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
Category: Prayer
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?
SIMPLY SATURDAY – Every Day
Simply Saturday Today I am piggy-backing on Five Minute Friday from Gypsy Mama. I have five minutes to write – on the topic – Every Day. GO Every Day When I first understood who Jesus really was – excitement entered my soul. I used to turn over in the morning at the sound of the… Continue reading SIMPLY SATURDAY – Every Day
CAN I DO EVERYTHING WITHOUT FRETTING? AND EVEN FIND JOY?
Can I do everything without fretting? And even find joy? Can we find joy in the hustle and bustle of every day life? I think we can. When I get overwhelmed with the number of “things on my list”, I have a choice – I can fret, rant and rave at the fact that I… Continue reading CAN I DO EVERYTHING WITHOUT FRETTING? AND EVEN FIND JOY?
TIME – CAN WE SLOW IT DOWN?
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?