Archive for November, 2009
Souvenirs of Solitude
Brennan Manning is one of my daughter Rachel’s favorite authors, and for several years his books were on her Christmas wish list. I hope she doesn’t read this because I found a new book by Manning that I already plan on giving her. As soon as I saw the title and subtitle, I had to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )No, Thank You
At the gas pump today the on-screen message asks: “Do you want a receipt?” The options: “YES” or “NO, THANKS.” Why is it that only “no” requires a thank-you? That puzzles me. I’m not sure there is an answer, but I’m searching for a lesson in there somewhere…
In the waiting room of life, we can [...]
City on a Hill
I had to drive to Suncrest West at 4:30 am the other day (my own fault–forgot something for the prayer walk). As I got close to the building, I remembered the first time I saw our new building a few years ago. It was at night, and the building was all lit up, an oasis [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )What Are You Waiting For?
Suncrest begins a new sermon series, all about waiting. Waiting for God to answer a prayer. Waiting for God to do something in your life. We have planned a prayer walk to help you work through some of these issues with God. It will take place on Monday, Nov. 16 (5am-6pm) and Tuesday Nov. 17 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Love You, Too!
I called my home phone from work today, to remind myself of something I had to do. I ended the call by saying, “Love you!” like I do when I am talking to one of my kids! …Well, I am rather attached to myself…!
God is calling us to remind us that he loves us. My [...]
Echo Prayer for Suncrest
A few weeks ago I called your attention to the Echo Prayer Manager, and have been using it for a while now. You compose your own prayers, or just make a prayer list, and set it up to email you with reminders to pray. Every Friday, I get the following prayer in my inbox. Sometimes [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Praying for the Presence of God
One book that made such an impression on me when I was a young Christian (almost 35 years ago!) was The Practice of the Presence of God, a little book by a man called Brother Lawrence. I guess the book really spoke to me because he had one of the same issues I had regarding [...]
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Lynn Barbee