Good Morning Friends, God gives us a gracious invitation to drink deep of the joy of life that is right here and right now in unity not separation from the love of God. And as I contemplated the role of goats and sheep, and God’s sovereignty, and eternity I really don’t like the idea of … Continue reading How Does Grace And Judgement, Love And Justice Mix In the Divine Mind?
Tag: prayer
Does Fasting During Lent Have To Be Just About Food?
Good Morning Friends, Today we reflect on traits and traditions, relationships and rituals that prepare the way for faith to establish itself in our lives. More specifically we look at fasting and our faith. People fast for all sorts of reasons and especially during Lent’s journey of life’s passage from winter to spring…from Ash Wednesday to … Continue reading Does Fasting During Lent Have To Be Just About Food?
Will Our Repentant Hearts Find Beauty In The Burnt Palms This Ash Wednesday?
Good Morning Friends, Ashes were used in Old Testament times to symbolize mourning, mortality, and penance. But for agrarian societies ashes were also a way of fertilizing crops. People like Job in the Old Testament wore sackcloth and ashes to proclaim their desire to repent. So, ashes are not just an outward sign but have a purpose … Continue reading Will Our Repentant Hearts Find Beauty In The Burnt Palms This Ash Wednesday?
What Is Our Life?
Good Morning Friends, If the Lord does not return 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?
What Is Our Life?
Good Morning Friends, If the Lord does not return 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?
What Makes Us Great?
Good Morning Friends, Ok March Madness is almost upon us. Yesterday we had twelve passages from scripture, which is a lot to digest with too many moving parts. It was kind of like trying to make a half-court shot in basketball as the clock is winding down. But then there were thirteen rules in the … Continue reading What Makes Us Great?
Do We Have A Failure To Communicate The Most Important Message Of All?
Good Morning Friends, Soon in the liturgical year we will begin the journey from Transfiguration to the Cross. But today we frame this with other images of our spiritual history. Today we remember the connection between Babel and Pentecost. Today we remember that the Bible begins in a garden and ends in a city but … Continue reading Do We Have A Failure To Communicate The Most Important Message Of All?
Are We Paralyzed And In Fear Unmindful Of All The Small Miracles Around Us?
Good Morning Friends, Our daily fears and negativity can become words that are tools of destruction in our heads, or they can be overcome in a way to build us stronger in relationship with God. Our world is filled with management techniques, but our words do not bring out our best if they are about … Continue reading Are We Paralyzed And In Fear Unmindful Of All The Small Miracles Around Us?
Are We Climbing The Right Mountain And Are We Training Fishermen With The Right Gear?
Good Morning Friends, The letter to the Hebrews reads a lot like a sermon series. And, in chapter 12, we see a message in the Old Testament narrative where Moses came down the mountain with the Ten Commandments. The early Hebrew tribes were so frightened by the events that they asked Moses to pray that … Continue reading Are We Climbing The Right Mountain And Are We Training Fishermen With The Right Gear?
What Motivates You To Have Greater Faith?
Good Morning Friends, As usual we are taking the lectionary passages and trying to weave them together into a meaningful message. And today’s is about faith and the challenge of faith in the communities in which we live and work. For sometimes even the best leadership is ignored or worse yet feared as happened to … Continue reading What Motivates You To Have Greater Faith?
Daily Devotionals 