Meals of Hope Good Morning Friends, The story of the Taste of Immokalee has yet to be fully written but even the thought of it, if one understands it, suggests the full possibility that beyond the American Dream is the Kingdom of God...the New Jerusalem and that it is not to be so much for … Continue reading Meals of Hope →

A Hope of Something More than Money Good Morning Friends, God wants to change our view of what money is really about. He wants to set our expectation realistically about what it can and cannot do. He wants us to beware of false teachings combined with the love of money. My, what a mess we … Continue reading A Hope of Something More than Money →

Hope Good Morning Friends, One of my friends suggested that I do a series on a topic and so I asked him what topic would be good to start off such an endeavor. After a pause he responded with what might well be the riskiest of the virtues...the one word... Hope. Scripture: 16So we do … Continue reading Hope →

 Food Chains Good Morning Friends, Well Pope Francis has announced as the liturgical year is coming to an end that he is planning to come to America and to Philadelphia in particular, but it is my hope that he would come to Immokalee. But first I would hope he would watch the film which is … Continue reading Food Chains →

Being Focused on Both Faith and Works Good Morning Friends, Today's devotional and scripture is about discovering good endeavors... those things pursued in response to God's calling that make a difference. It was prompted by a request of a friend who asked about a particular passage. The scripture starts with the premise that living a … Continue reading Being Focused on Both Faith and Works →

Never Give up Good Morning Friends, Yesterday we were reading the daily lectionary passage with millions of others around the world who were contemplating its meaning and message. So today I follow it up with another story in scripture about blind men receiving sight. It is also a story about how Jesus carried out His … Continue reading Never Give up →

40Archers, Straight Arrows and the Shield of Faith Good Morning Friends, There are several different kinds of archers. There are the ones that kill dragons. God, man and Satan are all archers. Then there is Cupid. We can learn spiritual truths considering the role of God the Great Archer and the purpose of hitting life's … Continue reading Archers, Straight Arrows and the Shield of Faith →

A Prelude to Greatness  Good Morning Deacons, Southwest Florida is home to more retired CIA staff than just about any place on the planet. These would be spies did their research and after World War II and the Cold war came to the conclusion that Southwest Florida was a pretty good place to come live. Caleb and Joshua came … Continue reading A Prelude to Greatness →

The Power of God's Name Good Morning Friends, Yesterday I heard a former Director of the CIA speak about the search for the Masterminds of Terrorist Attacks. He received a standing ovation for his half hour talk. One of the many points he made was the importance of names...of those sought after as well as … Continue reading The Power of God’s Name →

The Kingdom of God Among Us Good Morning Friends, Success in the Kingdom of God is based on something very different than the world's way of gaining success. It is based on an enduring relationship with the Divine... a process of commitment to a covenant and less on thinking...for there would be too much to think about on … Continue reading The Kingdom of God Among Us →