Good Morning Friends, During our summer walking vacation in Central Europe from Prague to Budapest, we got a little wet only once in a rainstorm. But honestly, we had our gear and have gotten used to this experience living in Florida. While we were on vacation Florida had some heavy downpours. But since our return … Continue reading How Healthy Is Your Complaining About Worship And The World?
Month: July 2025
What Activates Sparkling Eyes And A Shining Face For You?
Good Morning Friends, Let’s be honest. A relationship with God is a priceless experience. Jesus compares it to the Kingdom of God… a treasure of great value. Moses experienced it and it physically changed him. The Glory of God is perhaps one of the most amazing revelations of God and the best investment of time … Continue reading What Activates Sparkling Eyes And A Shining Face For You?
Will We Learn To Mature Through Our Experience Of Feeling Alone?
Good Morning Friends, Today we have both Martha and Jeremiah complaining about life and then being reassured as to God’s love. Their lament though highly personal is also a reflection of the community’s cry that we were born both as individuals and as a culture protesting the kind of people we are, with all our … Continue reading Will We Learn To Mature Through Our Experience Of Feeling Alone?
Are You Rising To The Occasion Of The Presence Of The Kingdom Of God To Be On The Lord’s Side?
Good Morning Friends, Today we have the story of how big things come in small packages…we explore the way of kingdom growth and parables from Jeremiah and Jesus, and the wonder of how things that are not normally seen can change the world. We consider what changes our perception of reality and how we might … Continue reading Are You Rising To The Occasion Of The Presence Of The Kingdom Of God To Be On The Lord’s Side?
How Can We Learn To Pray For Righteousness, Mercy And Love?
Good Morning Friends, Today we have Abraham interceding for Sodom and pleading for mercy for the wicked believing in his heart that the nature of God was and is to do right by the innocent. But the somber reality is that no one is really innocent. Those who live in corrosive environments and become accustomed … Continue reading How Can We Learn To Pray For Righteousness, Mercy And Love?
Have Our Relationships Been Fired In A Way That Will Glorify God For The Kingdom To Come?
Good Morning Friends, The Bible uses many illustrations and flawed characters like Sampson, David, and Gideon to explain the deep truths of how God’s grace relates to our lives as Christians. Biblical stories of how people fail are more interesting and instructive and more honest than tales of heroes slaying dragons in myths. Still, it … Continue reading Have Our Relationships Been Fired In A Way That Will Glorify God For The Kingdom To Come?
How Do We Hear, Share And Act Upon The Word Manifested In The Spirit?
Good Morning Friends, The first mention of blue was not found in any language until about 4,500 years ago and that has led some to think it possible that people were not able to perceive it until then. Today’s devotional has a lot of loose parts for us to put together in creative ways to prompt … Continue reading How Do We Hear, Share And Act Upon The Word Manifested In The Spirit?
How Good Are We At Sowing God’s Word?
Good Morning Friends, Today we are encouraged to be a garden with the right soil, giving attention to God’s Word and not letting our problems choke out the joy of life. Hopefully we will learn something new to help us on the journey. It starts in the Garden of Eden and that sets the foundation for … Continue reading How Good Are We At Sowing God’s Word?
Is It Easier To Believe In A Resurrected Jesus, In Angels, Or In Someone That Creates Something New?
Good Morning Friends, Honestly, the joy of our recent vacation was more in the people we met than in the places we walked. I met one Presbyterian philanthropist from San Antonio, Texas in the Amsterdam airport. I told him that it was as if angels were watching over us the whole trip guiding us to something … Continue reading Is It Easier To Believe In A Resurrected Jesus, In Angels, Or In Someone That Creates Something New?
Do You See The Signs For Reform That Is More Like A Miracle Or A Mirage?
Good Morning Friends, This morning I am remembering the wonderful installation, worship service and dinner at Moorings of our new Pastor yesterday afternoon and how the service was as three services combined in a dance complemented by both new music and old. The experience was trinitarian with a worship in heaven, one in the Presbytery and one in … Continue reading Do You See The Signs For Reform That Is More Like A Miracle Or A Mirage?
Daily Devotionals 