Good Morning Friends, In the few years of Christ’s earthly ministry, He held many conversations. The Gospels record only a portion of those exchanges, suggesting that those discussions chosen for inclusion in the Bible are of great significance to us, and we should pay close attention to the lessons there for us. Jesus’ dialogues with … Continue reading What Do You Need To Give Up In Order To Follow Jesus And Become More Holy?
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Are We Willing To Stop Grumbling?
Good Morning Friends, Patience and being straightforward kind of go together to help make a happy marriage. Marriage and children go together too, for the scripture right after today’s discussion about marriage in the Gospel of Mark is about children. But there is a message here about our spiritual journey and the work of the … Continue reading Are We Willing To Stop Grumbling?
Who Pays For People’s Greed And Lack Of Humor?
Good Morning Friends, Usually, around this time of year some of my Catholic friends celebrate the life of Pope Hilarius with a little more jocularity than you might expect. And whether you are protestant or Catholic we all appreciate a good laugh. In Immokalee I have worked with several nuns. I also knew a Baptist … Continue reading Who Pays For People’s Greed And Lack Of Humor?
What Is Our Life?
Good Morning Friends, If the Lord does not come first, all of us will die someday. And my guess is that it will come much quicker than expected. Life goes by so unbelievable fast, so it is pointless to boast about our plans for tomorrow, for we could be disappointed or worse yet dead. The … Continue reading What Is Our Life?
Do You Want To Be First Or Last?
Good Morning Friends, At Moorings the day before yesterday we had a Pentecost service that acknowledged the graduating High School youth followed by a treat of red popsicles. As usual the music was great. The sermon was on point, and I would even say it was a sign of revival given the hope for the … Continue reading Do You Want To Be First Or Last?
What Can We Learn From The First Pentecost And The Days Leading Up To It?
Good Morning Friends, One thing I have learned in life is that the sharing of a friendship in Christ can be a powerful experience. Of course, it does not have to be limited in its scope to a special population or a particular church congregation or prayer group as is often the case. There is a universal … Continue reading What Can We Learn From The First Pentecost And The Days Leading Up To It?
What, Or Better Yet, Who Do We Love?
Good Morning Friends, Today we consider the Lord’s Prayer and Jesus’ question to Peter about his love. And as we think about this, we contemplate the reality of the temptations of those things we think we love and the challenge of doing the will of God. And though I would not say that God leads … Continue reading What, Or Better Yet, Who Do We Love?
Are We Energized With Holy Spirit Encouragement?
Good Morning Friends, There is a joy in sharing the Gospel and sometimes a bit of it is humorous. Think about Paul and his knack for starting riots. Not exactly a unifying action but still in the will of God if only to teach us a lesson that God can use a relatively unhealthy, troublemaking, … Continue reading Are We Energized With Holy Spirit Encouragement?
Do You Have A Friendship With Jesus That Defines Who You Are?
Good Morning Friends, Great truths might be simpler than we ever imagined. And this is true especially when it comes to relationships and joy on a conscious level but perhaps not so much on a subconscious level when it comes to race and tribe or class, and our emotions, for below the surface things get … Continue reading Do You Have A Friendship With Jesus That Defines Who You Are?
Are You An Advocate For A Better Understanding Of the Holy Spirit’s Peace?
Good Morning Friends, Pentecost is next Sunday and that brings us back to basics and to the theology of the Holy Spirit. You see, there is a theology of place that needs to come alive in institutions of learning and especially the church…a Spirit that both takes a sense of community into schools and takes … Continue reading Are You An Advocate For A Better Understanding Of the Holy Spirit’s Peace?
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