Good Morning Friends,      Ok we have a forty-day journey ahead of us while we practice being married to God and if we are going to get anything out of it, we must be all in the experience recognizing the arch of our lives with God has a purpose. I am not sure I … Continue reading Will We Allow God’s Love To Make Us Sacred? →

Good Morning Friends,     Ashes were used in Old Testament times to symbolize mourning, mortality, and penance.  People like Job in the Old Testament wore sackcloth and ashes to proclaim their desire to repent.  But ashes are not just an outward sign.  Ashes are to symbolize what is going on inside.   The prophet Joel tells us that we are … Continue reading Will Our Repentant Hearts Find Beauty In The Burnt Palms This Ash Wednesday? →

    Good Morning Friends,     Influence has been defined by some as the power or capacity of producing an effect without apparent exertion of force or direct exercise of command. And this power or capacity of causing an effect in indirect or intangible ways may need some science to connect the dots. In a way … Continue reading Where Does The Power Of Influence Come From? →

   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,         We have a challenge as Christians, and it is in responding to scripture's call for us to be perfect. And the thing is that most of us get the concept wrong from the beginning. Some think it is about not upsetting the apple cart until we realize that Jesus, the … Continue reading Are Our Hearts Hopeful, Happy And Holy? →

 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 a city … 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? →

    Good Morning Friends,      Misdirection in the world is intentionally diverting our attention in order to mislead us. Magicians, advertisers, negotiators, politicians, and thieves have this all in common. I do not want to rob you of that miracle of the moment, but the world is filled with these shifting shadows. It is hard … Continue reading How Are We To See A Peaceful Change In Ourselves? →

   Good Morning Friends,  Today we have Noah in a boat from the Genesis Flood account and Jesus and the disciples in a passage from the Gospel of Mark also in a boat and the interesting thing is that in both situations is that the people along for the ride were being asked to trust, … Continue reading Do We Accept The Salvation Offered By Jesus In The Spirit’s Work Of Helping Us To Fight Temptation? →

 Good Morning Friends,     Perhaps you are feeling a disturbance in the force…an uneasy premonition or nudging. Well, that is probably the Holy Spirit at work. Know it will come when the time is right. But requesting the Holy Spirit to act according to our will as a mark and signal is not usually the … Continue reading Are You Looking For A Healthy Sign Of God’s Love This Valentine’s Day? →