A Powerful Prayer by Jan Cox How many of you have friends and family that have not received Christ? I know of many who are suffering or not reaching their godly potential as Christ is not their “all in all”. I would like everyone to know Jesus. As I study and gain more insight for… Continue reading A POWERFUL PRAYER
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THROUGH THE FOG
Through the Fog by Heather McGillivray We live a half hour out of town, so now that my son works at six in the morning (and because the bus service won’t get him there in time), I have an hour-long commute before the sun starts to yawn and stretch its sleepy rays across the horizon.… Continue reading THROUGH THE FOG
MISSED BLESSINGS
Missed Blessings by T. L. Wiens A friend of mine told me that she welcomed September in the grips of a depression wave. It tossed her this way and that before she realized, this wasn’t something she could fight alone. Soon after confiding in a close friend, the battle began to turn and my friend… Continue reading MISSED BLESSINGS
CAST YOUR BURDEN ON CHRIST
Cast Your Burden on Christ by Jan Cox This morning two passages of Scripture struck deep into my heart. I had read from Philippians 1 and 1 Peter 4. In Philippians, Paul is in jail, in chains, yet he is praying not for himself but for Christ’s church and His people. And the word I… Continue reading CAST YOUR BURDEN ON CHRIST
BE STILL AND WAIT PATIENTLY FOR THE LORD
Be Still and Wait Patiently for the Lord by Janice Keats As we go about our daily living often in a hurried pace, it may be challenging to find a time of solitude to commune with God. How do we find time to sit down and dine with God? By just doing that—by taking decisive… Continue reading BE STILL AND WAIT PATIENTLY FOR THE LORD
PRAYER IN TIMES OF DIVINE CHAOS
Prayer in Times of Divine Chaos by Judith Lawrence In the book, Entering the Castle, by Caroline Myss, subtitled An Inner Path to God and your Soul, the author speaks of chaos as an organic expression of the divine. She says that divine chaos cannot be stopped, manipulated, postponed, or bargained with. “It sweeps into your life, taking… Continue reading PRAYER IN TIMES OF DIVINE CHAOS
CONNECTED
Connected by Jan Cox “My kingdom,” said Jesus, “doesn’t consist of what you see around you” (John 18:36 The Message). When we arrived at our winter residence, I expected to pick up where I had left off last April. As I had hoped the water ran, the hydro and phone worked. Wonderful! But when I… Continue reading CONNECTED
THANK YOU, LORD
Thank You, Lord by Jan Cox As Canadians we celebrated our Thanksgiving last weekend and were reminded that it was harvest weekend – a time for bringing in the bountiful gifts of God. Our church, decorated fully with vegetables and corn stalks, looked glorious. I’m happy our Thanksgiving Day is celebrated at this time of… Continue reading THANK YOU, LORD
NAMES OF GOD IN PRAISE
Names of God in Praise by Janet Sketchley One of my favourite stories is the story of Joshua leading the nation of Israel across the Jordan River into the Promised Land. You can read about it in Joshua 3. Here’s the pep talk Joshua gives the people before they set out: Joshua said to the… Continue reading NAMES OF GOD IN PRAISE
GOD – ARE YOU THERE?
God – Are You There? by Jan Cox Do you find sometimes that you pray and pray and pray about something and nothing seems to happen? I have found that usually that happens because God has another plan. He has either a totally different plan or my timing is wrong and I must wait. Going… Continue reading GOD – ARE YOU THERE?