Are We Equipped To Serve?  Good Morning Friends,  Every week my family and I haul down to the street curb about a quarter ton of yard waste from our property and our neighbors. Doing the physical labor connects me to the experience of those who do not have a choice in laboring in this way … Continue reading Are We Equipped To Serve? →

How Does What We See Inform Our Encounter With Jesus?  Good Morning Friends,  Where people say what they say can add great meaning to the words shared. The backdrop acts as stage set with a message of its own that can give power to words. Think of Martin Luther King in front of the Lincoln … Continue reading How Does What We See Inform Our Encounter With Jesus? →

Who Do You Say Jesus Is?  Good Morning Friends,  Life is full of questions, what am I going to do with my life? What will I become? What will tomorrow bring? Will my children turn out right? There are also questions concerning our spiritual life. Am I saved? When I die will I go to … Continue reading Who Do You Say Jesus Is? →

Do We Have Peace Like a River?  Good Morning Friends,  Here we are in Peace River Presbytery on the eve of the anniversary of 9/11. And, I am wondering if we are going to have a heart, where Christ's peace is in control? I wonder if people of faith will be praying in agreement for … Continue reading Do We Have Peace Like a River? →

Do You Know How to Receive God's Gifts?  Good Morning Friends,  There are a lot of gifts given in the Bible...from food and drink to spiritual inheritance and even correction. But there is a supreme gift that gives us access to everything we need from hope, mercy, purpose, direction, love, grace, healing, and peace and … Continue reading Do You Know How to Receive God’s Gifts? →

Do You Experience the Flow of Human History as a Spiritual River?  Good Morning Friends,  Yesterday I watched a colorized and remastered version of the movie African Queen, for free, On Demand. The movie is set in Africa on a river. It is, well, a classic. I will leave you to the symbolism with the … Continue reading Do You Experience the Flow of Human History as a Spiritual River? →

How Are You Becoming More Like Christ?  Good Morning Friends,  Yesterday we had communion at Church. Perhaps taking communion of bread and wine, in remembrance of Jesus, is a way to learn through prayer more than study regardless of whether or not you believe the elements are actually converted into Christ's body. Placing ourselves in … Continue reading How Are You Becoming More Like Christ? →

What Is Just Beyond Your Comfort Zone?  Good Morning Friends,  During the time of Jesus walked the earth, the biggest boundary separating people was the boundary between Jew and non-Jew. That seems less significant today. We have changed...some. But we still, even today, are creatures separated by language, culture, and even race. So, What Is … Continue reading What Is Just Beyond Your Comfort Zone? →

Can We Too Have A Double Helping?  Good Morning Friends,  There is a lot we can learn about God's call to being and God's call to doing set forth in the stories in the Bible about Elisha. Elisha was for many years Elijah's personal servant before taking over the role of lead prophet. Maybe God … Continue reading Can We Too Have A Double Helping? →

What Makes a Place Holy?  Good Moring Friends,  How about a little holy history. Here goes. Let's see where a random bit takes us in the way back machine. In England in the 600's there were several small kingdoms, some ruled by pagans and some by Christians. Oswald, the son of the pagan king of … Continue reading What Makes a Place Holy? →