Do We Know The Doorkeeper?  Good Morning Friends,  Pope Francis gave a homily last week on the opening and closing of doors in the lives of Peter and Paul and it prompted me to think about this idea of spiritual doors in our lives and the reality that next year will be the 500 year … Continue reading Do We Know The Doorkeeper? →

 Are You Ready for Something Amazing?  Good Morning Friends,  Today's message about the workings of the Holy Spirit really starts a few verses before our lectionary reading. So I will include the beginning of the chapter to set the context for the events. The story is that of Paul preaching and his friends performing extraordinary … Continue reading Are You Ready for Something Amazing? →

When Will Peace Extend to All Nations?  Good Morning Friends,  The Fourth of July brings up many themes of patriotism. Today we celebrate 240 years of our United States of America existence and demonstrate a sense of pride in our nation. Some will do so in appropriately and carefully crafted presentations of celebration and pride, … Continue reading When Will Peace Extend to All Nations? →

How Do You Deal With The Problem of Anxiety?  Good Morning Friends,  Do you have confidence in the midst of a personal crisis? When you face life with God's help you can answer in the affirmative. Today's scripture directs us, in the face of changes in nature and changes in society, and changes in our … Continue reading How Do You Deal With The Problem of Anxiety? →

Do You Really Know About Grace?  Good Morning Friends,  In today's scripture Paul is passing on what he had learned about what is necessary to build up the Christian Community. Paul gives us an understanding that badly formed spiritual leadership, leadership that does not reflect a God-filled life, can be very damaging. Paul describes in a unique and wonderful way … Continue reading Do You Really Know About Grace? →

How Do We Build Better Cities?  Good Morning Friends,  The destruction of Jerusalem, the fall of Rome, the dismantling of Detroit, were all pretty traumatic events in the history of those places. The demise of certain churches in Holy History follows a similar path. But the Bible tells us that this dynamic of people and … Continue reading How Do We Build Better Cities? →

Do We Have The Sound Of A Storm Within?  Good Morning Friends,  This morning in the freedom of silence I began to think about the repeated sounds in the Bible and in literature that grab our attention and in a way put a lock on our mind. The trumpets sounding, the cock crowing, the sound … Continue reading Do We Have The Sound Of A Storm Within? →

From What Cup Are We Drinking?    Good Morning Friends,    There are many cups and vessels mentioned in the Word of God. Typically it is a real cup of water or wine or oil or milk and honey. But almost just as often they are symbolic cups that deal with the judgment of God, … Continue reading From What Cup Are We Drinking? →

Are You Seizing The Day?  Good Morning Friends,  As we grow older the more important it seems to make sure we have learned to grab every minute and every second of the day, and make the most of it. And if we are smart we appropriate it for the Lord while living in the present … Continue reading Are You Seizing The Day? →

Would You Kiss A Leper?  Good Morning Friends,  Yesterday at church we were singing a hymn entitled, "Will You Come and Follow Me," which recounts Jesus summoning the disciples, and one of the verses asked, Will you kiss the leper clean and do such as this unseen? One of the choir members suggest I write … Continue reading Would You Kiss A Leper? →