Thorn in my Side by Kimberley Payne I have a certain person in my life who causes me grief on a regular basis. It seems in order for his day to be complete he must have conflict. If there is not conflict, then he creates it. And I seem to be his favourite target. (No,… Continue reading THORN IN MY SIDE
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GOD WANTS TO HEAR MY PRAYERS
How do I know that God wants to hear my prayers? (Part 2) by Janis Cox Last week I talked about the reason I feel that God does hear our prayers. That reason was God’s POWER. He CAN. Today I want to talk about why he wants to hear our prayers. I think that He… Continue reading GOD WANTS TO HEAR MY PRAYERS
MEMORY WORK? ME?
Memory Work? Me? Last week I told you about Ann Voskamp’s new book, One Thousand Gifts – which I am thoroughly enjoying. This week I want to tell you about a challenge that Ann stirred in me. I like to try to memorize Scripture. It hasn’t always been successful but at least I have the… Continue reading MEMORY WORK? ME?
BOOK REVIEWS AND INTERVIEWS
I have added a new page to Under the Cover of Prayer called Book Reviews and Interviews. I apologize to my subscribers for the first post – went to post instead of page… and then had a bad link. I have offered to review books so I am taking on a new role. Hope you… Continue reading BOOK REVIEWS AND INTERVIEWS
GOD NEVER RUNS OUT
God Never Runs Out As I washed my hands this morning I thought of the liquid soap that flows out of the bottle. I had filled the bottle about 2 weeks ago and it still had lots of soap left. But, in a little while that soap will be gone and I will need to… Continue reading GOD NEVER RUNS OUT
LOSING ONE’S FOOTING
Losing One’s Footing by Grace Fox (reprinted with permission, Losing One’s Footing, October 8, 2010) Have you ever felt yourself emotionally, mentally or spiritually slip into a negative space? Have you ever experienced a loss of perspective that resulted in discouragement or despair? I have. Quite honestly, many writers often struggle with this. We spend… Continue reading LOSING ONE’S FOOTING
LITANY OF PRAISE
Litany of Praise by Judith Lawrence Sometimes, when I read the scriptures in my morning prayer time, certain words jump out at me and I write them down in my journal before they pass me by and I forget what seemed so important to me as I read the words. When I read St.… Continue reading LITANY OF PRAISE
PRAYER AS LISTENING
Prayer as Listening by Judith Lawrence In the first book of Kings, chapter 19, we read of how Elijah had been rushing about; he was running away from the pursuit of the prophets of Baal and he ended up in a cave on the side of a mountain where he hid, not only from the… Continue reading PRAYER AS LISTENING