Good Morning Friends,     This morning we see how God opens and shuts doors and produces amazing and immediate results when the timing is right related to the divine plan. The Holy Spirit makes success out of what some call failures. And it happens when the focus is on God. Today we see how … Continue reading Are You Open To Waiting To Catch The Spirit Of A Relationship With God? →

   Good Morning Friends,    Today's lectionary selections are rather lengthy given the importance, depth, and extent of effect of the Baptism of Jesus. Spend some time diving into the deep waters and drink your fill of their life-giving Spirit in relationship with the Son and the Father. Jesus, of course, did not need to … Continue reading Are We Really Thirsty For An Anointing With The Water Of Life? →

    Good Morning Friends,     The next time someone suggests in an attempt to praise you that you have fallen from heaven to earth remind them that the devil did exactly that. There are behaviors and experiences that can get in the way of a healthy relationship with Jesus. Being puffed up is one of … Continue reading How Will We Respond When The Holy Spirit Creatively Helps Us To Overcome Obstacles? →

   Good Morning Friends,     Love of God, if we truly love God, becomes so universal and permeating that it is transformative.It is a filing of the Spirit. And it is a power like that which happened in Nazareth for Jesus when he read scripture in the synagogue and more so at his baptism this … Continue reading Do You Believe You Have Been Anointed With God’s Love? →

   Good Morning Friends,    Yesterday we looked at the story of one of the most famous of Jesus' miracles, the feeding of the 5000. And we shared some linkages with that miracle and the story of Moses. And in it we see that Jesus is moved to compassion and is bigger than the problems … Continue reading Why Did Jesus Walk On Water? →

 Good Morning Friends,    Today's telling of the feeding of the five thousand is from Mark and it reads like a Kingdom minded sacrament in anticipation of a feast in heaven and more than just the miraculous provision of food by a compassionate Jesus or a remembrance of how Moses and the tribes gathered in … Continue reading Will We Take God’s Inspirational Math To Heart? →

   Good Morning Friends,     It is not as easy as it looks when you are trying to forgive yourself for something that you have done wrong. As a society there are several things, we have done that in retrospect are not healthy mentally or physically. Cultural forces have an effect on our health. For … Continue reading Will We Be Transformed By The Reality We Are Loved Into Being? →

    Good Morning Friends,     Most people have put up their Christmas tree decorations and the nativity scenes have been packed away. We fast forward to Jesus' baptism or to the coming of the wise men or other passages, perhaps forgetting that Jesus had to grow up like other humans. We wonder what we should … Continue reading Where Is The Light Of The World Now? →

 Good Morning Friends,    The British Museum of History was commissioned a few years back to come up with 100 objects in their collection that summarized the history of the world, and you can go online to hear and see their podcasts. One is on death and memory which intrigues me for my younger brother … Continue reading Can You Conceive Of A Better New Year Blessing Than To Be With Jesus? →

    Good Morning Friends,     We remember in Southwest Florida the hurricane seasons when the eye of the storms went over our homes, and we remember the last hurricane season because even though there were lots of named storms we were spared. And certainly, though I do like Florida Summers, I do not enjoy the … Continue reading What Are You Looking Forward To In 2022 That Will Live On? →