Where Is Your Cross?  Good Morning Friends,  We have a truly beautiful Sanctuary where I worship on Sunday mornings. Vivid colors burst through the windows as the sun shines through them revealing glorious stories of Jesus. By far the most dramatic of them are the ones of Jesus on the Cross. Meditating on them I began to wonder how I … Continue reading Where Is Your Cross? →

Can We Too Smell of the Aroma of Christ?  Good Morning Friends,  If you do not want to see something you can close your eyes. If you do not want to hear something you can muffle the sound, but when it comes to smells, there is no way to escape. We are not in control. Eventually we have … Continue reading Can We Too Smell of the Aroma of Christ? →

Are You Ready to Learn How to Breathe Spiritually?  Good Morning Friends,  Take a deep breath. Hold it. Now exhale. You just took some air into your lungs. Your lungs removed the oxygen from the air for your continued existence. You then exhaled carbon dioxide mixed with air. What you took in sustains your body's … Continue reading Are You Ready to Learn How to Breathe Spiritually? →

What is the Heart of Your Character?  Good Morning Friends,  The Hebrew culture believed that life was in the blood. The images of Jesus on the cross and the sacrifice of animals and circumcision of infants as a sign of a life in relationship with God clearly support this connection of life, blood and God. … Continue reading What is the Heart of Your Character? →

How Well Do You Listen?  Good Morning Friends,  In our busy, noisy culture, it is important that we learn how to quiet down our hearts and get alone with God, so we can hear His "still small voice." Too often, we feel that we are listening what God is saying to us but we really … Continue reading How Well Do You Listen? →

Are You Ready To Dance?  Good Morning Friends,  Out in Immokalee over the last nine month One by One Leadership Foundation has been sponsoring the iCO dance company of High School students. The experience has been transformative for the students and continues to reach for even greater goals. When I was watching the Olympics' closing … Continue reading Are You Ready To Dance? →

Would Anyone Accuse You of Being Too Zealous for Jesus?  Good Morning Friends,  Perhaps you have heard someone say we are to have moderation in all things? If you have I want you to know that approach is not supported by Biblical teachings. Solomon who was given such wisdom did everything to extremes. The problem … Continue reading Would Anyone Accuse You of Being Too Zealous for Jesus? →

Just How Long Are You Willing To Chase the Wind?  Good Morning Friends,  Human life and consciousness is indeed a peculiar thing. None of us asks to be born, and truth be told, none of us has much control over our lives.  Yet we grow up thinking we can become masters of our own destinies. … Continue reading Just How Long Are You Willing To Chase the Wind? →

 Do You Hunger For Daily Bread?  Good Morning Friends,  Have you ever not known where your next meal was coming from? We usually have more than enough food for ourselves, but it is not so with many around the world. We can have any kind of food we wish. But in our abundance we forget … Continue reading Do You Hunger For Daily Bread? →

Do You Have A Garden of Hope Growing in You?  Good Morning Friends,  Faith is relevant today as much as ever, for so much of the problem is not the way things are, but how we think about them. You see Jesus expects us to bear fruit even when it is out of season. Go … Continue reading Do You Have A Garden of Hope Growing in You? →