Did you know that negative ions make you feel positive? And there are LOTS of negative ions outside on a Rainy Day, so stick your head out! It will feel much better than it looks! I’m going out, since my 3 days of running shouldn’t be done two days in a row (now that I’ll actually be running more than 2 minutes at a time).

Sometimes you have to “ ( Read more... )

My “bedtime” is usually pretty early, but my excuse is that I always read in bed, before falling asleep. Very often though, I only get to read a “page” before starting to drop off. I’m pretty good at catching myself and unplugging (audio book), before the story goes too far ahead without me. If the narrator is a good reader, you can get rudely ( Read more... )

Wow. That sermon on Sunday was so good, it made me feel like I want suffering-like he said at the end, “Bring it!”

Of course, one knows that feeling will quickly disappear. However, the words I picked out were: “Make up your mind right now, that you won’t be afraid.” That you won’t be afraid (for yourself or those you love) of suffering, afraid of ( Read more... )

Wow. That sermon on Sunday was so good, it made me feel like I want suffering-like he said at the end, “Bring it!”

Of course, one knows that feeling will quickly disappear. However, the words I picked out were: “Make up your mind right now, that you won’t be afraid.” That you won’t be afraid (for yourself or those you love) of suffering, afraid of ( Read more... )

Glancing over a few recent posts, I just saw one from the end of January where I was “hoping for more snow”…! The snow banks beside our driveway are now to the point where it’s really an effort to lift a shovel up that high. I’m not complaining though… too much. We are into that annual discussion about not shovelling any more, instead just packing ( Read more... )

All these people making a regular show of their prayers, hoping for stardom! Do you think God sits in a box seat? Here’s what I want you to do:

• Find a quiet, secluded place so you won’t be tempted to role-play before God.
• Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage.
• The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his ( Read more... )

All these people making a regular show of their prayers, hoping for stardom! Do you think God sits in a box seat? Here’s what I want you to do:

• Find a quiet, secluded place so you won’t be tempted to role-play before God.
• Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage.
• The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his ( Read more... )

My post two years ago was all about prayer, my last post was about prayer, the sermon yesterday was about prayer, and the church’s theme for this year is prayer!

I had trouble picking out just one idea from the sermon, for this week’s “sermon words”. There was a wonderful reminder that the Holy Spirit is our Prayer-Partner; also that non-praying is ( Read more... )

Our sermon on Sunday was a break from the series in Acts that we’ve been doing. This one (based on John 21) was about Jesus meeting the disciples on the beach with breakfast (he provides for every need) and then asking Peter three times “Do you love me?” Amazing how many times you can get something new out of an old story.

I’d heard before about ( Read more... )

My mind is full of things I want to say-about loving this season, about the great visit from my parents last night, about my decorating, church events, etc. etc. Now to choose from all that blather, and see if this post can be kept from getting too long!

To keep things simple this year for my Advent theme, I’m going to use the “word” thing again: 1 ( Read more... )