Notes from the Center

Daily Prayer Focus I’ve decided to streamline my prayer pages (Unreached of the Day and Prayer for the Nations) in response to some studying I have been doing for a sermon.  I’ll only be listing the items for the day and keeping my specific prayers private.  My goal for this whole process was not to direct ...

My Own “10 Days Without” I haven’t read this book yet but I want to.  From the short interview and the sample pages on Amazon I believe that it would be well worth it when I can.  The premise of the book was for the author to go 10 days without certain things. The one that really hit me ...

You might have noticed that I’ve made a change to the tagline for the website.  Previously I had a tagline that read, “Bringing The Word To Life” but I decided to change it to “Applying The Word To Life” to better reflect what I am trying to accomplish with the website. Thanks for your continued support.  ...

This past week a couple of things took place that made me decide to make a few changes in order to re-establish a level of self-control in my life.  In case you’re wondering, here’s what happened. Challenged by a Facebook Graphic There was a graphic being shared on Facebook, posted from robertbrewer.org, that listed a number of statics about reading habits ...

Some of you may have noticed that I have been behind a few days in my reading schedule.  Part of the reason for that is that my computer was upgrade to Windows 10 and I have been working through some issues since then.  Overall it has been a good process but there are always a ...

John MacArthur on what sin is, from a sermon in 1996. Sin is what you do when you aren’t satisfied with God. MacArthur, John. Faith. Panorama City, CA: Grace To You, 1996.Audio Recording. Fundamental Christian Attitudes. (gty.org)

“Sarah” – a character in the movie, The Way But I don’t think we have to artificially add more hardship than is already there.  That in my opinion is being a false pilgrim, not a true one. Estevez, Emilio. The Way. Producers Distribution Agency; Arc Entertainment, 2011. Film.

Jan Pierce — from 365 Devotions for June 23, 2015. Only the Lord can restore that which was once useless. He takes empty wasted lives, and fills them with vibrant life. 365 Devotions 2015. Cincinnati, OH: Standard Publishing, 2014.

Melanie Stiles in 365 Devotions 2015 on Psalm 37:14-22 and 1 Corinthians 6:19. I soon learned that correcting disobedience is a lot harder to accomplish than being obedient in the first place. References: 1 Corinthians 6:19 NASB Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have ...

Oswald Chambers from the Walk Thru The Bible devotional Indeed for Aug. 29, 2014. God is not saving the world; it is done.  Our business is to get men and women to realize it.