Recently, I participated in a prayer group, and one of the first orders of business was that of adding names to a prayer list. We had several categories to add names of people who needed prayer, and when every category was mentioned, I thought to myself, “I need to add my own name. I need…
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Pray Even When You Are Desperate, Dark, and Angry – Start Where You Are – Anne Lamott on Prayer: Help, Thanks, Wow
I cannot tell you how many times I have walked into the hair salon with a hat on my head, begging the stylist not to run and hide at the sight of my hair, This is sort of the same behavior as when I know my housekeeper is coming, and I stay up all night…
Prayer with Anne Lamott’s Book: Help, Thanks, Wow – Pray in Private
Yesterday, I decided to offer a special online event featuring Anne Lamott’s book about prayer, Help, Thanks, Wow. That decision came after I shared my experience with Light in my garden and afterward when I came inside and randomly fell on the page in Lamott’s book where she talks about Light. I promise…
Preparing for Harvest with Anne Lamott – Help, Thanks, Wow
Occasionally the signs align perfectly, and an idea comes to me for a new online event. Today is July 1, and I went out to my garden and began harvesting from my garden this morning. As I set my newly gathered vegetables on my porch table, I noticed nearby my new copy of Anne Lamott’s…
Who Were the Pharisees? Jesus Criticized the Pharisees for their Hypocrisy
I’m not sure when I first learned about the Pharisees, but for a long time, I have lived in fear of focusing on cleaning the outisde of my cup while neglecting the cleaning of my cup’s inside. [Matthew 23:25-26 and Luke 11:39] I’ll talk more about this later, but for now, suffice it to say…
Seeking God’s Light – In My Garden & In My Life
I started my morning today by weeding the stand of weeds in the back of my garden, I wanted to stop and look at all my flowers first, but I live in Mississippi, and I know from years of doing garden choresin the scorching heat that I HAD to do some weeding first, As I…
The Daily Harvest from My Garden – The Gifts of God for the People of God
Harvested from My Garden Today–on My Screened Porch. Heirloom Cucumbers, Better Boy Tomatoes, Kentucky Wonder Green Beans, and California Giant Zinnias. i did not plant the cucumbers or the beans. They are returns from dropped seeds last summer. This morning I went out to my garden and loaded the tale of my t-shirt with some…
Excerpts from the Book Lord, Teach Us to Pray by Andrew Murray
Lord, Teach Us To Pray By Rev. Andrew Murray Copyright 1896 LORD, TEACH US TO PRAY OR THE ONLY TEACHER. “The disciples had been with Christ, and seen Him pray. They had learnt to understand something of the connection between His wondrous life in public, and His secret life of prayer. They had learnt to…
Thoughts about Using the Bible in Prayer – Excerpts from the Book Subconscious Religion
Today, I stumbled upon the following book by Russell N. Cronwell, Subconscious Religion, Copyright, 1921, by Harper & Brothers. Chapter VI Use of the Bible in Prayer “IT will be useful to any seeker after God to examine the agencies which have helped those whose prayers have been conspicuously answered. Among the many helps which, seemingly,…
In Writing and Painting, Be Specific – Learn to See the Differences with Contour Drawing
Learning to Write and Paint Is Dependent on a Person’s Ability to Dig Deep and to Be Specific. When I start new writing an painting students, I always tell them that having previous experience is not necessary. Sometimes, a person’s previous training is more detrimental than helpful because my approach to teaching is different. Regardless…