Friday Messages

On my morning walk, I often meet Ron, an 87-year-old retired lobster fisherman. About a year ago he lost his lower leg. Today he walks with a prosthetic leg almost as well as he did before. Perhaps...

This past week I spent a lot of time "riding on the high places of the earth." Well, actually I was just standing on the roof of the Main House painting some of the dormers, but the view was...

There is a saying that exhorts us to “Major on the majors” (instead of majoring on the minors). Of course, even if we intend to major on the majors, we still have to figure out what the majors are,...

Exodus 30:7 And Aaron shall burn incense of perfume on it (the altar of incense) morning by morning; when he dresses the lamps he shall burn it. And when Aaron sets up the lamps between the evenings...

“Oh, how restful is the thought, of Eloah’s loveliness!”  These are the opening lines to the Sabbath hymn “Eloah.”  Eloah is “the lovely poetic name of God.” Should we or any thoughtful people...

Dear People Who Love Jesus, As I was preparing my service before the feast in March, I was thinking about the wonder of how God brought the children of Israel out of Egypt and how Jesus has done...

I have been consumed recently by one verse in the book of Luke. It has been my constant muse and now it’s the inspiration for this encouragement. Luke 9:51 says this, “And it came to pass, when the...

I praise God for the Sabbath!  Here is a day on which it’s OK to ignore some of life’s harsher realities. It’s OK to simply rest, or otherwise find some respite for the soul.  God has designed it...

The disciples mourned and wept.   How had Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem a mere week ago ended in the unimaginable – his crucifixion.  Jesus had spoken of His body given for them...

In speaking to Moses of the coming plague that would destroy the livestock of Egypt, God instructed him to tell Pharaoh, “Jehovah appointed a set time, saying, tomorrow Jehovah shall do this thing...

Most of us a familiar with a hymn in Warrior Songs, “Millennial Bells,” which describes the future earthly reign of Jesus: Millennial Bells are ringing with mellow tones and clear. They are...

Have you ever wondered what the Sabbath means, what it was made for? For most of us, there is a simple and perhaps fundamental answer, which begins with Genesis: “God blessed the seventh day and...