Good words, dear friend. I'm also sensing the darkness, and the call to deeper prayer than I've experienced for some time. Some of the prayer is very specific, other times, a call to pray "in the Spir...

One of the problems in finishing (ANY medium) is porosity. Paper is a booger to finish because it sucks up your stuff and does so irregularly. Many soft woods have similar troubles. You have to get th...

As I write this entry, Pentecost is a mere nine days away. Nine short days. Passover and Resurrection have come and gone, exciting bursts into Spring here almost as bright yellow or purple crocus flow...

Last batch (for 5/5 at my work) was a HUGE success. This is a group of really picky eaters, sometimes whiny eaters actually. The whole 9x13 pan was the first item gone! Brazen endorsement: She used...

I heard a great sermon today. Father John Sweeney unpacked Psalm 100 in a very unique way this morning. Made my heart glad! I don't think we hear enough about what God expects of us in the way of wors...

Did a little bit of research on Google and found some info, but I don't know if it's recent info. The email there is <EMAIL email="ajmabry@juno.com">ajmabry@juno.com</EMAIL>. Also had o...

Our newest member wrote (and I'm forwarding to all): I would love to have a copy of a dvd that I had once, but loaned it to a friend and do not have it anymore. It is a dance dvd of Jean Mabr...

There has been one thing in particular that has made me alternately smile or shake my head over the years. Have you ever walked out of a service in your home congregation or one where you've visited a...

Part 3 One thing I've learned about fishing nets and sailboat rigging is that they are ALWAYS undergoing maintenance. When they are brand spanking new, they are indeed perfect, but they are unprove...

Part 2 As a believer, what should my personal goals be for my relationship with Father God? Who do I look to as examples? What traits do I need to cultivate to become ever more mature? How do I wor...

Part 3. I have this thing buzzing around in my head and it just won't let go! My bishop also is very strong on following St. Paul's statement: <QUOTE author="Col. 1:28">Col. 1:28 Wrote:We ...

It's been a wild weekend. I've spent a lot of time resting, reading, praying, IM-ing with Tom (a far-off friend and young worship leader), and writing. I went back to work today with a number of these...

Part two. This is not a mind game. It has to become reality in my life in order for me to move from human doing to human being. Think about powerful people that you've met. Some people are powe...

Everybody's got a theory, a theorum, a formula, a pondering about how our personal and corporate lives ought to be focused. Part of that is viewing life on earth through the filter of earthly giftings...

I heard an interesting broadcast tonight on the way home from work. The voice was familiar, but I'm just not sure who it was, but the message was really one of those that made me go hmmmm. The poin...

A few topics back (<URL url="http://zionfirefriends.com/index.php?showtopic=1967">Evangelism, Part 3), I mentioned the relationship between the fruit of lips (better translated "calves of lips")...

Today is March 2, 2010, and today I heard one of the three most powerful sermons that I've heard in my 35 years in Christ. And it was not preached on Christian radio or even by a minister! Glenn Be...

I was reading in one of my favorite books on worship, Worship God by Ernest B. Gentile, copyright 1994 by Bible Temple Publishing in Portland, Oregon. I use it as a reference book, occasionally as a d...

First, in case my bishop reads this, I must confess my transgression. I told him the source of this little quote was actually a fortune cookie. Not exactly. It was actually from the wrapper of a littl...

:stirpot: I was humming a chorus today, and it was almost a Bill Cosby "Noah" moment where I heard the Lord. :ding: *ding* "What does that phrase mean to you?" "The fruit of my lips giving t...

We had a POWERFUL time in worship on Sunday. Sunday's praise set started out with "Mighty One of Israel". The adult Sunday school class had talked about evangelism and how it generally works, corpo...

I was on my way home from church on Sunday and had Christian Radio on to accompany me on my journey. Haddon Robinson on Radio Bible Class led the discussion. The premise of the broadcast was looking a...

A lot of years ago, a famous evangelistic ministry changed the way they kept statistics. For years, they had counted the hands raised at events and called them conversions. As the leadership matured a...

So many times in liturgical life, we hear the fundamental historical facts about Epiphany and various theories about the Magi and their visit to the Babe and His mother. How about a quick review? Mayb...

Sometimes I hear a phrase or a portion of Scripture and it provokes a whole new train of thought, taking me where I’ve never been before. Today was one of those days and one of those moments. Bisho...