Good Morning Friends,      How culture openly expresses Christianity is changing rapidly. So, as we continue to unpack our spiritual gifts this season, we need to look for Jesus beyond the manger scenes (which are typically historically inaccurate) and worship services (however inspired they may be) and into the face of what we will never … Continue reading What Joy And Peace Has God Revealed To You This Christmas Season That Passes Our Understanding? →

Who Is This Boy Jesus?    Good Morning Friends,    When I was born, the world came into being for me and I began to imagine all sorts of things. One thing we perhaps share, in our musing at Christmas time, is wondering what Jesus was like as a boy. Probably God chose not to … Continue reading →

   Good Morning Friends,    I do so like the way John elaborates the reason of the season we are celebrating, and the way Isaiah foretells of this hope for humanity. We have inherited some wonderful traditions that magnify the grace of God in the retelling of the stories of Christmas' past combined with our … Continue reading What Is The Spirit Revealing To You This Christmas? →

 Good Morning Friends,  The Bible is filled with all kinds of surprising events. How we view them depends on what we are expecting. And what we know, or we think we know matters in a big way. How people viewed John the Baptist is the case in point today. Many still honor the presumed day … Continue reading Are We Expecting The Greatest Miracle Of All To Be Part Of Our Lives? →

   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,     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. … Continue reading Will The Hope We Find In The Story Of The Birth Of Jesus Move Us To Trust Better? →

 Good Morning Friends,  Growing up as children we learn that there are rewards and punishments in life that were related to the timing of things…cores…homework. And then some things we had to wait for as we might expect, like Christmas and the coming of age. In the process I learned a sense of what was … Continue reading Do You Trust God’s Perfect Timing? →

   Good Morning Friends,     There is a time when human words and mortal flesh get in the way of God's plan. Today's scripture relates to this challenge for us. And we get a sense of it in the rhythm of some secular songs as well as Christmas hymns, and particularly, I think in Ralph … Continue reading Will We Recognize The Power Of The Sound Of Silence? →

   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? →