Family Blessing

Today's quote comes from the book: The Blessing. by Gary Smalley and John T. Trent. A family blessing begins with meaningful touching, it continues with as spoken message of high value, a message that pictures a special future for the... Weiterlesen

Good or evil?

Good or evil? The following quotes are part of the conversation in “The Shack“ (pp 134-136) that I intentionally left out in my last post. God explains there to Mac why our parameters for deciding what is good and what... Weiterlesen

Feeling His Pleasure

"I believe that God made me for a purpose ... [the mission], but He also made me fast, and when I run, I feel His pleasure." Eric Liddell (Ian Charleson), in the film "Chariots of Fire"

Practicing God’s Presence

For this week I want to share a few quotes from Brother Lawrence (c 1614 - 1691) with you. I walk before God simply, in faith, with humility and with love; and I apply myself diligently to do nothing and... Weiterlesen

Restoring relational circuits

Restoring relational circuits. A few weeks ago I blogged about relational circuits. I included some examples of a longer checklist that help us realize whether our relational circuits are on or off. Here are some more examples: My mind is... Weiterlesen

Assuming Positive Intent

Assuming Positive Intent This week's quote is posted one day later. I am glad about it because I found the following neat story only this morning. It's the story of a "thoughtlessly scratched out a 30-second card" on Mother's Day,... Weiterlesen

Poem – I am a Christian

Poem by Maya Angelou found on Lillian D'Costa's blog: When I say… “I am a Christian” I’m not shouting “I’m clean living.’” I’m whispering “I was lost, Now I’m found and forgiven.” When I say… “I am a Christian” I... Weiterlesen

C.S. Lewis Quotes

Today I want to share with you some quotes from C.S.Lewis (1898-1963), a former atheist, author of the Chronicles of Narnia: I gave in, and admitted that God was God. * God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart... Weiterlesen

Resurrection day

We had a wonderful Easter celebration at church.  I was part of a large Easter choir and we sang in four services, two on Saturday afternoon and evening, and two on Sunday morning. It was quite an experience to sing... Weiterlesen

It is finished!

2 Cor 5: 19-21 19 For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. 20 So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal... Weiterlesen

Virtue

N.T. Wright recently visited Pasadena, CA and spoke on the topic of  Learning the Language of Life - meaning Virtue.  He compared virtue to language learning, a language that none of us speaks as a mother tongue. Here are a... Weiterlesen

Mother Theresa

Usually I post a 'Quote for the week' on Sunday. Here are some belated quotes that can inspire us: Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. *... Weiterlesen

Do Small Things

"Don't look for big things, just do small things with great love." --- "Give Jesus a free hand and let him use you without consulting you." Mother Teresa

Seeing is believing

I am presently reading "Seeing is believing" by Gregory A. Boyd (2004). He's got an interesting point about the importance of picturing spiritual realities with our inner eyes. In my twenty-three years as a pastor I found that the primary... Weiterlesen

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