Some Very Special Valentines

Good morning... On January 7th I received a very fun email: "We have a precious senior in high school who, for the past few years, raises money to purchase roses and Godiva chocolates and delivers them to our homebound church members for Valentine’s Day," wrote a friend from the Pastoral Care department at Northside Church. "It is an [...]

By |2021-02-14T06:25:32-05:00February 14th, 2021|Community, God's Love, Unity|

The Wonder Of A Wedding

Good morning... Last Saturday Steve borrowed a tux, and we thoroughly enjoyed a highly anticipated black tie wedding with longtime friends. The dynamic wedded couple, who had dated diligently for over a decade, will now enjoy many, many more decades growing together in oneness with God and each other. The joyful wedding video from last Saturday is not [...]

By |2021-02-13T07:00:58-05:00February 13th, 2021|God's Love, Joy, Unity|

Between You And Me

Good morning... Amid the high winds of mixed emotions, I invite you to join me in prayer, between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, from the comfort of your home or in the quiet of our open Northside sanctuary. I, personally, will be welcoming people into the church from 12:00 to 1:00 pm, masked and social distanced, for the [...]

By |2021-01-20T09:30:52-05:00January 19th, 2021|Everyday life, Trust God, Unity|

When Red And Blue Blend

Good morning... The morning after the U.S. 2020 election results were confirmed by blending the voices from red and blue states, I woke up to a text. "Good morning!" wrote a forever friend. "This story made me think of you! We all need some violets in our world right now!!!" Then I read aloud to myself the pages [...]

By |2021-01-08T07:33:12-05:00January 8th, 2021|Everyday life, Light In Darkness, Unity|

As The Sun Sets On 2020

Good morning... As the sun sets on 2020, we see more clearly the single purpose for which we are born. With all of this year's chaos and clashing, death and disconnection, unrest and uncertainty, our single purpose rests firmly in focus. Henri Nouwen said it well in a post from this week. ****** Henri Nouwen DAILY MEDITATION | [...]

By |2020-12-29T09:01:49-05:00December 31st, 2020|God's Love, New From Old, Unity|

The Man And The Birds

Good morning... I happened upon this YouTube retelling of a story I remember from childhood. When Paul Harvey recorded these words in 1965, I was just two years old. Now listening again, I understand more deeply why Jesus was born into our world as a baby, just like you and me. It’s in Christ that we find out [...]

By |2020-12-29T07:55:37-05:00December 30th, 2020|God's Love, Human Nature, Unity|

The Gentle Answer

Good morning... "Good morning Sue," she wrote last week. "I want to highly recommend this book by Scott Sauls, The Gentle Answer. He writes: 'Jesus and Christianity do not discriminate between good people and bad people. Instead, Jesus and Christianity discriminate between humble people and proud people. God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble (James [...]

By |2020-11-10T03:51:51-05:00November 10th, 2020|Everyday life, God's Love, Unity|

Taste Our Half And Half

Good morning... Sipping our morning coffee, we taste our half and half. Half sad. Half happy. Half mad. Half relieved. Half scared. Half excited. Only our Three-in-One God can embrace each half and make us whole. Now may the Lord Jesus Christ and our Father God, who loved us and in his wonderful grace gave us eternal comfort [...]

By |2020-11-08T04:09:56-05:00November 8th, 2020|Everyday life, Trust God, Unity|
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