INTERCESSION: PATRIOTISM AT ITS HIGHEST

Intercession: Patriotism at its Highest by Violet Nesdoly (reprinted with permission from October 4, 2010) TODAY’S SPECIAL: Lamentations 3:43-66 TO CHEW ON: “My eyes overflow with rivers of water For the destruction of the daughter of my people.My eyes flow and do not ceaseWithout interruptionTill the Lord from heavenLooks down and sees.” Lamentations 3:48-50 Jeremiah… Continue reading INTERCESSION: PATRIOTISM AT ITS HIGHEST

OUR INSURANCE

Our Insurance Janet Sketchley commented on last Friday’s post called God Never Runs Out: “Thanks for this reminder, Jan! Thinking about some of the things we refill… I tend to use them sparingly, ration them so I don’t run out. Often that’s silly because it’s an easy thing to replace. Sometimes it’s a special thing… Continue reading OUR INSURANCE

BOOK REVIEWS AND INTERVIEWS

I have added a new page to Under the Cover of Prayer called Book Reviews and Interviews. I apologize to my subscribers for the first post – went to post instead of page… and then had a bad link. I have offered to review books so I am taking on a new role. Hope you… Continue reading BOOK REVIEWS AND INTERVIEWS

PERSISTENCE

Persistence by Rose McCormick Brandon “So I say to you, Ask and keep on asking and it shall be given you; seek and keep on seeking and you shall find; knock and keep on knocking and the door shall be opened to you. For everyone who asks and keeps on asking receives; and he who… Continue reading PERSISTENCE

IN GOD’S HANDS

In God’s Hands By Mary Haskett How do we pray I wondered. My husband and I had received the devastating news that he had terminal cancer. Chemo and radiation were not an option— neither would halt the inevitable. My husband received the news calmly.  He sat in the clinic room and told the doctor about… Continue reading IN GOD’S HANDS

PRAYERS OF A CHILD

Prayers of a Child By  T. L Wiens I’ve always loved fishing. My first catch was a twenty pound jackfish. I was only eight years old and the fish nearly pulled me into the water and caught me instead of the other way around. From that day on, I went fishing as often as my… Continue reading PRAYERS OF A CHILD

NIGHT PRAYERS

Night Prayers by Violet Nesdoly (reprinted with permission from September 22, 2010) TODAY’S SPECIAL: Luke 5:33-6:16 TO CHEW ON: “Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. And when it was day He called His disciples to Himself… Continue reading NIGHT PRAYERS

HOW CAN WE BE REBORN TO BE WILD?

How can we be Reborn to be Wild? by Janis Cox A little while ago I wrote about Ed Underwood’s book, Reborn to be Wild. I asked him a few questions and here are his answers.   1. How can we “rebels” inspire our congregations to feel our passion? I’ve had to learn this one the… Continue reading HOW CAN WE BE REBORN TO BE WILD?

HE NEVER ANSWERS PRAYERS THE WAY I EXPECT

He Never Answers Prayers the Way I Expect by Ramona Furst Restless for something to read, I picked up a book that my friend had on her desk.  My chosen book to read while away from home had been a bust. The title is catchy but is it possible? I flipped through the pages of… Continue reading HE NEVER ANSWERS PRAYERS THE WAY I EXPECT

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