Posted by Kim Patton on 16-Sep-2011 at 14:04:42 EST
Subject: Messiah's School Chapel 9/14/11

I had the pleasure of hearing your chapel service on 9/14 at Messiah Lutheran School and it was so wonderful and it moved me. Thank you for sharing God's Word in such a wonderful way.

Posted by Robin Brown on 14-Mar-2011 at 16:06:29 EST
Subject: AALA picture

Greetings, I am sending my picture to you let m e know if you recieve it. Christ Servant Robin

Posted by serena n cottrell on 10-Jan-2011 at 03:49:53 EST
Subject: devotioan

good morning I put on the cloak of Christ and proceed into the unkown of the choas of acedemia. Anyway I am a fan of God's word. It is a daily devotional from Luther Seminary. Today's was all about letting our light shine so Christ can do work through us. I will forward the site to you. Blessings. SNC

Posted by sERENA on 06-Nov-2010 at 15:03:49 EST
Subject:

This a great practice. I attempted to teach this to a gorup of ladies on a retreat I facilitate. Topic was Prayer--this was at the end since we built up this.

Posted by Pastor Charles on 30-Sep-2010 at 03:55:33 EST
Subject: Entering the Holy of Holies

But when you pray, go into your [most] private room, and, closing the door, pray to your Father, Who is in secret; and your Father, Who sees in secret, will reward you in the open. Matthew 6:6 (AMP) Centering Prayer is a simple practice that helps us to locate and take refuge in our "most private room," surrender to the presence of God, and lead us into deep prayer, devotion, and contemplation of the divine. This practice has become popular in recent decades through the work of Father Thomas Keating, Centering Prayer traces its origin to the contemplative prayer of the Desert Fathers, the Lectio Divinia tradition of Benedictine monasticism, works like The Cloud of Unknowing, and the writings of St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross. It continues to be one of our most powerful contemplative practices. Take 15-20 minutes out of your day, and do the following: • Choose a sacred word as the symbol of your intention to surrender to God's presence and action within (e.g. Christ, I AM, Love, Peace, Faith, Amen, etc.) • Sitting comfortably and with eyes closed, settle briefly and silently introduce the sacred word as the symbol of your surrender to God's presence and action within. • When you become aware of thoughts, return very gently to the sacred word. • At the end of the prayer period, continue to sit in silence with eyes closed for a few minutes, before returning to the rest of your day.