How Was Thomas Healed?  Good Morning Friends,  We are a people of hurt every one of us....physical pain, emotional pain, addictions, cancers, insecurities and angers plague all those in the pews and those who have never seen one. Sadly it is how we identify who we are. The question though is whether or not we want to own our … Continue reading How Was Thomas Healed? →

What is the Spiritual Condition of Your Heart?  Good Morning Friends,  Our minister at Moorings has a physical heart condition. He went in for a procedure earlier this year and is much better. But about a half a million people die every year in America with the cause being Coronary Heart Disease. It can be … Continue reading What is the Spiritual Condition of Your Heart? →

Do You Know The Power of Words?  Good Morning Friends,  The silence of solitude as I type this makes me realize how precious words are. In the still small voice of them the words spoken can be creative, dynamic, and deterministic in the world around us. They can inspire. They can form. They can preserve. There … Continue reading Do You Know The Power of Words? →

What is Your Best Camping Experience? Good Morning Friends, It is getting to be summertime and that usually means camping for the Lawson Family. As a child I began to learn the disciplines necessary when I went camping with my father and have passed them on, with my wife, while camping with my family. Our … Continue reading What is Your Best Camping Experience? →

What Exactly Is Our Christian Identity?  Good Morning Friends,  A few days ago Pope Francis gave a homily about the core characteristics of people in the faith. It was about gaining clarity as to who we are on the long journey from indistinctiveness to conviction. As a follow up, I ask the same question he … Continue reading What Exactly Is Our Christian Identity? →

Is The Life You Are Living the Real Life?  Good Morning Friends,  Too often we do not embrace prayer as a creative path to truth. For me prayer, like studying scripture, has become an art of discovery where I begin to hear who I really am and also begin to see who I might become. … Continue reading Is The Life You Are Living the Real Life? →

Do You Know How To Listen With Love?  Good Morning Friends,  Both Mary and Martha were followers of Jesus. They both loved Jesus but how they viewed life and witnessed about Christ were very different. When it came to duty and devotion, those internal motivators, they were very different. Here we learn that it is … Continue reading Do You Know How To Listen With Love? →

18How Are You Like A Seed In A Cultivation Box?  Good Morning Friends,  The Bible is full of images of plants, vines and branches. The Kingdom is like a mustard seed. The lilies of the field are taken care of by God. The wheat is white and ready for harvest. Along this image of thinking today … Continue reading How Are You Like A Seed In A Cultivation Box? →

Are You Engaging Disciples in the Faith?  Good Morning Friends,  Do you know how important love is for commerce and the governance of activities in society? Well let me tell you that it is critical...it is the very glue that holds us all together. No, not the love of money but the love of God...our … Continue reading Are You Engaging Disciples in the Faith? →

Is This a Prayer that Works or a Work that is Prayer?  Top of Form Good Morning Friends,  The supernatural power of God activated through the devotion of people of faith, not just talking to God but more importantly listening in solitude, is an act of worship designed to engage God's heart and Spirit as … Continue reading Is This a Prayer that Works or a Work that is Prayer? →