Isaiah foretells this hope for humanity. We have inherited some wonderful traditions that magnify the grace of God in the retelling of the stories of Christmas’ past combined with our future to … Continue reading What Is The Spirit Revealing To You This Christmas?
Will 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 some secular songs as well as Christmas hymns, and particularly, I think in Ralph Von Williams’ … Continue reading Will We Recognize The Power Of The Sound Of Silence?
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 John the Baptist is the case in point today. Many still honor the presumed day … Continue reading Are We Expecting The Greatest Miracle Of All To Be Part Of Our Lives?
Is Jesus Your High Priest?
Is Jesus Your High Priest? Good Morning Friends, Today we have a scripture that is often used in preparation for Easter more so than Christmas and yet it is appropriate for this time of year for it give us hope. It is about the reason Jesus came to be with us and serves as the … Continue reading Is Jesus Your High Priest?
Will We Find Hope, Peace, Joy and Love In The Story Of God With Us?
Good Morning Friends, Today we look at a prophecy of Isaiah during the reign of King Ahaz and how despite his lack of faith and his failure, that seemed so dark for the Davidic lineage, that God was working out a plan for His Kingdom in a new way that is announced by an angel … Continue reading Will We Find Hope, Peace, Joy and Love In The Story Of God With Us?
Daily Devotionals 