Friday Messages

We all face difficult challenges. For some it could be: Home destroyed by the recent hurricanes or flooding Serious health issues Depression Money problems Loss of job Concern about a child Loss of...

Is the end of the world upon us? By the time you read this, our friends in Florida will be bracing for the largest Atlantic hurricane in recorded history, with another hurricane already forming...

While the specter of Hurricane Harvey’s devastation is fresh in our minds, we are also collectively aware of many examples of physical, mental, spiritual, or political destruction and decay. Yet in...

Tonight the Sabbath begins. I am tired and my back hurts as I write this one week ago. All I wanted to accomplish this week has not been done, and I have only one hour remaining to sweep the floors...

A few days ago my neighbor of less than a year passed away. Though he was not particularly elderly, it was evident that his health was in decline for as long as I knew him. I don't think he had ever...

It is not so easy to write a Sabbath email in the belly of the beast, yet here I sit at Rockefeller Center in NYC. What an assault on all your senses! A rock concert just ended at NBC's "Today...

"So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God ..." (Hebrews 4:9). Sounds good, doesn't it? But not always easy to enter into. I believe that peace in our hearts is a big part of...

I'm writing this Friday morning with the sun just coming over the crest of the mountain, revealing an idyllic setting of fog in the valley and a colored tapestry of leaves as far as the eye can see....