Good Morning Friends,      There are two big advents of course. The first is the incarnation of God and the second is Jesus' return. And there are some similarities between the two, for I imagine the second coming will be greeted with hostility as with the first. The apostle John in today's text shows … Continue reading Will You Be Rejoicing or Regretting In 2024? →

   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 … Continue reading Can You Conceive Of A Better New Year Blessing Than To Be With Jesus? →

   Good Morning Friends,     Today as we contemplate Christmas Dreams and New Year's resolutions it should become evident to us all that the only transformative reality in this world comes from a relationship with Christ. All our New Year's decisions, hopes and dreams are for naught if they do not have a foundation in … Continue reading Do Our New Year’s Resolutions Have A Foundation In Dreams For God’s Kingdom? →

   Good Morning Friends,       Seeing, hearing, feeling, smelling…sensing God is wonderful but knowing God's will and desiring to fulfill it is another deal. The Bible is filled with stories and examples in nature of the character of God and how it relates to us becoming what God intended us to be from the start. … Continue reading Do You Think You Know God’s Love? →

    Good Morning Friends,      The holidays were originally known as holy days. Unfortunately, holidays are not always happy days for those people traveling nor for people unable to do so. I imagine that those reading this celebrate the connection with family and friends, but also may try to cope with the agony of being … Continue reading Will Messengers Help Us Find Rest On The Way To A Sanctuary This Season? →

   Good Morning Friends,     Yesterday was the Feast Day of Saint Stephen, the second day of Christmas. And today is the third day of Christmas and we build upon this message as we continue to unpack the lives of those who experienced the incarnation of Christ by looking at scripture attributed to John the … Continue reading Do You Have The Face Of Faith Fulfilled When You Have A Vision Of Volunteering To Glorify God? →

   Good Morning Friends,      Today is the Feast Day of Saint Stephen, the second day of Christmas. And I am drawn in the experience of remembering the story of Kierkegaard's famous "The King & the Maiden" parable. I will leave it to you to look it up and read it if you are not … Continue reading Do You Have The Face Of An Angel When You Serve? →

   Good Morning Friends,    There were lots of important people just a few miles from where Jesus was born. There was the Roman governor and Herod the Great and Jewish priests, the Pharisees, Sadducees, and the Scribes all who lived in and around Jerusalem. And close by the Levites too. But the ones God … Continue reading Why Is The Ordinary So Important? →

       Good Morning Friends,     I do so like the way John elaborates the reason for the season we are celebrating, and the way Isaiah foretells 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? edited →

   Good Morning Friends,     I do so like the way John elaborates the reason for the season we are celebrating, and the way Isaiah foretells 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 future … Continue reading What Is The Spirit Revealing To You This Christmas? →