Rue and Honey Good Morning Friends, Have you always wanted to prepare a biblical feast beyond a Passover Seder? Well there is a lot to choose from that is delectable and few things that culturally do not really sound all that great. Of all the things to eat I am not much of a fan of … Continue reading Rue and Honey →

Dangers in the Depths and Deliverance in the Divine Good Morning Friends, Suffering is real, but so is God and if we are honest and wait then good things will come even if the bottom has fallen out of one's life. There is a resolution of chords at the end. Along this theme today we … Continue reading Dangers in the Depths and Deliverance in the Divine →

God Owns it All Good Morning Friends, At first glance secularism is filled with superstitions not rational philosophy and certainly not the foundations of our faith lived out in the spirit. It seems that secularism fails at a fundamental level to caste out fear. It seems to be more controlling than an act of love. … Continue reading God Owns it All →

Vision of a Loving Community Good Morning Friends, Not too long ago I saw an article on the richest people in the world. They were billionaires. It was interesting but a little disturbing for that is way more money than anyone can use. Even in Biblical times, there were some very rich people. Abram, Isaac, … Continue reading Vision of a Loving Community →

He Restores My Soul Good Morning Friends, There were many time in the Bible when Joel, Jeremiah, David, Paul and others got into a bit of a funk. In the Psalms David writes about the God that he experiences. David claims that of all the things we might do to feel better, ultimately it is … Continue reading He Restores My Soul →

Looking for a City whose Builder is God Good Morning Friends, When you look at a cross what do you see? Is there a mystery about it that attracts you to know more about God and about the person wearing it? One can see the cross as a piece of art work in nature, inked … Continue reading Looking for a City whose Builder is God →

"TGIM" Good Morning Friends, I imagine that Jesus cursed the fig tree on a Monday and overturned the tables of the money changers on Monday as well. I am just saying, even though I cannot be for sure, that maybe this is part of the reason that Mondays get a bad rap. But the first … Continue reading “TGIM” →

The Healing Choice Good Morning Friends, As believers, we know that it is important to do God's will. But finding God's will for our individual and collective lives is a lot of work. Paul tells us to "work out our salvation." He doesn't tell us to "work for our salvation." He is telling us that … Continue reading The Healing Choice →

Minister-at-large Good Morning Friends, This morning at Moorings we have a guest Minister, Dr. John Huffman. He has witnesses a lot of changes in his 75 years and met a lot of interesting people. Following his service in several local churches he has taken on a worthy goal and now serves wherever he might be … Continue reading Minister-at-large →

Born to Worship not Worry Good Morning Friends, Today's message is clear. Because Jesus has rescued us from the darkness and has given us the power of love and self-discipline... Because He reveals God... Because Jesus fuels our desire to seek, to know and to respond to God's will... Because Jesus teaches us to join … Continue reading Born to Worship not Worry →