Do You Trust in God?  Morning Friends, On Ash Wednesday we began the liturgical season of Lent and began to prepare ourselves to celebrate the journey to the cross and the empty tomb. It is a special time that prompts us to remember our journey of faith and to recall the great memories of our … Continue reading Do You Trust in God? →

Do You Have the Relentless Love of Hosea?  Good Morning Friends,  HAPPY VALINTINE'S DAY! In a recent devotion we explored the story of St. Valentine but today we are going to focus on the story of God's love as revealed in the rocky story of Hosea and Gomer. The prophet Hosea had a difficult mission … Continue reading Do You Have the Relentless Love of Hosea? →

Are You Hungry for God's Word?  Good Morning Friends,  There are many different reasons to fast and many examples in the Bible about fasting. Some are 3 day fasts, others 21 to 40 days. We get instruction in the Bible about this pathway to the pleasant pain of hunger in the examples of people who … Continue reading Are You Hungry for God’s Word? →

Can You Ask Questions Like Jesus?  Good Morning Friends,  The Greek and the Hebrew in the Bible really did not have punctuation like we use today. Even the letters ran together like an unceasing prayer. Translating scripture has therefore always been a bit of a problem. Nevertheless it is clear that scholars have inserted punctuation. … Continue reading Can You Ask Questions Like Jesus? →

What Are We To Do When the Devil Goes Fishing?    Good Morning Friends,    Recently I focused a devotional on becoming fishers of men and another on opening the door of our hearts to Jesus. And indeed it is our job as Christians to grow with Jesus and to pass on the faith. But … Continue reading What Are We To Do When the Devil Goes Fishing? →

Do You Know How to Wield the Power of Prayer?  Good Morning Friends,  As I am writing and patching together these daily devotional I pray and often the prayer creates an atmosphere of revelation for me whether or not it is conveyed to others. It is a great joy for me to begin each day … Continue reading Do You Know How to Wield the Power of Prayer? →

What Makes Us Feel Alive?    Good Morning Friends,  Today we continue to draw from the daily lectionary with a passage from Psalm 35 and the beginning of the book of Ezekiel. And it is a story of God's presence in our visions. To this we add a passage from Ephesians and are drawn to … Continue reading What Makes Us Feel Alive? →

Who Are You Following?    Good Morning Friends,    The tweets of the world are announcing today's Chinese New Year, tomorrow's Mardi gras and yesterday's Super Bowl winners... And this morning we think about the Super Bowl Babies and music that asks us to believe in love and football that celebrated 50 years of Super … Continue reading Who Are You Following? →

Are You Aware Of God Transforming Others?  Good Morning Friends,  In one of today's Gospel readings Jesus asks the disciples who they think He is, so that He can instruct them and us on who we really are to become. The question is raised in Caesarea Philippi. It is here where Herod the Great built a … Continue reading Are You Aware Of God Transforming Others? →

Do We Have Spiritual Maturity?   Good Morning Friends,  Yesterday, at the Forum Club, I was engaged with groups of students from Immokalee High School and Naples High School to hear Pulitzer Prize winning author Clarence Page. The students were given the opportunity to ask questions about the future of journalism and the prospect for a … Continue reading Do We Have Spiritual Maturity? →