Christian Carnival #236
The new Christian Carnival has been posted at Brain Cramps for God
. My contribution this time is from my devotional list
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The new Christian Carnival has been posted at Brain Cramps for God
. My contribution this time is from my devotional list
.
As years roll along, the brain function that I relied on most in my life of multi-tasking, my memory, is not as sharp as it once was. I was the mother of twins plus one, the wife of a local high school band director, and the coordinator of patient care at a hospice that covered…
I was thinking this morning about Jesus sitting on a hillside talking to 2, 3, 4,000 people. I am not an ancient near Eastern historian so I don’t know what the population of Nazareth or even Jerusalem was. It struck me that these people walked from their homes to go hear what this “Teacher” had…
As September draws near even the churches who have taken a summer vacation have put out their bulletins and dusted off their websites to entice members to sign up for small group classes. Leadership personnel are hit with Saturday and after-work, late-in-the-evening seminars to prepare them for various committee positions and re-certify them to teach…
Prayer is an important part of my life. I have learned that prayer is where I listen and find the balance, even the truths of my life. It takes time, focus, and commitment on my part. There have been times in which prayer has seemed a waste of my time; there were more pressing, definitive…
Before you take the time in your day to read what I might say, it is truly more important that you read Psalm 46, & what God says: God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,3 though its waters roar and foam and…
God made humann beings for righteousness, but they seek many alternatives. – Ecclesiastes 7:29 (ISV) Tonight is the last night of this year. Are you glad the year is over? Are you hopeful for this next one? I have met several people this week, in the grocery store, on the phone, and even in church…