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Archive for October, 2009

Daddy? Hold My Hand…

October 09, 2009 By: Elmer Category: God in our lives

I was planning on posting the next installment of my series “Building a Relationship with God” today but yesterday I was on a plane and I heard a little girl talking to her father and I felt it more important today to share the following with you this morning…

 

I was on a  plane yesterday flying to Florida.  Behind me sat a father with his two small children.  The boy seemed excited to be on the plane and kept looking out the window.  He would tell everyone to “look how high we are” and “now were turning.”  Being a former “white-knuckled” flier myself, I am sure that his announcements didn’t sit too well with some of the people on the plane who just wanted the ride over with and to be back on solid ground again.

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Building a Relationship with God – Part III

October 07, 2009 By: Elmer Category: God in our lives, Spirituality

I once read the following:

“Prayer is when you talk to God; mediation is when you listen to God.”

In part 2 of our series we looked at talking to God or, if we base it upon the above, praying.

Now it’s time for us to talk about how we listen for God.

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