Brennan Manning More than several years ago I decided to purchase every one of Brennan Manning’s books. I had to purchase many used books but my goal was reached. Are you familiar with Manning? If you are not, I highly recommend. My lofty goal for 2021 is to read all of his books. I’ve read… [Read More]
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Are You Having Doubts?
Are You Having Doubts? I am afraid this post may be a bit of a ramble. But, if you know me and my writing at all, it should all pull together. I think better in a ramble. So let’s give it a go, shall we? Join the club! What club, might you ask! The one… [Read More]
Who Has The Keys?
Who Has The Keys? We went back to “real church” this past Sunday. A friend told me the pastor was going to begin teaching a series on Revelation. I like John the Revelator’s book – in the year 2000, after my hysterectomy, I began a deep dive into the last book of the Bible because… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: Patient
Kate said patient Susan prays… Pierce the darkness and reveal Your Truth and Your Light on this whole covid mess. There’s more to it, Lord, than meets the eye. There is a darkness lurking behind the drapes of this virus. There is an enemy in the background smirking and devouring. Yes, Lord. Smirking and lurking…. [Read More]
Quietude: August 18-19, 2018
Watch your motive before God; have no other motive in prayer than to know Him. -Oswald Chambers The quiet hour of prayer is one of the most favorable opportunities He has in which to speak to us seriously. In quietude and solitude before the face of God our souls can hear better than at any… [Read More]
Quietude: August 11-12, 2018
Specific times and places and communion with God go together. It is by no haphazard chance that in every age men have risen early to pray. The first thing that marks decline in spiritual life is our relationship to the early morning. -Oswald Chambers The quiet hour of prayer is one of the most favorable… [Read More]
Quietude: July 14-15, 2018
You shall seek Me and find Me, when you shall search for Me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29.13 The quiet hour of prayer is one of the most favorable opportunities He has in which to speak to us seriously. In quietude and solitude before the face of God our souls can hear better than… [Read More]
Rev It Up
(Originally posted in 2010; then in 2015; and now 2018… Several months ago I tried to come up with another term for “quiet time” or “devotions”; however, nothing ever came to me. Regardless of what term we call it, our daily time with the Lord is extremely special and crucial to our everyday walk with… [Read More]