Will We Age Gracefully?  Good Morning Friends,  As I get older and as I see those aging around me, it is clear that growing old is not for sissies. Over the last several years I have met many elderly people who are in the last years of their lives. And in seeing them, the thought of … Continue reading Will We Age Gracefully? →

What Question Would Jesus Ask You?  Good Morning Friends,  Today I would like us to ponder the most likely question that Jesus would ask us as individuals today. Somehow I think that in the meditation we might just discover a roadmap to a much happier and successful and purposeful and significant life. Jesus asked a … Continue reading What Question Would Jesus Ask You? →

What is Your Prime Directive?  Good Morning Friends,  While I was contemplating the topic of racial reconciliation and Jesus, I began to think back to the 1960's and what was happening in the United States and in Vietnam and then to that T.V. program that would boldly go where no man had gone before. And … Continue reading What is Your Prime Directive? →

Has The Place Where You Worship Lost Its First Love?  Good Morning Friends,  Christ's admonition: "Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches" is repeated within the message to each congregation in the book of Revelation. So it would seem that though it is clearly a warning … Continue reading Has The Place Where You Worship Lost Its First Love? →

Do You Need a Little Spiritual Salsa to Get You Moving?  Good Morning Friends,  About 15 years ago my Dad caught the flu and was drinking extra water to wash out the impurities and toxins from the disease. The only problem was that at that same time he was depleting the electrolyte salts in his … Continue reading Do You Need a Little Spiritual Salsa to Get You Moving? →

Are You Actively Listening for God?    Good Morning Friends, Things go wrong in life and some of the wrong things happen because of our attitude and our seeking to claim that which is not ours instead of sharing in the love. Then at other times things go wrong so that God can show the … Continue reading Are You Actively Listening for God? →

 What Do You Think God is Preparing Us For?    Good Morning Friends,    Our spiritual journey has some interesting twists and turns. Being prepared for them is not easy. Studying the Bible can help. Fellowshipping and worshipping in community can help. Still recent events boggle the mind and test the spirit. There is a … Continue reading What Do You Think God is Preparing Us For? →

Whose Line Is It Anyway?    Good Morning Friends,    In today's scripture we read about Amos, a compassionate shepherd who cared enough to confront those who were leading Israel down the wrong path. He writes about truth speaking to power.  The setting is about 760 years before Christ... around the time of the start of the … Continue reading Whose Line Is It Anyway? →

Have You Experienced the Positive Power of Humility?  Good Morning Friends,  On the heels of having written a devotional on the connection in Christ with our strengths and weaknesses, I found it providential that humility was the stated topic at the New Canaan Society meeting yesterday. The two topics are linked. And it reminded me … Continue reading Have You Experienced the Positive Power of Humility? →

Have You Discovered the Power of Christ in Making the Connection Between Strength and Weakness?      Good Morning Friends,  There is an innate temptation of fight or flight that lures us away from living the abundant life Jesus offers. The compulsion is to withdraw into safety or grasp for worldly power. But the budding and … Continue reading Have You Discovered the Power of Christ in Making the Connection Between Strength and Weakness? →