I am stuck in the middle of a process renovation. That is fancy wording for simply saying that I am trying to make my time alone with God in the morning more effective in my life. My greatest need is a remodel of my prayer life and I am always keen to good advice on this subject.
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Seeking wisdom in the walk: What I am learning from a mini-van
Often taking a thought contrived during a morning shave and transferring it to a written word can be an excruciating exercise. Other times, words and thoughts seem to flow like soft butter on a warm piece of toast. I am not sure where my thoughts stand this morning, but I will make an attempt to share those “morning razor” moments of my brain activity.
Perhaps we are put “in the fire” to stir our prayer life
While on the treadmill for my daily run this morning, I watched the sermon video “Put in the Fire to Awaken Prayer” by Pastor John from December 28, 2008. While there were many things he said that stuck in my brain, these paragraphs made the biggest impact on me:
But what is it that God wants to see change in his people?
Obama: Quit Listening to Rush Limbaugh if You Want to Get Things Done
Advice or threat?
→ Read the rest President Obama warned Republicans on Capitol Hill today that they need to quit listening to radio king Rush Limbaugh if they want to get along with Democrats and the new administration.
HowTo: Installing Windows 7 on a Mac
Christina Warren from TUAW has an article at Download Squad on installing Windows 7 beta on a Mac:
→ Read the rest Although Intel Macs can run Windows 7 in Boot Camp, for most users, the easiest and most hassle-free method will be to use virtualization. This way, you can test out all the features of Windows 7, without having to dual-boot.
Be careful about what is on the road
Liz Collin reports for wcco.com about two separate drivers this past week that were hit by objects in the roadway:
→ Read the rest When we hop in the car we buckle up, follow the rules and keep an eye out for the other guy to avoid accidents. But this week, two drivers ended up in the hospital after being hit by metal that flew from the freeway into their cars.
The Good Recession by Tony Reinke
Tony Reinke in his blog Miscellanies made a recent post…
→ Read the rest Joshua Harris recently preached a pair of messages at Covenant Life Church (Gaithersburg, MD). Entitled “The Good Recession,” Harris taught from Luke 12:13-34. Both messages addressed the proper Christian response to this season of economic uncertainty and targeted the themes of greed and covetousness (week 1) and worry (part 2).
Regaining Control of NetNewsWire on you iPhone: Daring Fireball by @Gruber
If you are using NetNewsWire RSS feed reader with your iPhone, John Gruber of Daring Fireball offers some great advice for getting back control of a an overgrown feed list:
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Jenny raised an important consideration in her comment. She raised the concept of “me time.” As Christians our lives are to be centered on bringing honor to the name of God in all that we do. (I Cor. 10:31; Col. 3:17, etc.) Our culture inundates us with the idea that our first need is to care for ourselves.
The Shepherd Press Blog: Facebook & Friends
Joe added you as a friend on Facebook. We need to confirm that you know Joe in order for you to be friends on Facebook.
This is the message one receives when someone requests to be added as a friend on Facebook. As I mentioned earlier, the average Facebook account about has 100 friends. Many have much higher friend totals.