Good morning... Slowly, prayerfully, she served up a heaping bowl of wisdom from over the phone. Then I asked her to text me the sacred reading from miles away. Now we all dive into the delicious feast together. Foreign-to-me words now become for us a meaningful meal. "Epiphany, with a capital "E", what might this mean?" [...]
Good morning... Before leaving earth for the eternity of heaven, Jesus said to his flawed, faithful followers, "I will ask the Father and he will give you another Savior, the Holy Spirit of Truth, who will be to you a friend just like me—and he will never leave you. The world won’t receive him because they can’t see [...]
Good morning... "Hey mom, I'll be home for lunch," our youngest daughter said over the phone. "Can we talk about how we might use your blog to promote a project I am helping with at work?" "Of course," my momma heart was delighted to hear the ideas on her mind. Working as a paid intern for this summer [...]
Good morning... I am grateful God has given me a special friend who always tenderly reminds me of the deep meaning behind this long Memorial Day weekend. Yesterday he sent me a moving YouTube video, a gift that I now share with you. As I scan the young faces of the talented young men and women in the [...]
Good morning... Last Sunday our churches celebrated Pentecost Sunday, honoring the moment when the Spirit of God swept through the first followers of Jesus Christ. Our Bible tells God's story. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to [...]
Good morning... As a high school chaplain, my husband is skilled at communicating with people of all ages. Steve brings to life biblical concepts in simple, down to earth ways. In this week's devotional message, Steve encourages us to fully receive and to freely share the gift of God's "agape love". ****** Thoughts on 1 John 4:7-21 by [...]
Good morning... On the birthday of my faraway father, I went to an outdoor memorial service for my friend's dad, a celebration of life hosted at the duck pond near his earthly home. Life-giving stories were shared. Tenderizing tears were shed. Together we experienced these words printed in the bulletin. ****** PRAYER OF REMEMBRANCE Leader: We will remember [...]
Good morning... "The old song of my spirit has wearied itself out," on the first Monday of this month she read to me over the phone. "It has long ago been learned by heart so that now it repeats itself over and over, bringing no added joy to my days or lift to my spirit. It is a [...]
Good morning... In researching the concept of radical empathy, I ran into the video below, a captivating video which puts flesh on the bones of a refreshing idea. This Sabbath morn, please enjoy this short video and wonder with God, "How might I be an integral part of Your healing solution?" My child, never drift off course from [...]
Good morning... After a very significant phone conversation, she wrote me a thought-provoking text. "I just saw a photograph on Instagram this evening, the pain and the trauma expressed needs no fact checking," she wrote. "The image was a black woman holding a handwritten sign that read, 'We live in a world where trained cops can panic & [...]
