Are you Neglecting Your Soul?  Good Morning Friends,  Let's face it, there is a central difficulty involved in grasping the nature of the soul and in caring for it. Logic of its deep empathy is at odds with our reasoning mind. Still our soul's desires exist and will not be repressed. Sometimes creative work is … Continue reading Are you Neglecting Your Soul? →

Are You A Good Neighbor?  Good Morning Friends,  Earlier this week I was at a daylong event learning about collective impact in a room filled with care givers of one sort or another. It was about using our head, heart and strength to strategically work to create caring communities. The hope of the message was … Continue reading Are You A Good Neighbor? →

Does Your Mind Unconsciously Tend To Limit The Power Of God?  Good Morning Friends,  Today we explore the issue of the Resurrection from the perspective of the lectionary reading from Mark and the context of the plot is of the religious leaders baiting Jesus again. The issue they bring to the conversation is an extension … Continue reading Does Your Mind Unconsciously Tend To Limit The Power Of God? →

 Are We Asking The Right Questions?  Good Morning Friends,  Typically, we hate taxes and try to avoid them. Some have argued that they are unjust and immoral, like the Pharisees in today's text and others like the Herodians (a sect of the Sadducees) are all for taxation. We of course owe our nation support, but … Continue reading Are We Asking The Right Questions? →

What Is Your Image Of The Power And Person Of God In His Church?  Good Morning Friends,  Here the day after Pentecost we undoubtedly have thoughts and feelings but words do not seem to do justice to the topic of the Holy Spirit. There are so many facets to the images of doves and Arks … Continue reading What Is Your Image Of The Power And Person Of God In His Church? →

Do You Believe You Have Enough Peace To Give Away?  Good Morning Friends,  One thing I have learned in ministry to the poor is the power of sharing a friendship in Christ. Of course, it does not have to be limited in its scope to a population to experience the practical usefulness of Christ in our midst. … Continue reading Do You Believe You Have Enough Peace To Give Away? →

Will Our Testimony Be Believable?  Good Morning Friends,  Today we contemplate being tried before the court of Caesar and that of Jesus. Both raise interesting questions. Both look beyond what a person has been to what they might become. Both have advocates for the accused. And I think we all can sense God's hand prodding … Continue reading Will Our Testimony Be Believable? →

Whose Lives Are We Blessing With Encouragement?    Good Morning Friends,    There is a joy in sharing the Gospel and sometimes a bit of it is humorous. Think about Paul and his knack for starting riots. Not exactly a unifying action but still in the will of God if only to teach us a … Continue reading Whose Lives Are We Blessing With Encouragement? →

What Is Out Of The Ordinary For God?  Good Morning Friends,  Anytime a child is born we can and should marvel at the birth, but when a child is born to a mother well past childbearing years as with Sarah and Abraham and Zechariah and Elizabeth, it is amazing. And then we have the case of … Continue reading What Is Out Of The Ordinary For God? →

 How Do You Measure A Person's Ministry?  Good Morning Friends,  The lectionary scriptures for today are about Jesus' prayer for his disciples just before the crucifixion, and Paul's prayer meeting with his friends in Ephesus just before he goes to Jerusalem and then is packed up on a ship for Rome to have his head … Continue reading How Do You Measure A Person’s Ministry? →