Simply Saturday On Saturdays I write for only 5 minutes – the topic today is Write!Canada. Write!Canada At the time of your reading this post I will be on the last day of my writers’ conference, Write!Canada held in Guelph, Ontario. I have attended this conference for the past seven years and each year get… Continue reading SIMPLY SATURDAY – Write!Canada
Month: June 2011
A DIFFERENT PRAYER
A Different Prayer by Jan Cox Picture by Godgrown Read: Luke 11:10 NIV “For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.” I always thought of this Scripture in the worldly sense. What can God do for me? How can He help me out… Continue reading A DIFFERENT PRAYER
POOL CLOSED
I read this post last month and I really liked it. Hope you do too. Jan Pool Closed by Brock Henning (reprinted with permission) “Pool Closed.” My wife and I and our three children huddled around the sign with wide mouths and a beach bag full of goggles and squirt guns. We had strolled by… Continue reading POOL CLOSED
PRAYER – WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?
Prayer – What’s In It For Me? by Janice Keats Scripture Selection: Job 21 Why should we be compelled or expected to serve and honour God Almighty? Job asks, “Who is the Almighty that we should serve Him? What would we gain by praying to Him? (Job 21:15) So, what’s in it for me?… Continue reading PRAYER – WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?
START A “TO DON’T LIST”
Start a “To Don’t List” “Normal people do normal things at a normal – breakneck – pace and never have enough time to do the most important things” (page 27, Weird, by Craig Groeschel) I am a normal person. For years I tried to do everything. And because of a strong sense of self I… Continue reading START A “TO DON’T LIST”
SIMPLY SATURDAY – Backwards
Simply Saturday Backwards The other day I read a devotional by Oswald Chambers. I read the Scripture, Luke 11:10. I had always interpreted that as being: if I am in His will and I ask, seek and knock He will answer me. I still believe that to be true but Oswald told me that I… Continue reading SIMPLY SATURDAY – Backwards
SINGING AS PRAYER
Singing as Prayer by Jan Cox A while ago I talked about having foundational prayers committed to memory, which can soothe the soul and help connect with God and fill me with peace. Another way I can make that connection while in a crisis situation is through song. I turn on my praise and… Continue reading SINGING AS PRAYER
BUSY – ??
BUSY – ?? “if the Devil can’t make us feel really bad, then he’ll try to make us really busy.” – anonymous That quote reminded me of Satan’s Meeting. SATAN’S MEETING: (Read especially if you’re busy) – original author unknown Satan called a worldwide convention of demons. In his opening address he said, “We can’t keep… Continue reading BUSY – ??
GOD OF THE IMPOSSIBLE
God of the Impossible by Violet Nesdoly (reprinted with permission May 31, 2011) Mary and Elizabeth by Harold Copping – 1927 TODAY’S SPECIAL: Luke 1:39-56 TO CHEW ON: “He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts; he has brought down the mighty from their thrones… Continue reading GOD OF THE IMPOSSIBLE
WHY DO I WRITE?
Lat Friday I wrote for Inscribe – and once again I relied on God to show me what to write. Here is what I wrote. Please come and see what Inscribe Bloggers OnLine is all about. Why Do I write? A blank computer screen – and no thoughts – that is the pang of a… Continue reading WHY DO I WRITE?