Is It Easier To Believe In A Resurrected Jesus, In Angels, Or In Someone That Creates Something New?

Good Morning Friends, Honestly, the joy of our recent vacation was more in the people we met than in the places we walked. I met one Presbyterian philanthropist from San Antonio, Texas in the Amsterdam airport. I told him that it was as if angels were watching over us the whole trip guiding us to something … Continue reading Is It Easier To Believe In A Resurrected Jesus, In Angels, Or In Someone That Creates Something New?

Do You See The Signs For Reform That Is More Like A Miracle Or A Mirage?

Good Morning Friends, This morning I am remembering the wonderful installation, worship service and dinner at Moorings of our new Pastor yesterday afternoon and how the service was as three services combined in a dance complemented by both new music and old.  The experience was trinitarian with a worship in heaven, one in the Presbytery and one in … Continue reading Do You See The Signs For Reform That Is More Like A Miracle Or A Mirage?

Do We Need To Spend More Or Less Time Doing Or Listening?

Good Morning Friends, Most of us spend way too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important. On our recent trip to Europe, we had multiple incidents where we were the last people on the plane or train because of delays over which we had no control.We even shared in … Continue reading Do We Need To Spend More Or Less Time Doing Or Listening?

On Judgement Day Will We Remember That We Are Delivered On The Journey By Love’s Severe Mercy Not The Law?

Good Morning Friends,  Well, we are still a little jet lagged but back from walking a hundred miles along World Heritage sites traveling from Paris (Airport) to Prague, Vienna, Budapest and Amsterdam (Airport) and experiencing the history of the Hapsburgs who once ruled a nation on which the sun never set. It was a classic journey … Continue reading On Judgement Day Will We Remember That We Are Delivered On The Journey By Love’s Severe Mercy Not The Law?

How Does What We See Inform Our Encounter With Jesus And Our Choices?

Good Morning Friends, Where people say what they say can add great meaning to the words shared. The backdrop acts as a stage set with a message of its own that can give power to words. Think of Martin Luther King in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Think of Ronald Reagan at the Berlin Wall. … Continue reading How Does What We See Inform Our Encounter With Jesus And Our Choices?

WALKING IN THE LIGHT- TEN DEVOTIONALS FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH

One is Run. Picture yourself in a footrace with your head a computer screen or wide screen T.V. As you cross the finish line you fall, shattering the screen into a thousand pieces. Spend some time away from the technology this summer and get in touch with walking in the light. One is Run. Are You Walking … Continue reading WALKING IN THE LIGHT- TEN DEVOTIONALS FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH