Prayer for revival

Our Bible study group is presently studying Daniel. This week we started with Daniel 9 which is one of my favorite passages. I think this prayer is a marvelous model when praying for revival. Just replace Israel and Jerusalem with... Weiterlesen

Word Art

Considering that I am dyslexic and that I had a hard time in school with both German (my mother tongue) and English (my first second language) and barely made it through school without repeating a class, my interest in languages... Weiterlesen

New Year’s resolutions #3

Now I really need to make my promise true and share what are my "New Year's resolutions" before January is half over.  Even though I would normally not call them such. As I have mentioned in my last post about... Weiterlesen

Blessings

May all my ways not miss the first goal, God. May all my ways arrive where I am needed. Irish Blessings from "Wenn sich Stunden mit Leben füllen" by Hermann Multhaupt.
Humility

Humility

This morning during my Bible reading, my thoughts drifted off to a quote from C.S. Lewis that I had read recently: "Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less." (quoted in The advent of humility)... Weiterlesen

Religious Striving

What would you do today if you knew God absolutely loved you? God knows the answer to this question will lead you further into his life than the striving of religion ever can. from “He loves me!” by Wayne Jacobson,... Weiterlesen

New Year’s Resolutions #2

Every since Coffeegirl wrote about New Year's resolutions I kept thinking about it. I commented on her blog: "I am one of those who don't do New Year's resolutions. I am more likely to do resolutions some time during the... Weiterlesen

It’s all relative

My last post is more than a week ago and I am trying since yesterday morning to produce a new post. I especially wanted to post one today because it is Tuesday and Tuesdays are Coffeegirl Blog Roll days. Yeah!... Weiterlesen

Rapture or not?

A few years ago I was introduced to N.T. Wright. His book "Jesus and the Victory of God" with its 741 pages is a challenge to read, but I found it very interesting. Some of his insights into the original... Weiterlesen

Eyes to See

Eyes to See An African proverb says: "The eyes of the foreigner are big but he does not see a thing." It's so true - you have to learn to see things in another culture. Otherwise you can look straight... Weiterlesen

Culture change

Books & Culture brought an interesting book review of "The Art of Public Grovel": Confession Run Amok - How to look like you're taking responsibility while you're actually asking for sympathy "The confession of sin and the confession of faith... Weiterlesen

Ancestor Worship?

It made me smile when Ben Byerly wrote a tongue-in-cheek blog entry about ancestor worship in England. I thought it was great to help us see our own culture from a different perspective. I liked it even better when he... Weiterlesen

God’s Acceptance

God's Acceptance Why do so many enjoy striving for God's acceptance, even after he went to such lengths to prove it was already ours? Perhaps they feel more secure if they think they can control the relationship. Perhaps they're afraid... Weiterlesen

BlogDay 2008

Through the blog of a Facebook friend (thanks, Eddie) I discovered that it is BlogDay 2008 today. That was the first time I heard about it but it sounds like a good idea and a lot of fun. This is... Weiterlesen