I sit typing this blog entry while watching this amazing and historical day online. I am filled with a sense of excitement as I await the innaugural address to the nation. Now, for those of you who know me wel, know that I am no fan of American politics. In fact, while I did vote, [...]
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President Barrack Obama
Posted: Jan 20, 2009 in Kingdom Politics, Nationalistic Pride, Opinions, Prayer0
My Retreat
Posted: Aug 28, 2008 in Meditation & Devotion, Opinions, Personal, Prayer, Spiritual Transformation, Theology, UpdatesWell I meant to write about a recent trip I had to the Carmelite Retreat Center. However, it’s been a long while since I took that retreat. But even so, the effects are still evident and this time with my new friends at the retreat center and found myself engulfed in a Catholic world that [...]
Today, I sit, struggling to find words. Feelings of sorrow for a family that is experiencing loss beyond understanding. Yesterday, the neighborhood was a buzz as Care Flight landed at our soccer fields in Savannah, TX to take Markus Lewis, beloved son, taken from them by a tragic accident. Due to some confusion as they [...]
On complaining. Why complain? More importantly how do you deal with complaining without complaining? Moreover, what is complaining? I have just begun a 40 day fast from unnecessary talk, which I have failed miserably at already. But tomorrow is a new day and the next minute is a new minute so we will see how [...]
Well it has been a long while since I posted. I truly want to but I feel as though in some ways I have been hindered by the Spirit (felt it unnecessary). I am sure I will catch flack for such a statement but I don’t know how else to describe it. Anyway, below is [...]
While self-centered materialistic requests are often our focus in the supplication (i.e. God please help me make more money, help me win the big game, help me…) seek to make these requests oriented towards the benefit of others. With this in mind you can make a request to God to empower you to overcome impatience [...]
This is an area that is perhaps so often neglected. I have heard it said many times by many people. We are so often quick to blame God when airliners crash or bridges collapse and thousands die but how often do we stop to thank him for the thousands of other bridges that stay up [...]
As we move to the second part of our prayer, we move into a very counter cultural form of prayer, confession. Oh how we don’t like this section very much. It goes against a world that basis life on what feels right in the moment, what pleased the flesh. It intrudes on our perceived freedom [...]
Guys and gals, I know this is a new blog OR at least a new regularly updated blog but surely everyone can pray with me. Has our world really come to the point that we can no longer pray together . Of course, I am kidding at some level but I do want to encourage [...]
Below is a prayer that follows along a basic outline of prayer. First, you will see the Lord’s Prayer followed by an outline for prayer based on an acrostic ACTS (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication).Many in our VineLife family have said that they do not know where to begin or what to pray for. I, [...]
