Bursting Bubbles Good Morning Friends, Vanity is a temptation we have our entire life whether we are Christian or not. Sure we may get better at managing it but it has a way of blowing everyone off course and away from the truth. Vanity makes us way too complacent in our isolation from God in … Continue reading Bursting Bubbles →

God is Love Good Morning Friends, The profound language of today's scripture is the hardest lesson we have in life... learning to receive it... learning to give it to others... learning that God cannot be separated from this new way. Maybe it should come with trumpet blasts and the celebration of a new year this amazing … Continue reading God is Love →

In the Garden Good Morning Friends, There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot. Now it is autumn and the harvest is full swing in the Midwest where I … Continue reading In the Garden →

Putting it into Practice Good Morning Friends, The simple beauty of the Christian faith and the Gospel's call is one of radical action. The real challenge is not in understanding it but in Putting it into Practice. Lead me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in it. Psalm 119:35 (NRSV) 19Then his mother … Continue reading Putting it into Practice →

The Power of Being Humble Good Morning Friends, We were praying again in Immokalee on Monday and it became clear that In God's Kingdom the powerful serve. In God's Kingdom there is more mercy this day than judgment. In God's Kingdom we discover what to do with dirty feet. In God's Kingdom we are not … Continue reading The Power of Being Humble →

Who is Your Daddy? Good Morning Friends, The book of Matthew alone refers to God as our Father 43 times and Jesus taught us to pray to our Father. Jesus asked His Father to forgive us so we might join the Family of God. However, although we are all made in His image and from … Continue reading Who is Your Daddy? →

When Kairos Meets Chronos Good Morning Friends, There is a problem with grace related to how we view time and how time has an effect on us. Both time and grace are so difficult to receive and so difficult to share. It is the scandal of our faith. That the first will be last and … Continue reading When Kairos Meets Chronos →

Who is Happy? Good Morning Friends, Sometimes I wake up with a question and this one is a stumper. It is not a complex question. It is not about an ethical issue or a nuance of theology. The question is, who is the happiest person in the Bible? Ok, I could press the easy button … Continue reading Who is Happy? →

The Shekinah Glory Good Morning Friends, Through the pitch-black night, the captain of ship spots a light dead ahead on a collision course with his vessel so he sends a warning: "Change your course ten degrees east." The light signals back: "Change yours, ten degrees west." The captain responds angrily: "I'm a CAPTAIN in the … Continue reading The Shekinah Glory →

Life in the Spirit Good Morning Friends, Some people need a personality transplant and no amount of hard work is going to make it happen. What I hope for them and myself when I am beset with the anguish of the world that I would like to blame on them, is to allow the Holy Spirit … Continue reading Life in the Spirit →