31
Jan
2010
Powerful Prayer through Visualization
A number of years ago, I listened to a tape series about prayer by Richard Foster, author of Celebration of Discipline. One lesson that stood out to me and made a marked difference in my prayer life was his recommendation to visualize prayer. You will experience at least four beneficial shifts when you incorporate prayer... Read More
28
Jan
2010
Making Just a Little More Room for God by Eliminating Déjà Vu
I am striving this year to experience more contentment with less. I want less stress, hurry, scurry, and stuff. I want to make more space for stillness and being present to God. That is taking some reordering of my priorities of time and space. Freezer cooking was one of my first adventures into this. It... Read More
27
Jan
2010
Being Prodigal
Most of us know the story of the prodigal son. A young man, probably full of late adolescent angst or early twenty know-it-all syndrome, tells his daddy. “I can’t wait until your dead to get my money. Give it to me now.” Forgive me for the tremendous paraphrasing but you get the idea. Dad gives... Read More
26
Jan
2010
A Simple Exercise to Grow in Charity and Grace
Carry a one dollar bill in your bill fold with a paper clip on it. Pray that God will send you the person that needs this one dollar bill. Then the next time you are approached by someone needing money, trust that this is the person you need to give the bill to and let... Read More
25
Jan
2010
Different Tomorrow Today–Get Inspired.
I mentioned in a recent post that my daughter, Ruth, is going to be raising money to purchase a cow for a needy family via Heifer Project International as a Lenten project. I am really proud of her for taking on something so ambitious. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 17th, but she is already... Read More
23
Jan
2010
A Word to You of Limited Freezer Space
Yesterday, I posted an article on saving time and money through freezer cooking. That may seem like a strange post for The Practical Disciple. It’s not like cooking ranks up there with prayer and scripture reading, but good stewardship of time and money does. I am also posting these freezer posts because I find that... Read More