H.E.L.P. by Jan Cox “Help!” That’s the cry that escapes my lips when I lift up anything confusing, upsetting or unsettling to God. I find I cry this often – so often that I have made an acronym to remember that I am not crying out an empty plea but that my plea has… Continue reading H.E.L.P.
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FOOD FROM THE FIELD
Food from the Field Yesterday I had the privilege and pleasure to pick up my first foodbox of the harvest. I joined a food farm co-operative this summer and each week we receive a portion of the bounty from the fields. When we arrived at the farm we couldn’t locate the farmer (it was our… Continue reading FOOD FROM THE FIELD
PRAYER OF QUIET OR SIMPLICITY
Prayer of Quiet or Simplicity by Judith Lawrence Jesus said, “When you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private” Matt 6:6a (New Living Translation). “Out of the deliberate practice of loving attention to God, the contemplative glides on to a plane of perception for… Continue reading PRAYER OF QUIET OR SIMPLICITY
TETHERED TO GOD
Tethered to God A little while ago we took our grandchildren to their other grandparents. My son-in-law had carefully moved the two car seats from the family car to our truck. It took him quite awhile to get the seats in place. When they were strongly tethered in, we took off. The drive went well;… Continue reading TETHERED TO GOD
REACHING THAT ANTICIPATED MOMENT – WHEN A PRAYER GETS ANSWERED
Reaching that Anticipated Moment—When a Prayer Gets Answered By T. L. Wiens My brother, my sister and I were scheduled to provide special music for the church service that Sunday. I can’t explain it, but there was an excitement as we practiced. We’d decided to sing “Nearer My God to Thee.” It wasn’t very often that… Continue reading REACHING THAT ANTICIPATED MOMENT – WHEN A PRAYER GETS ANSWERED
SIMPLY SATURDAY – Write!Canada
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
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”