Good Morning Friends, Most of us will never hear God’s call the way Samuel did—an audible voice in the night. Yet Scripture insists that every believer has a purpose, a calling woven into the fabric of our lives. Christ’s calling led Him to the cross. Ours may not be as costly, but it is no … Continue reading Have Our Lives Confirmed Our Callings?
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What Is The One Thing We Need?
Good Morning Friends, Today we have a devotional on Luke 10:38–42, woven into Pentecost and shaped around the Moorings Presbyterian Church stained glass depicting Jesus, Mary and Martha. It is centered on the Gospel and asks this simple question: What Is The One Thing We Need? Scripture: As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where … Continue reading What Is The One Thing We Need?
Do Our Prayers Align With God’s Purpose?
Good Morning Friends, “Why?” My grandchildren ask that question constantly. It’s a teleology question—a question of purpose. Today’s lectionary passages draw us into the deepest “why” of all: Do our prayers align with God’s purpose? As I read Jesus’ prayer before the cross and Paul’s farewell before imprisonment, I’m struck by the servant‑hearted lives they … Continue reading Do Our Prayers Align With God’s Purpose?
Do You Believe Jesus Is The Covenant Of Love He Claimed To Be For The Church?
Good Morning Friends, Today I would like to explore something many believers feel but rarely articulate: the tension between the ancient, unchanging covenant of God and the cultural layers that have grown around the church like ivy on an old cathedral. Some of that ivy is beautiful. Some of it obscures the stonework. And some … Continue reading Do You Believe Jesus Is The Covenant Of Love He Claimed To Be For The Church?
What Do You Want?
Good Morning Friends, We are formed by what we desire, and our desires are shaped by the habits we practice. Think of Jesus in the wilderness and Adam and Eve in the Garden and what they desired. Adam and Eve desired to eat, eat and Jesus desired to pray, pray. Habits matter. You see, the heart … Continue reading What Do You Want?
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?
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