A local pastor was invited to a country club to play with a group of very wealthy business men. He was not invited because he was a pastor. In fact, the business men didn’t know he was a "man of the cloth". He was invited to play simply because he was a good golfer....
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eyes [the gateway to the soul]
He sits on a small bench across the room. I watch him, quietly moving steady hands across keys, and the familiar melody of “How Great Thou Art” floats toward me, gently caressing my senses before continuing its journey down the hallway behind me; a hallway often...
persistent, forceful, suffering prayer
The relationship between prayer and the mission of the church is essential, fundamental, and priority. Prayer essentially is a rejection of Satan's strongholds, an affirmation, and a call to God to be directly involved in the world. Prayer is a rebellion against the...
[god in the yard] open: prayer
[serialposts] He walks through the kitchen, pauses behind me as I reach into the pantry. Catches me as I turn back around: “So, what are you doing right now?” I giggle all flustered, murmur something about a million little things, and dodge. Later I am the one passing...
[god in the yard] sky: gratitude
[serialposts] When I was young I talked to the night sky. I’d sit on a chaise...
[god in the yard] weep: celebration
[serialposts] We spend… too little time experiencing the griefs themselves....
the old man and the gumball
I stand in a throng of people, yet I'm alone. People rush from one store to...
[god in the yard] look: contemplation
[serialposts] Contemplation We have been invited. We have been given the...
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