Monthly Archives: September, 2012
Forty Days of Prayer VI
My Sunday Chronicle: September 30, 2012 Sunday. One would assume that Sunday is an easy day to pray. After all, we gather in church, we sing, we tune into someone who leads in prayer, we listen to teaching and preaching. My heart was stirred, but I longed for the time to specifically carry out …
Forty Days of Prayer V
My chronicle today is short. Yes, I prayed. I tried to pray while I mowed grass but that was rather unproductive for me. I used to do that on the riding lawn mower, but with a push mower, I actually have to think lest I cut down something I’ll regret later. And that got me to …
Forty Days of Prayer IV
My personal chronicle: Burden. That word gives way to imagination. If you have read Pilgrim’s Progress you immediately see the weighty bundle on Pilgrim’s back as he trudged toward the Celestial City. I see it pictorially in my mind as it rolls away at the Cross. A burden is something difficult to carry. Whether the …
Forty Days of Prayer, III
Today was a challenging day just because of the events that unfolded. Of course, I am reminded, therefore, that God’s Word does say, “Boast not thyself of tomorrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.” (Proverbs 27:1) My plans kept changing as the day progressed! You have those days too. By the …
Forty Days of Prayer, II
I have to smile when I decide to mark this chronicle through my 40 days of prayer and fasting. It will be a good renewal of my knowledge of Roman Numerals. Now, to the serious. There is no doubt about it: prayer is work. It is holy work. Nonetheless, it is work. The work of …
Forty day of Prayer
Last week I received an invitation to join a group on Facebook that includes 40 days of prayer before the coming election. Then today I heard of a group, a very large group, who are spending 40 days prior to our election invoking God’s intervention on our behalf as a nation. It certainly is my …
Transmission
In 1996 my little Pontiac Sunbird suddenly decided not to reverse. Because it had nearly 140.000 miles on it, I sold it as a “mechanic’s special” and bought my one and only new car. Since then, I have not had thoughts of transmission functions until this week. My little Mercury Mystique decided not to transmit …
Delilah
Delilah—Judges 16, I Timothy 6:10, Luke 12:15, Proverbs 15:27 Preparing my heart to Hear God’s Word: What would you do if you were able to acquire $27,500? ______________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ What would you be willing to do in order to acquire that amount? ____________ ____________________________________ Now, put yourself into the mind of Delilah and try …
The Switch Hitter
Mickey Mantle, Pete Rose, and Chipper Jones hold something in common: they are all switch hitters who hold baseball records of one kind or another. The advantage of switch hitting is being able to not only hit from both sides of the plate because the batter can see the ball coming at them better. Today …
The O’Malley Series — A Six-Book Review
Dee Henderson creates a six-book series that contains almost everything thing I look for in a fiction book. Henderson is an artist creator of intrigue, romance, comic relief, and masterful resolutions. The books all have contemporary settings that stretch from Washington, D.C. to Big Sky Montana. Each of the six books features one of the …
The Shepherd's Presence 