Tag: prayer

What Door Would We Like To Have Prayerfully Opened To the Presence Of the King?

Good Morning Friends, There are many doors in our lives. Some mark keystone moments that shape our core memories; others help us recall people and seasons long past. Whether they grant admittance, offer protection, or stand as barriers, these “doors” become part of who we are. How we view them matters, because there will be … Continue reading What Door Would We Like To Have Prayerfully Opened To the Presence Of the King? →

Who Is The Door Where God’s Word Meets Our Prayer?

Good Morning Friends, Our lives are full of doors—moments that shape us, memories that stay with us, and thresholds that lead us into new seasons. Some doors welcome us, others resist us, and still others protect what is sacred. How we approach these doors matters, because there are days when we cannot open them alone. … Continue reading Who Is The Door Where God’s Word Meets Our Prayer? →

Does Fasting During Lent Have To Be Only About Food? 

Good Morning Friends, Today we reflect on the traits, traditions, and practices that prepare our hearts for faith—especially fasting during Lent. People fast for many reasons, and Scripture gives us examples from Moses, David, Esther, Daniel, Anna, Paul, and Jesus. Even in modern times, figures like Cesar Chavez and Gandhi fasted for causes. Doctors now … Continue reading Does Fasting During Lent Have To Be Only About Food?  →

Will Our Repentant Hearts Find Beauty In The Burnt Palms Of Ash Wednesday?

Good Morning Friends, In Scripture, ashes symbolize mourning, mortality, and repentance. But in agrarian life, ashes also fertilize the soil—what looks dead becomes the ground for new growth. Job wore sackcloth and ashes to show repentance, and the prophet Joel calls us to “rend our hearts, not our garments,” inviting an inner change that leads … Continue reading Will Our Repentant Hearts Find Beauty In The Burnt Palms Of Ash Wednesday? →

When Life Feels Unmanageable, How Do We Endure?

Good Morning Friends, Some of my family were cowboys out West and others were farmers in the Midwest, so when we moved to Collier County in the 1960s, visiting Immokalee didn’t feel entirely foreign to my father. But what he saw there—the human rights challenges facing migrant workers—was deeply troubling. Still it was a different time. … Continue reading When Life Feels Unmanageable, How Do We Endure? →

What Does It Take To Deal With The Pressure Of Being A Good Leader?

Good Morning Friends, Church work brings pressure—more than we often expect. Pressure from family, friends, and the work itself can drain our peace, even though we long for the church to be a place of rest. At times it feels like we’re being pulled in every direction. Circumstances and schedules are one thing; people-pressure is … Continue reading What Does It Take To Deal With The Pressure Of Being A Good Leader? →

Are We Motivated By Faith To Act In Love, Even When It Involves Risk?

Good Morning Friends, We often put too much weight on numbers—what we’ve done, what others haven’t done—when the real focus of the Christian life is love, the Spirit, and what God has done for us. Counting our good deeds or the failures of others can lead us to misjudge God and make false assumptions. The … Continue reading Are We Motivated By Faith To Act In Love, Even When It Involves Risk? →