Do You Want A Life That Matters?  Good Morning Friends,  Everybody gets down, everybody gets angry, and everybody at some point loses the joy in their life. And a person's question of me once wanted to drive me there but I resisted. The question was what do I need you for? It bothered me because … Continue reading Do You Want A Life That Matters? →

Are We In Our Last Days?  Good Morning Friends,  Today is voting day in Florida with the Presidential primaries. Interestingly, today's lectionary brings us the first parable in the Bible which is found in the book of Judges. And this parable of the trees is about something beyond the dirty politics of the time. It … Continue reading Are We In Our Last Days? →

Are We Ready To Make Up Our Mind To Win?  Good Morning Friends,  When we experience the true purpose of Lent we need to keep focused on the goal and the hope of an astounding victory.  Jesus changed the rules to give us victory. Still it helps to have Vigilance, Imagine the consequences, Cry out to God, Take … Continue reading Are We Ready To Make Up Our Mind To Win? →

Do You Trust In The Name Of The Lord?  Good Morning Friends,  Shakespeare once said that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. But still there is something we attach in our brain to the names of things that sparks emotions and images. Today we explore the names of God and whether … Continue reading Do You Trust In The Name Of The Lord? →

Are We Working To Get It Right?  Good Morning Friends,  The last couple of days our Moorings Bell Choirs and Moorings Presbyterian Church hosted the Kinjo Gakuin University Handbell Choir from Japan. They have thirteen members and a director, Toshikazu Yoshida. The choir was started by an American missionary and music teacher back in 1970. … Continue reading Are We Working To Get It Right? →

Who Is Playing The Lead Role?  Good Morning Friends,  Greatness is not always what it appears. In today's Bible story one expects the focus to be on the great Syrian military genius Naaman or the prophet Elisha and his ability to heal this valiant soldier's leprosy...or the King of Syria or the King of Israel. They were all celebrities...powerful. But … Continue reading Who Is Playing The Lead Role? →

What Is Happening Below the Surface In Our Worship of God?  Good Morning Friends,  Today we look at the nature, context and actions we call worship to discover that we can be doing worship type things like singing hymns and listening to sermons and giving at the offering and even taking communion but still not … Continue reading What Is Happening Below the Surface In Our Worship of God? →

What Happened To The Twelve Baskets Left Over?  Good Morning Friends,  Working with several hunger focused not for profit organizations I have found that they hold one thing in common, from Churches to soup kitchens and packaging events like Meals of Hope, they all hate wasting food. I support some financially, deliver food to many … Continue reading What Happened To The Twelve Baskets Left Over? →

How Can We Believe When We Seek Glory From One Another And Not From God?  Good Morning Friends,  On Monday morning in Immokalee we were contemplating the questions Jesus asked and the questions we might ask him in return. The Bible records well over a hundred questions Jesus posed to others. They typically help capture … Continue reading How Can We Believe When We Seek Glory From One Another And Not From God? →

Are You Ready For The Wedding Feast?  Good Morning Friends,  Today's lectionary draws from the passage in Revelation of John's vision of the marriage of the Lamb...Jesus. And it dawns on me this morning that the path of Lent can be compared, in good Trinitarian fashion, to the preparation necessary for each of the three … Continue reading Are You Ready For The Wedding Feast? →