Have You Come to the Right Mountain? Good Morning Friends, Not even the devil can stop what is going to happen. But still we each have our part to play and the choices to make. Which brings us to today's question. Have You Come to the Right Mountain? Scripture: You have not come to something … Continue reading Have You Come to the Right Mountain? →

Keep Ourselves in the Love of God Good Morning Friends, 1Jude,* a servant* of Jesus Christ and brother of James, wrote a letter to those who are called and beloved* in* God the Father to keep safe *in the mercy, peace and abundance of faith that has been entrusted to the saints, so we might … Continue reading Keep Ourselves in the Love of God →

Opening Up Good Morning Friends, A couple of weeks ago the Sunflowers on Jeju had been beaten up by the Typhoon and more than three feet of rain. But still the heads turned toward the rising sun even as a hundreds of handbell ringers joined at the International Convention Center for the 16th International Handbell … Continue reading Opening Up →

What is in the Cup Good Morning Friends, Bitterness has a tenacious way of becoming a persistent aftertaste deep within the soul and resisting all efforts to alter its flavor. Time, rather than diminishing the experience, only seems to sharpen the unpleasantness robbing us of hope. Robin Williams seemed to have lost all hope. Very … Continue reading What is in the Cup →

The Prayer of Elves, A Eleberth Gilthoniel Good Morning Friends, A few days ago one of my friends jokingly suggested that he would get the unionized elves praying for some people associated with ministry. It captured the fancy of several people in part because of who we praying for and the double meaning of unionized. … Continue reading The Prayer of Elves, A Eleberth Gilthoniel →

A Giving Heart Good Morning Friends, One of the youth associated with the State Farm Youth Advisory Board shared with us a fundraising strategy he developed for support of the purchase of medications for those in financial need. It was a simple request. Once you have finished with a prescription pill bottle, remove the personal … Continue reading A Giving Heart →

What Christ Offers Good Morning Friends, What I am experiencing now is a God that provides hope for those hurting and facing death. It is not my own death so much, for we all must eventually come to grips with this reality, but of my mother's which seems more emanate each day even as new … Continue reading What Christ Offers →

From the Garden to the City Good Morning Friends, Well we are back from Korea even as Pope Francis prepares to leave for this very interesting place. And after a long plane flight this is the first morning we have had internet service so I am back to writing. Thank you for your encouraging prayers … Continue reading From the Garden to the City →

Living the Question Good Morning Friends, The Jewish Rabbis of Jesus' day created a culture that produced a lot of debates, some shared insights, often bitter comments and sometimes a harsh correction. It starts with a question related either to theology and God talk or philosophy and a deep love of wisdom. Often they do … Continue reading Living the Question →

Sound Familiar Good Morning Friends, Just what is it that you wish for, wonder about and worry about? Interestingly enough, most fairytales deal with these issues and they often have a weak person achieving success against great odds and great evil. Hansel and Gretel, Jack and the Beanstalk come to mind. They are coming of … Continue reading Sound Familiar →