One of the most vital lines to pray — ever! — is “… your will be done.” In fact, Jesus tells us that if we want to learn to pray, this is one issue that is nonnegotiable. Here’s a little practice exercise that will create some good tension for you. It will let you struggleContinueContinue reading “Surrender … total surrender … it’s right there in the Lord’s Prayer”
Author Archives: Don Follis
Changing my attitude; expressing gratitude
In Genesis 13:1-18 Abraham and his nephew Lot separate. Here’s what happened:* Lot journeyed with Abram and Sarai from Haran all the way to promised land. The childless Abram surely must have grown to love his nephew Lot as if he were his own son. (v. 1)* Still, there comes a time when adults mustContinueContinue reading “Changing my attitude; expressing gratitude”
Reading the Word, Reading ourselves
1. So many people, including most pastors I know, struggle with reading and pondering God’s Word. Ken Wilson, a fine thinker from the Ann Arbor Vineyard church, says a good “remedy” to this is to prayer The Hours. He’s been doing it himself for 10 years and strongly encourages his church members to do theContinueContinue reading “Reading the Word, Reading ourselves”
The winds they seem to be a changin’
Very interesting to talk with young adults in particular — that is, Jesus following young adults — about their view of being gay, bisexual and straight.The links below are fascinating to me. Two are short, thoughtful posts about how lots of young Christians feel and think about homosexuality. The final one is an article inContinueContinue reading “The winds they seem to be a changin’”
Chilling! … The line of good and evil running through the human heart…
1. Matthew 16:16-23 (New International Version, ©2010) 16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” 17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you that you are Peter,[a]ContinueContinue reading “Chilling! … The line of good and evil running through the human heart…”
World Vision San Antonio
The River Walk in San Antonio taken from our 20th floor room.Jennifer is a child Ambassador with World Vision. She and several hundred other volunteers do a tremendous work finding people to sponsor World Vision children from around the world. They all do a great job with such a heart for the hurting children of the world.We areContinueContinue reading “World Vision San Antonio”
Here’s why we ask the Spirit to read our heart!
1. The reason that this verse …Proverbs 4:23 (New International Version, ©2010)23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. … is so vital, so utterly crucial to life is because2. … it is so easy to follow our own religious ideas without thinking.Matthew 15 (The Message)1-2 After that, PhariseesContinueContinue reading “Here’s why we ask the Spirit to read our heart!”
Saturday seminar … location, location, location
My new favorite place to reflect… :)This morning I led the leadership team at the Bay Area Vineyard in Beaver Bay, MN, discussing the results of their Natural Church Development test results. This is an instrument that helps churches explore church health. They are a pretty healthy group with lots of great potential. We allContinueContinue reading “Saturday seminar … location, location, location”
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