A Prelude to Greatness  Good Morning Deacons, Southwest Florida is home to more retired CIA staff than just about any place on the planet. These would be spies did their research and after World War II and the Cold war came to the conclusion that Southwest Florida was a pretty good place to come live. Caleb and Joshua came … Continue reading A Prelude to Greatness →

The Power of God's Name Good Morning Friends, Yesterday I heard a former Director of the CIA speak about the search for the Masterminds of Terrorist Attacks. He received a standing ovation for his half hour talk. One of the many points he made was the importance of names...of those sought after as well as … Continue reading The Power of God’s Name →

The Kingdom of God Among Us Good Morning Friends, Success in the Kingdom of God is based on something very different than the world's way of gaining success. It is based on an enduring relationship with the Divine... a process of commitment to a covenant and less on thinking...for there would be too much to think about on … Continue reading The Kingdom of God Among Us →

Value and Profit Good Morning Friends, What service means for a Christian is not the same as for service in most businesses. We are to be fruitful and that is different than having a sole focus on making the most money. Economics is great but if consumerism does not benefit the community as a whole … Continue reading Value and Profit →

In the Direction of Jesus' Touch Good Morning Friends, On a rainy dark night last weekend a black SUV ran down a young mother in the Winn Dixie Shopping Center parking lot in Immokalee. As she was returning to her car, having bought milk for her family, she was the victim of a fatal hit … Continue reading In the Direction of Jesus’ Touch →

Giving Back to God Good Morning Friends, I am always looking for opportunities to nudge others to experience new ways to serve God. Sometimes I will prompt others to experience the multiplying effect of God's love by giving a specific person a $20 bill with the contingency that they must give it away within the … Continue reading Giving Back to God →

Spiritual Veterans Good Morning Friends, This year marks the hundredth anniversary of the beginning of the War to end all wars. Of course it was not. The wars continue. But it reminds me that the real war is against evil. John Stuart Mill, said, "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. … Continue reading Spiritual Veterans →

A Great Find Good Morning Friends, Today's parable is about lost things, but is also true about people who are spiritually lost as well. Here we find that it is best to respond to people who are lost with the same or greater effort that we would exert as if searching for things of value...and discover in the … Continue reading A Great Find →

In a Greater One Good Morning Friends, When one begins to develop a Christ-like character, in one's spirit and flesh, a by-product of this process is that one stops having selfish ambition...one stops having a selfish conceit...one begins to increase consideration of others and yes one increases humility as well. Then rather surprisingly and as … Continue reading In a Greater One →

Imitating Christ's Humility Good Morning Friends, The world's views on Jesus and feelings about Him are absolutely incredible and ought to cause our hearts to hurt for although his name prompts worship and praise and purposeful action for some, to others it prompts rage, ridicule, relegation and refusal. So then here is the challenge of … Continue reading Imitating Christ’s Humility →