Good Morning Friends,      Ever wonder why most everybody is so happy at Christmas? Well, maybe not so much the last couple of years for it is hard to celebrate together during a pandemic. Anyway, today Christmas is just a few days away and though it has been a hard journey, I sense we … Continue reading What Can We Learn About Hope, Peace, Joy and Love By Being Humble? →

   Good Morning Friends,     Perhaps if you lean into God today your being will leap in the hope that we all might find relevance in the scripture of the day and the season of Advent too. Friends, we are in the last week of Advent so do not miss out on the experience. It … Continue reading Do You Hear What I Hear? Do You See What I See? Do You Love What I Love And Share It? →

   Good Morning Friends, December 25 is less than a week away and the shortest day of light is almost upon us. Interestingly, the weather reporters claim that although Florida might not have a white Christmas it is projected that we will have the coldest Christmas in decades. Hopefully the story of the season will … Continue reading Will We Find Hope, Peace, Joy and Love In The Story Of God With Us? →

   Good Morning Friends,      The Bible is filled with stories about how God prepares people for a purpose. As you contemplate today's question meditate on how with Mary, God sent an angel to talk with her in person and reassure her and with Daniel, how He used education and relationships. Remember how Esther was … Continue reading How Is God Preparing Your For Your Special Calling? →

 Good Morning Friends,    Here in this story, history and His story and our stories converging in the compassion of the great commandment… a Jesus in a manger, a Jesus on the cross, a risen Jesus…and now Jesus in us. Friends, when we trust in God, we overflow with the hope of the Holy Spirit. When … Continue reading Will The New Hope We Find In The Story Of The Birth Of Jesus Move Us To Greater Commitment? →

     Good Morning Friends,  Maybe it was an angel and maybe it was a willingness to trust, for the Ethiopian eunuch knew something about the importance of trust. And at this time of year, Advent, it of course reminds us of the trust of Mary. For God with us is the place we are seeking … Continue reading Are You Ready To Bo Loved Into A Fellowship With The Holy Spirit That Spreads The Faith? →

   Good Morning Friends,     Being part of dominate sociological structures does mean that there is not more to experience in who we are as Christians. As a friend of mine says, "If you are not dead, it is not done." Jesus became the catalyst for this expansion of an upbuilding of people that includes … Continue reading Are You Seated At The Inclusive Table of Christ Growing Closer To God? →

   Good Morning Friends,     Abraham, Sarah, Moses, Gideon, Zechariah and of course Thomas and John the Baptist have this all in common. Yes, they were all doubters about good things happening. For Abraham, Sarah, and Zechariah, they all doubted they could have a child in old age and Moses and Gideon doubted they could … Continue reading Is Jesus The One For You Or Are You Still Doubting? →

   Good Morning Friends,     In a world that worships money and power and fame, it is very difficult to take seriously a doctrine that identifies God not with society's affluent and its power structures, but as a child in a manger that grows up to be a poor, wandering, homeless man of sorrows. Still … Continue reading Are You Willing To Walk The Second Mile With An Outcast? →

Good Morning Friends,    As we contemplate during this season of giving the many blessings we have received and the amazing stories of how God has touched so many, we also meditate on our gift in how we see community through the lens of our faith…through the lens of the local church and the fruit … Continue reading Are You Seeing People Through The Eyes Of Love? →