I started out blogging a few years ago – trying to find out what God wanted me to talk about. I wrote Shining His Light and Spirit-Filled Canada which I have now closed for lack of time. Last year at our Writers’ Conference, Write!Canada, God put upon my heart to blog about prayer. I was… Continue reading Under the Cover of Prayer
Author: JanisCox
OUT-OF-THE-WAY PLACES
Where are your out-of-the-way places? In The Message we read: “Jesus instructed him, “Don’t talk about this all over town. Just quietly present your healed self to the priest, along with the offering ordered by Moses. Your cleansed and obedient life, not your words, will bear witness to what I have done.” But the man… Continue reading OUT-OF-THE-WAY PLACES
Jesus is the way – So Pray
Jesus is the Way – So Pray “Jesus does not give recipes that show the way to God as other teachers of religion do. He Himself is the Way.” Karl Barth, Swiss Protestant theologian of the 20th C. In my last post I talked about being overwhelmed. Certainly it is easy to get so involved… Continue reading Jesus is the way – So Pray
PRAY FOR BUSINESS?
Have you ever prayed for the media or business? This article really got me thinking. One more thing on my list to pray for – when we say we pray our lives, we really do pray our lives. Mark D. Roberts wrote a post on Belief Net called Why Don’t We Pray for Business? on… Continue reading PRAY FOR BUSINESS?
Good Morning
Good Morning Yes, it is morning for me – here in Arizona. Yesterday at church the pastor asked in the sermon, “How do you wake up in the morning?” I have found that a great way to wake up is to say, “Good morning, God.” With a big deep breath I breathe in and out.… Continue reading Good Morning
SOMEONE WAS PRAYING FOR ME
Someone was Praying for Me by Jan Cox “When you pray for others, God listens to you and blesses them, and sometimes, when you are safe and happy, remember that someone has prayed for you.” I searched for the words of this quote on the Internet but could find no one’s name associated with the… Continue reading SOMEONE WAS PRAYING FOR ME
Overwhelmed?
I have been overwhelmed with the things I want to do. There are so many possibilities and I know I can’t do them all. One of the ways I have been working through this, is to pray for God to give me wisdom and clarity to know what to put in my “inbox”. I recently… Continue reading Overwhelmed?
THANKSGIVING FOR GOVERNING AUTHORITIES (PART 5)
This is the last in a series on praying for our governments by T. L. Wiens. You can read the others at Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4) Thanksgiving for Governing Authorities (Part 5) by T. L Wiens It’s easy to give thanks for God’s goodness in our lives. A bit harder… Continue reading THANKSGIVING FOR GOVERNING AUTHORITIES (PART 5)
PRAYERS FOR THE WORLD
Prayers for the World by Jan Cox The words “pray for the world” have been used many times in searches on the Internet this week. We have seen people rise up against their oppressive governments; we have seen earthquakes and tsunamis and fears of a nuclear meltdown. People are searching for a way to reach… Continue reading PRAYERS FOR THE WORLD
A New Start
Do you ever wonder where you are going and what you are doing? I do. I have so many wonderful ideas, thoughts and longings. Someone told me once that she could see that I was someone who was always looking at coloured balloons and wanting to catch as many as I could. I didn’t understand… Continue reading A New Start