The Spirit, the Water and the Blood Good Morning Friends, There is a mercy of rebirth discovered that allows us to sing like Mary sang. There is a provision that makes us fall down before the sacred name of Jesus to be taught all the ways of God and to receive something that the world … Continue reading The Spirit, the Water and the Blood →

He Is at Your Right Hand...Foot Good Morning Friends, The World Cup is over. And I wonder if Pope John Paul, who was a soccer goalie, would approve of how it played out. I have never ever seen anything quite like it. From the Google Doodles daily and creatively bringing a message to the coverage … Continue reading He Is at Your Right Hand…Foot →

The Parable of the Weeds and Holy Water Good Morning Friends, My apologies for yesterday's mixture of metaphors. Jesus makes it pretty clear that there will be both good people and bad in the world living side by side...living sometimes within the same person. But there is no avoiding this mixture until the end. The … Continue reading The Parable of the Weeds and Holy Water →

The Parable of the Sower and the Storm Good Morning Friends, In the Bible tucked between stories of rejection and opposition, on the Sea of Galilee with a storm brewing, Jesus tells a story. If you are listening, you might hear him tell you that if you truly want to live a spiritually productive life … Continue reading The Parable of the Sower and the Storm →

The Kisses You Do Not Want Good Morning Friends, Earlier this week Pope Francis held a mass for six victims of sexual abuse and asked their forgiveness while praising their courage for coming forward to address the wrong. He described his deep pain and suffering over the Catholic religious who betrayed their mission and abused … Continue reading The Kisses You Do Not Want →

From Bitter to Better Good Morning Friends, In a Seder dinner bitter herbs are designed to remind of the bitterness of the slavery in Egypt. We too long the route to something better will remember the roots of bitterness we have faced. Some of the events of human history seem to impact us so greatly … Continue reading From Bitter to Better →

The Spiritual Meaning of Seed Good Morning Friends, God said in the Bible some things that are very profound about seeds. There are more than 250 verses in the Bible that speak directly about seeds.  There are grass seeds, fruit seeds, and the seed of a man, the seed of a woman, the seed of … Continue reading The Spiritual Meaning of Seed →

Persistent in Prayer and Fervent in Faith Good Morning Friends, Today's devotional teaches us through scripture and actions, the power of having a focus on what we desire and not be ashamed to ask for it, again and again and again. In marketing it is called the seven touches and it works. Knowing what to ask for is for … Continue reading Persistent in Prayer and Fervent in Faith →

Help for the Hopeless Good Morning Friends, This morning I woke up late and before I looked at the clock I told Amy the exact time. I do not know how I did this... lucky guess maybe. But how much more extensive is God's sense of timing. We can read about an example of it … Continue reading Help for the Hopeless →

To Die for a Cause Good Morning Friends, Some say the roll of those suffering the marks of martyrdom today may be more than ever. With that in mind this morning we take a look at martyrs and heroes. Over the Fourth of July weekend I saw the WWI, black and white movie, Sargent York. … Continue reading To Die for a Cause →