FIVE MINUTE FRIDAY – What Mama Did

Five Minute Friday – What Mama Knows – A tribute to my Mom – 1917-2012. Written in 5 minutes with tears.

FIVE MINUTE FRIDAY – Beloved

Five MInute Friday – Beloved – Janis looks at the word Beloved.

HOW CAN I HEAR YOU, GOD?

How Can I Hear You, God? by Janis Cox “Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. And he who loves me the Father will love and I too will love and show myself to him” (John 14:21, NIV). Emphasis is mine. How can I hear from God? This… Continue reading HOW CAN I HEAR YOU, GOD?

ADVENT WEEK FOUR – Love

What is love? Janis looks at the fourth week of Advent – Love.

WIDE – Five-Minute Fridays

How Wide is Christ’s Love? Linking to Lisa Jo Baker’s Five Minute Fridays – on the word WIDE. ONly 5 minutes to write. Come and Join the group.

ARE YOU ASHAMED TO PRAY?

Ashamed to Pray by Jennifer Slattery. Jennifer walks us through her day of truth – going from self-love to seeing how to act like Christ. Her prayer: Lord Jesus, help me to die to myself, not just in the big, courageous moments, but in those day-to-day encounters–standing in line at a grocery store or eating at a dirty restaurant. Help me, in all things, to be alert to my witness. Help me to radiate your sacrificial love–the love that drove you to a cross, for me.

GRASP – Five-Minute Fridays

To Grasp or not to Grasp. On Five-Minute Fridays Janis works through the word “grasp” and what it means to her.

HOW AND WHY DO WE CONSTRUCT COMMUNITY?

How and why do we need community? Take a look at the church community.

IN THE ROAR OF YOUR WATERFALLS

Deep calls to deep because all of us long for intimacy. Vulnerability that reveals the depths of our souls. It is a dangerous thing. … Our only safety is in love that is even more profound. In God.

COMMUNITY – Five Minute Fridays

Community What would we do without others in our lives. They make the world sing, they bring us joy and peace; they help us when we are down, sick and just feeling out of sorts. I belong to a few communities. We have lived in a small town for almost 9 years. We know many… Continue reading COMMUNITY – Five Minute Fridays