Welcome! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed or subscribe via e-mail and stay up to date with new posts. Thanks for visiting!Meditation on Scripture – Continued
Recap:
5 Steps of Lectio Divina:
1. Silence
2. Read
3. Meditate
4. Respond
5. [...]

Just added these two recommended websites to the links page:
www.solutionsonvideo.com - This is a site from Christian psychologists Drs. Henry Cloud & John Townsend.  It is a site of videoed answers to questions on subjects including relationships, parenting, and the spiritual life. 
www.ccel.org - The Christian Classics Ethereal Library.  This is a treasure trove of just [...]

Two Sunday’s ago, Calvary had a missions focused day of worship. The day was filled with beautiful ethnic decorations, international foods, and two well-traveled missionaries who presented the morning and evening messages. It was a wonderful day of helping us followers of Jesus get exposed to what God is doing in the world. [...]

Thought I’d give a quick update on the spiritual retreat.  All of the possible locations that I looked into were booked through the rest of the year, so instead of enjoying the crisp fall air, we’re going to shoot for the Spring of ‘07, either April or May.  I’ll keep you posted.

Thanks to Dorie for sharing this reflection with us, enjoy!
While in Monica’s Garden I’m attuned to the physical realm yet listening for the Holy Spirit to see what God has hidden in plain view if I will have eyes to see and ears to hear.
Beauty and hidden treasures, intertwined with artistic flare, laced with dashing [...]

This week, we are calling for a week of prayer for the upcoming elections.  Please take some time each night to pray for God’s wisdom and guidance. The week of prayer will culminate on Sunday night, November 5t,h at 6:30 with a church wide prayer service. 
So please, join in as we pray for God’s [...]

If you feel like you’re in a rut and that you’re prayer life could use a kick start or if you’d just like to expand your prayers to beyond the usual, check out these two resources:
Daily Prayers from KenBoa.org - this one is available either as a daily e-mail, rss feed, or simply by going [...]

Meditation on Scripture
“The nature of water is soft, that of stones is hard; but if a bottle is hung above the stone allowing the water to fall drop by drop, it wears away the stone. So it is with the Word of God; it is soft and our heart is hard, but the one who [...]

In class last week, I light heartedly mentioned how I was really tired from a long day the day before. But, apparently, for many people, lack of sleep isn’t just a small occasional problem. According to a recent study by the Barna Research Group, 71% of adults look forward “a lot” to a good nights [...]

Prayer Continued
Recap from last week

Prayer is something that we learn – we start where we can and God will move us along
Prayer can change things
2 things are needed to begin: Time & Place
“Simple Prayer”
Turning our wandering mind into prayer

Intercessory Prayer

Ephesians 1:16-17, 6:18

Philippians 1:4

Colossians 1:3, 9-10

1 Thessalonians 5:25

1 Timothy 2:1

Intercessory prayer is prayer that is offered [...]