The Mind, Emotions and the Will Good Morning Friends, We are about to enter the College Football Bowl season as part of our sports calendar.... then comes the profession playoffs for the Super Bowl. Much like the liturgical year it is filled up with something to capture our attention. What is of interest to me … Continue reading The Mind, Emotions and the Will →

Sweet Christmas Dreams Good Morning Friends, Maybe you are thinking about sugar plumbs or snow coming or the gathering of lights or bells ringing or of Marley's visions in Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Whatever is going through your head, it is my wish for you to have Sweet Christmas Dreams. Scripture: But as he considered … Continue reading Sweet Christmas Dreams →

God with Us Good Morning Friends, How do you think we should prepare as we enter the final week of Advent? NPR had a special program on Sperm Banks and the reality that more and more children conceived in this way are searching for their fathers. These children want to find someone that looks like … Continue reading God with US →

The Christmas Spirit Good Morning Friends, Over the years, Christmas has inspired many authors and movie makers to create stories about its spirit and significance. In them is typically a spirit that embodies charity, forgiveness, friendship, unselfish love and generosity. At the heart of them is what we explore today....in stories of Spirit of Giving … Continue reading The Christmas Spirit →

The Narrow or Wide Gates Good Morning Friends, One of the great challenges in life is figuring out who to follow. Evidence would suggest that followers of the Way have strayed off course. Too many of our leaders are nothing more than the blind leading the blind. They see with earthly eyes but fail to … Continue reading The Narrow or Wide Gates →

Birthdays in the Bible Good Morning Friends, The arrival of only one royal children being born into this world has been celebrated annually for thousands of years. Other heirs to the throne have been honored but only typically during their lifetime. This type of royal celebration is most evident in civilizations, where the development of … Continue reading Birthdays in the Bible →

Turning to God in Prayer I couldn't help but think as I meditated on today's scripture of the Moslem practice of directional prayer. People, wherever they are and whatever they are doing, coming to a time of prayer. Now certainly our prayer is different. It is not a five time a day fixed ritual. We … Continue reading Turning to God in Prayer →

Woe #*.?! Good Morning Friends, Last night we celebrated my mother's 92 birthday! She was in some physical pain. Part of it was sad, part of it joyous. I am searching for the right word that matches with the convergence of emotional extremes. I am searching for scripture that has the right emphasis and meaning … Continue reading Woe#*.?! →

Seeing People through the Eyes of Love Good Morning Friends, Today we have a board meeting of our local Leadership Foundation that focuses on Immokalee, Florida and particularly the future of its youth...helping them belong, engage and be empowered. And as we contemplate during this season of giving and the many blessing we have received … Continue reading Seeing People through the Eyes of Love →

Rejoicing Through Spirit-filled Singing Good Morning Friends, Growing up in Southern Illinois we always went to church and sat on the front row pew left. When the time came I sang in a boys' choir. It was not a large church and there were only four of us boys. We were called Little Angels. We … Continue reading Rejoicing Through Spirit-filled Singing →