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Please remember me in your prayers

posted by happywme2 7/27/08 6:36 am gmt
I have just been diagnosed with uterine cancer, and am going in for surgery, a complete hysterectomy on Aug. 11th (in 16 days).  Part of me is terrified, you know the 'Big C" we grew up fearing.  But part of me knows...
 

Violent and Persistent Prayer

posted by adrianepkin 6/13/08 2:33 pm gmt
We are taught by Jesus through parables in Luke 11:5-8 and 18:1-8 that prayer needs to be determined and persistent. In Mathew 6:5-8 he warns us that these prayers are not to be hollow mantras chanted over and over. In Mathew 11:12 we read: "From the days of John...
 

Graduation - Freedom to Pray

posted by BobbyB 5/13/08 12:53 am gmt
  It seems we cover this story every year at this time.   I pray for the day when this is no longer a story that needs to be covered.

posted by madwprayer 8/31/07 12:58 pm gmt
The exciting thing about life with the Lord and our relationship with Jesus is that it is real and it pleases Him.   We know that prayer is more than just reading off a list of needs, it is about a two way communication, it is about communion with the...
 

Last blog before vacation...Subject: School prayer

posted by BobbyB 7/30/07 5:34 pm gmt
Good news! I'm getting ready to leave for annual church conference then vacation (the previous retreats were really long weekends).  This is the real summer vacation!  I wanted to leave you with a good news story, this one from Louisana... Judges Overturn Ban...
 

They had been with Jesus

posted by madwprayer 7/28/07 1:33 pm gmt
Prayer in its basic form is simply communication, or communion, with God. Another way to say this is talking with God or just spending time with Him. It is about relationship and letting Him share His love and heart with us. Prayer is so much more than working through a...
 

The Serenity Prayer

posted by Abbaskid78 7/17/07 12:42 am gmt
I am going to write a series of blog entries about the Serenity Prayer: The Serenity Prayer   God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the...
 

One Nation Under Which God?

posted by BobbyB 7/13/07 5:41 pm gmt
  Some of our Senate leaders believe we are now a polytheistic nation. First Hindu Chaplain to Open US Senate with a Prayer, Christian Protestor Arrested By Elizabeth O'Brien WASHINGTON, DC, July 12, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - For the first known time...
 

Put on your Required Attire

posted by madwprayer 7/12/07 6:04 am gmt
Paul speaks clearly in Eph 6:10-20 about spiritual warfare and about being clothed with the armor of God, or "the required attire" as a friend of mine recently called it.   Paul tells us what the armor is;   ...
 

I Just Don't Know, Part 2

posted by allthenations 6/6/07 2:30 am gmt
I've been doing a lot of research on the Emergent Church movement... a lot. I'm actually very tired of the word RELEVANT. Good word, but I'm tired of saying it/reading it. ;) Anyways, obviously when we stereotype a person/a movement based upon assumptions, we're wrong [for doing so]. So...
 
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