Why Did Jesus Delay?  Good Morning Friends,  On our Lenten journey, the raising of Lazarus comes as a climax of signs describing the supreme gift of Jesus and how he is glorified though the illness of another. It is relevant and instructive as we continue to face the Coronavirus Pandemic. In previous passages Jesus has … Continue reading Why Did Jesus Delay? →

   Good Morning Friends,    Sometimes in our lives we face events that change everything. With this reality staring us in the face today we try to get our head around this idea of a new heaven and a new earth, and I figure it is something like a dream of God contemplating and anticipating … Continue reading Can You Imagine Being Healed By The Mind and the Heart of the Lord? →

Will We Grasp The Role Of The Holy Spirit In Helping Us To See The Spiritual Blindness In Our Midst?  Good Morning Friends,  William Molyneux, an Irish philosopher, whose wife was blind wrote to the philosopher John Locke in July 1688 and asked whether a person born blind and taught to distinguish things by touch … Continue reading Will We Grasp The Role Of The Holy Spirit In Helping Us To See The Spiritual Blindness In Our Midst? →

   Good Morning Friends,     Yesterday I was watching with my wife the Animal Planet programing called, Too Cute. It is all about puppies and kittens and cute cuddly animals that somehow in the viewing reduces anxiety. My mother in law who is in lock down in her apartment in a retirement community in Ohio … Continue reading Will We Give Our Hearts, Minds, and Souls To God As A Priority? →

 Good Morning Friends,     The world with all its craziness is filling up our lives with fear producing news. There are few diversions. No social events. No arts or music concerts. No sporting events. No Temple to go to. It is as if we need to retrace our steps to find Jesus so we can … Continue reading Do We Feel The Presence Of Jesus Seeking and Finding Us To Deal With The Anxiety Of The Times? →

 Good Morning Friends,     Today we take on a very challenging issue of interpretation of scripture. I have heard it argued both ways. And it involves us to think through our attitudes about laws we have in our own society too, knowing that even politicians do not always agree. And the thing is that scholars … Continue reading How Applicable Is The Old Testament Law In Our Age Of Grace And Pandemics? →

 Good Morning Friends,     Jesus final words in today's Gospel parable are very instructive and chilling for those who refuse to listen regarding the importance of forgiveness from the heart. It is about not being bitter. It is about not sowing seeds of bitterness and sin. It reminds us that the law was given through … Continue reading What Forgiveness In Your Heart Make You Feel More Complete? →

Where Have You Been Traveling?    Good Morning Friends,    The expectations, the anticipation, the anxiety and the strange emotions are hard to escape regarding the coronavirus news. In some ways it is like waiting for a hurricane to hit but the time frame is stretched from five days or so to fifty or perhaps … Continue reading Where Have You Been Traveling? →

 Good Morning Friends,  Transfiguration Sunday was about three weeks ago, but it is the center piece of today's scripture again. We continue a period of contemplation on the journey to the cross…the sacrifice for our salvation in preparation for a change to occur in us. You see the metamorphous continues and so today we focus on the process … Continue reading What Will We Fear Or Not Fear? →

Is There A Connection Between Who We Vote For And With Whom We Would Like To Spend Eternity?    Good Morning Friends,    Ever wonder what animal or President you are most like? God communicates with animals and Presidents more than you might think. How else could the animals have known to get on the … Continue reading Is There A Connection Between Who We Vote For And With Whom We Would Like To Spend Eternity? →