Today’s #30DaysOfBibleLettering verse sits in the middle of one of my favorite segments of Scripture. We’re commanded to rejoice, pray, and give thanks. The trifecta. No matter what. Plus, it spells out part of God’s will—something people are searching for and desperately need to know. Continue reading Pray Without Ceasing
Imagine what life would be like for your lungs, heart, brain—your entire body—without oxygen. We need to breathe to live. Carry this over to the spiritual realm. Prayer is breathing for the soul. We need God. He is life and the Giver of life. And why wouldn’t I want to communicate as much as possible with the Giver of every good thing? Continue reading Livin’ on Prayer
Prayer can never be in excess. C.H. Spurgeon I borrowed this yesterday from a friend’s blog. It is such a powerful reminder; I thought it perfectly complemented the purpose of this post. Praying for a dear friend, Sue, is something I want to do. It is pretty much the only thing I can do at this point, in addition to donating blood. (If you want to participate, sign up for the blood drive with Red Cross this Sunday here!) The timing of the subject of prayer fits in quite well with what Pastor Tom has been preaching through on Sundays. … Continue reading don’t give up | Praying for Sue Wyatt
Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.” But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, … Continue reading Don’t tell God what to do
within 6 Degrees of Separation: Me – Coworker – Coworker’s Grandson (classmate) – Zach Guillot Zach is entering his second round of chemo on Friday (12/16/11) because we still don’t have a confirmed donor…please pass this along if you can…! Thanks. Julie/mom PLEASE HELP FIND A MATCH FOR ZACH! WHO IS ZACH? – Zach is 7 years old and attends 1st grade in Dallas. He is missing his two front teeth and needs a bone marrow donor for the holidays! – He was a grand marshal in the 2010 Children’s Medical Center Parade in Dallas…you might have seen him on TV … Continue reading Zach Guillot: pray and give
Peter is home from the minor surgery he had to remove scar tissue inside of his throat caused by the trach. The doctor also switched the type of trach out to the one we can cap fully that will teach Peter how to breath in and out through his nose instead of just breathing in through his nose and out through his trach. This week we started the first capping trials with him, and the first day he did really well. Other days it seems to cause Peter to panic a little bit, but we think that’s fairly normal since … Continue reading Peter Helms – 11.18.11 Update, posted by Hope
J. Michael Hansen 