Florence Carlton Church

What if you stood at the top of the earth near the North Pole? You could be amazed by a vista so different from anything you had ever seen before.

We are inclined to think, we must have wandered outside the will of God when the winds and waves are contrary and we are struggling to stay afloat on the sea of circumstances.  

We have all heard the explanation of God’s work in us compared to removing the layers of an onion. God gradually peels one layer at a time as we are ready. Getting to the core of the onion in one swoop would likely be too much and perhaps even destroy what was left. We know [...]

The term “way of the cross” has always puzzled me. It sounds like something nuns and highly spiritual people might be involved in doing. Another  term that is more common in my protestant circles is “dying to self.” This seems less complex. All one has to do is put aside your own wishes. Right. I [...]

The twelve days of Christmas are the twelve days between Christmas Day, Dec. 25th, the birth of Jesus, and the Epiphany, Jan. 6th, the day Christians celebrate the arrival of the Magi (Wise Men) and the revelation of Christ as the light of the world. The Christmas song, “The Twelve Days of Christmas” may sound [...]

I have high expectations of the Holy Spirit, my teacher of Godly things. I think His lessons and guidance will involve angelic choirs and great excitement. I’m beginning to think it doesn’t work that way in my life. I dwell in the ordinary, the daily, the mundane etc. It is only reasonable to expect God [...]

My sister Sara has such patience with detail. She told me how she had met a squirrel on her deck and decided to strike up an acquaintance and maybe a future friendship. She began to leave some nuts on the deck and would be back in the house watching “Fluffy” (my name for it) as [...]