Posted in house church, God thoughts on May 5th, 2010
A—Amazing grace, Air, Abilities, You’re Always there, You Always come through, Answers to prayer, You’re Amazing!
B—Ben, my Beagle, You’re the Best, You’re Bigger than my troubles, Beauty, You’re Beautiful!
C—Christ, You make everything Clear, Cathy Howe, Chanda, You’re Caring, You’re the Creator, You’re Constantly listening, Children!
D—Days of sunshine, Dad, Diamonds, Diligence, Devotion, Days, Doing good!
E—Education, Elsi, […]
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Posted in house church, writing on Apr 13th, 2010
This evening in house church, we wrote kite (diamonte’) poems for our worship time. {If the lines are centered, they are indeed diamond-shaped, but I can’t figure out how to get this silly blog program to center, or even indent!}
………….God—
…Forgiven, grace-full,
Trusting, loving, caring,
…..Wise, wonderful,
…………Jesus
…………….Noah—
……..Righteous, obedient,
Dedicated, disciplined, organized,
……..Persistent, fruitful,
………..Victorious
………….Jesus—
…….Gentle, mighty,
Giving, sacrificing, forgiving,
……Strong, gracious,
………..Savior
…………..God—
Indescribably, untamable,
Loving, caring, […]
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Posted in house church, God thoughts on Nov 24th, 2009
Our worship activity in house church this evening was to write words or phrases that started with the letters in Thanksgiving. This is what I put together:
Thank You, Lord, for
Helping me,
And also
Never leaving—
King of my life,
Shepherd of my wandering heart.
Grace and mercy flow from You.
I stand in awe of Your glory. My
Voice sings Your praise.
In […]
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Posted in house church, God thoughts on Jan 30th, 2009
If you were Sherlock Holmes, I asked, or a police investigator, what can you tell about us—individually or as a group—from what we’re wearing? Not jewelry, not face or hair, just the clothes …
Braden said he likes Madrid, which is what’s on his shirt. Lindy pointed out that the house is cool; almost everyone had […]
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Posted in house church, God thoughts on Nov 18th, 2008
F is for Faithful
1 John 1:9—If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
O is for One
Deuteronomy 6:4-5—Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul […]
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Posted in house church, God thoughts on Nov 11th, 2008
This was our topic in house church this evening. Brad Gefke led, as he does every other week. We only got through about half his notes, and will continue next week. It was clearly a hot topic, eliciting a lot of questions and comments from the adults in the group:
How do you forgive?
What do you […]
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Sallie and I are up to “loose leash walking” in obedience school. The rules are simple: when she pulls on the leash, I stop. When she turns and looks at me, we start again.
We were walking this weekend, and her beagle nose caught something exciting in the underbrush by a parking lot I had […]
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Posted in house church, God thoughts on Sep 16th, 2008
When Brad said tonight’s topic was “living the Word,” based on Psalm 119, I felt a bit overwhelmed. What an enormous subject—to really live God’s Word!
I must admit, personally, I tend to prefer fantasy. I like Tolkien’s ents, the talking beasts from Narnia, and the colorful minor dragons Donita Paul writes about.
Much of the […]
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Posted in house church, God thoughts on Aug 24th, 2008
We had a practice house church this afternoon, to let people know what house church is like. It reminds me of “pretend company,” which is how my parents decided to teach me company manners when I was small. We used the good china, invited close friends, and let me practice. Of course, I greeted them […]
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Posted in house church, God thoughts on Jul 1st, 2008
I settled into “my” seat at church Sunday, looked around with a smile, and reflected, “Oh, it’s good to be here with my support group again!”
After all, I just got back from an RV trip. Cathy Howe is back, my pastor and friend—the Lord does know how much I need her. Paul and Ruth Williams […]
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