Tag Archives: DPchallenge
To Bring Good News to the Poor
As the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity continues, I’ll share these words from Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute, a ministry of the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement, a Roman Catholic religious community of brothers and priests in the tradition … Continue reading
Let’s pray
I hope this becomes a Saturday fixture. I know the requests are on my prayer list and I hope you consider putting them on yours as you place your petitions before the Lord Sunday. June shares her great-grandson Jaiken was … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday — Influence
Welcome to Five Minute Friday. The task is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word from your mind and heart. Then, post and encourage others who have braved the exercise by linking up at Kate’s spot on … Continue reading
Joys & Concerns, Just a Reminder
You might remember, in an attempt to make the blog more interactive, I have been asking for your input. Specifically, I’ve requested a short note listing your joys and concerns so I can bring them to the Lord during my … Continue reading
Midweek Mirth
One of the misconceptions about being a Christian is we don’t know how to have fun or have a sense of humor. Trust me, if the Big Guy can have a sense of humor when it comes to dealing with … Continue reading
Live from Maine
I’m trying to figure out how best to use social media. I know the different platforms, but I’m not totally sure how to maximize effectiveness. I think I realize it isn’t numbers but interactions that count. The purpose is get … Continue reading
This Day
It started as a way to spend time praying for my family, friends and faith partners and share with them some nugget of encouragement for the week. Sometimes it’s a sentence. Sometimes a paragraph. Sometimes a story. I’ve discovered each … Continue reading
The Voice of the Lord
The sevenfold occurrence of the phrase the voice of the LORD in Psalm 29 intrigues me. Then, when we come to the Matthew reading, the words of Isaiah Jesus quoted arrest our attention, This people honors Me with their lips … Continue reading
Dear Lord
I hope this becomes a Saturday fixture — Prayer-Care-Share. It’s been a slow transition, but the intent of this category is first and foremost to bring your words of praise and joy and prayer requests and concerns to the foot … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday — Better
Five Minute Friday is back for a new year! And I’m ready … on a Friday. The weekly exercise calls for the FMF community to take five minutes on a specific word prompt and see what comes out: not a … Continue reading
The Light 