Time – can we slow it down? “We live in a time-starved society that relentlessly pushes us to the limits – and not just at the holidays. Buy more, do more, accomplish more, conquer more. Rush rush. Hurry, hurry. (Weird, Craig Groeschel, page 25) That was my life. When I look back I was on… Continue reading TIME – CAN WE SLOW IT DOWN?
Month: May 2011
HOSEA – OBJECT LESSON LIFE
Hosea – Object Lesson Life by Violet Nesdoly (reprinted with permission) TODAY’S SPECIAL: Hosea 1:1-21 TO CHEW ON: “When the Lord began to speak by Hosea, the Lord said to Hosea: “Go, take yourself a wife of harlotry and children of harlotry for the land has committed great harlotry by departing form the Lord.” So… Continue reading HOSEA – OBJECT LESSON LIFE
SIMPLY SATURDAY – Forgetting
Simply Saturday – Forgetting I know I am getting older but I don’t think that is the reason I am forgetting things. I think that once again I have taken on too much. I thought it wasn’t going to be too much when I signed on – but then other things came along to fill… Continue reading SIMPLY SATURDAY – Forgetting
IF PRAYER WERE COMMON SENSE
If Prayer were Common Sense by Jan Cox I take myself to be a reasonable person. I can be persuaded to see the other side of an argument – sometimes it is not easy as my husband would attest. But I do try to use my common sense. Jesus talks to us about the other… Continue reading IF PRAYER WERE COMMON SENSE
A SANCTUARY OF TIME
A Sanctuary of Time Chapter Four in Ann Voskamp’s book, One Thousand Gifts is entitled “A Sanctuary of Time”. This chapter is so packed full of wisdom and holiness. Here are a few nuggets to ponder over: “Life is a Gift” “Time is life – and if I want the fullest life, I need to… Continue reading A SANCTUARY OF TIME
THOSE URGINGS IN MY SPIRIT
Those Urgings in My Spirit By T. L Wiens About a week ago, a name kept coming up in my head. It wasn’t the name of someone I see a lot but I do know her. It isn’t the first time this has happened to me and I know when this happens, I need to… Continue reading THOSE URGINGS IN MY SPIRIT
ABANDON
Abandon I visited my grandchildren the other day. As I watched them at play I saw the world as Jesus would have us live it – freely and with abandon. Spontaneity shone. Smiles were constant. Living in the moment was evident. As we watched the animals in the zoo, I watched our grandchildren’s faces –… Continue reading ABANDON
CONTEMPLATION – FINDING A SPACIOUS PLACE WITHIN
Contemplation—Finding a Spacious Place Within by Judith Lawrence As God promised to give the people of Israel a spacious country in which to dwell (Gen 13: 14–17), so God promises us a spacious place within—and that’s the place we call the soul. Richard Rohr, Simplicity, P. 93. Contemplation, Rohr says, is the search for a… Continue reading CONTEMPLATION – FINDING A SPACIOUS PLACE WITHIN
SIMPLY SATURDAY – Grafted
Simply Saturday Grafted This is planting season in Ontario (through the rain drops). I understand how to put a seed into the ground, cover it with soil, and with water and sunshine a plant or an oak tree can grow. But the art of grafting one plant to another has always baffled me. One plant… Continue reading SIMPLY SATURDAY – Grafted
PRAYER WALKING CONTINUED
Prayer Walking Continued A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about Prayer Walking and asked readers to write to me and tell me their thoughts. Here they are in the order I received them. Some very good thoughts. by Alan Ross Prior to some pretty serious foot surgeries I loved to walk and… Continue reading PRAYER WALKING CONTINUED