She pushed her way through the entering crowd.
I knew by the look in her eyes that something was up. Leaving her Guest Services booth to find me usually means we have a crisis and she needs an answer – NOW. And she knows how much I love the rush.
“We have a young couple that wants [...]
Archive for June, 2008
30 Jun
“But That’s Not on the Schedule Today!”
28 Jun
Visitor # 50,000
Seems you should win something for stumbling upon this little site as lucky number 50,000. Perhaps you got here by “accident”, only God knows.
But thank you from way over here in rainy Florida to:
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Johannesburg, Gauteng
27 Jun
Prayer – Conclusion…
Thanks Shayne…
Good morning Roy,
I came across a passage this morning that the Lord put on my heart to share. I know you’ve been discussing prayer…here are some thoughts by R.C. Sproul:
“The Lord God of the universe, the Creator and Sustainer of all things,…not only commands us to pray, but also invites us to make our [...]
25 Jun
More Prayer…
from my dad…
Well, you have done it! You gave me the book CRAZY LOVE (by Francis Chan) and told me it would challenge me … and it is. I started reading it this morning and immediately thought about my life and the many questions I have had and have presented to my family, friends, and [...]
25 Jun
Warning
The shadows of Dennis, Emily, Katrina, Rita, and Wilma still lurk large for many of us.
If you live in one of the gulf coastal states of the USA, June 1 is a big day each year. It’s the beginning of Hurricane season. By June, sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico are usually 80 [...]
24 Jun
Prayer Update
From recommended books to blogs, websites to even Nooma videos, I now have in my possession more “does prayer change God” resources than I can possibly sift through while trying to maintain my daily discipline of writing.
Thank you friends for your help.
As my dad wrote to me, “Any discussion that causes you to think about [...]
20 Jun
Why Pray? – 3
Day 3 of 22…
“Sometimes I wonder if the words I use are the least important part of prayer.”
“The well known Pastor Haddon Robinson begins almost every sermon with the same brief confession: “God if these people knew about me what you know about me, they wouldn’t listen to a word I said.”
“Jesus warned His disciples [...]
19 Jun
Why Pray? – 2
While churning through Yancey’s Prayer book over my piping hot cup of hazelnut coffee and a slice of perfectly toasted whole grain bread, topped with just the right amount of peanut butter and finished off with a drizzle of sweet honey….
Jane, a character in Thornton Wilder’s play Our Town, got a letter addressed to her [...]
18 Jun
Why Pray? – 1
“When a doctoral student at Princeton asked, “What is there left in the world for original dissertation research?” Albert Einstein replied, “Find out about prayer. Somebody must find out about prayer.”
Does prayer change the mind of God? If so, can He still be God?
Does my prayer change anything? Why pray?
Am I praying [...]
17 Jun
Continuous Partial Attention
Organizational Processes – ahhhhhhh, just reading those 2 words, back to back and out loud, makes my heart sing.
I know, I need help. But I can’t get enough of anything that helps me cram more into my waking (or even sleeping) hours.
Guess that’s why the following stopped me in my tracks.
Steven Levy on continuous [...]
16 Jun
Question
Can our prayer change God’s mind?
Careful. Your answer impacts your faith – significantly.
Personally, I must get to the bottom of this “prayer” thing.
13 Jun
Summer Reads
If you are like me, one of the things I love about getting away from the routine is the opportunity to motor through the “books to be read” pile that grows at a rapid rate around my office. 3 that I tackled last week:
Francis Chan’s Awesome Love – must read for every believer who thinks [...]
5 Jun
For The Next 4 Days…
I will be posting my journal entires over here:
Click Here –> GFC Journey
Just a nice neat way to keep my notes and thoughts together… yet separate.
4 Jun
Mountain Moving Faith
The imposing structure rising above the town is Mount Crested Butte in Colorado. The view is from our balcony, just minutes after sunrise today.
After some incredible worship and prayer time, we hiked up about about a quarter of the mountain. Funny, Tampa is about 20 feet above sea level, where the oxygen is plenty and [...]
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