Good Morning Friends,    Cats are more interesting than dogs. No matter what a cat has done wrong, they always try to make it look like the dog did it. Maybe that is why a dog's tail is between his legs and a cat's up in the air. It seems that cats know no … Continue reading Do We Understand What It Takes To Be Saved From Temptation? →

   Good Morning Friends,     Some of my relatives out of the West were what you might call cowboys and my relatives in the Midwest were farmers. So, when we relocated to Collier County back in the 1960's the town of Immokalee was not so foreign to my father. Still the situation, in terms of … Continue reading When Things Seem Impossible How Do You Endure? →

   Good Morning Friends,     Today we consider the manner and method of love made manifest in the lives of the vulnerable. Today we consider the truth, even though it is hard to comprehend, what exists at the intersection of grace and the cross, at the convergence of life, love, and the law, and in … Continue reading Can We Love More In The Tension Between Authority and Vulnerability, Confession and Forgiveness? →

   Good Morning Friends,     Today as I am anticipating the coming of Lent and the hope of seemingly insignificant acts of love blessing my life and yours, and as I see the Lunar New Year decorations in our family room that should be generating a sense of celebration but as of yet have not, … Continue reading What Do You Have To Say About The Way Of Small Miracles? →

Good Morning Friends,     Yesterday we had this glimpse of the golden era of Solomon and now a couple of verses later we have the decline of the dynasty and the reality that one can be a wise fool. For the King who had it all, everything is about to spiral out of control as … Continue reading How Are We To Respond To All The Different Religions? →

 Good Morning Friends,       Today we seek to understand from the inside out about the nature of the church and the bride of Christ…about love of God and love of our neighbors. Today we look in the mirror and realize that though we think we are groomed and something of worth, the reality is that … Continue reading If We Come Clean, Are We Still All In Tilling the Soil Of The Garden? →

   Good Morning Friends,   A friend of mine once told me that he believed that God designed things to work for those who decide to follow the design. There are rules all around us if we belong to any religious institution or community. Sometimes we agree with the rules and other times we do not. Sometimes … Continue reading What Rules Measure Our Lives? →

Just out of curiosity, Brother John, if God were to pray for us, who would God be praying to? I don't doubt that Jesus intercedes for us in heaven, but since he is with the Father, I think he probable has a conversation instead of offering a prayer. But then, what do I know? hesed … Continue reading Comment →

   Good Morning Friends,    Today we face some scripture that presents a real challenge of staying on topic. It is easy to waffle into being double minded. So, I will try and focus on what Paul, Mark and Solomon give us to think about concerning worship, government, miracles, and our faith. But in the … Continue reading Can We Serve Everybody? →

Good Morning Friends,      The combined mystery of Jesus being fully God and fully Man is perhaps the greatest mystery in the Bible. It dovetails with the reality of Jesus being the Word made flesh… Calling upon others to develop the longing for Christ to help us is central to this connection with the divine. … Continue reading Do We Believe That God Is Still Praying For Us When We Share The Gospel? →