GodReflection: Talking with God. This post will close the current series on Talking with God. The process of the past several weeks opened before me a greater…… Read more “When Talk Is Sweet Incense”
Category: Talking with God
I Cannot Do This Alone
GodReflection: Talking with God. Life is hard. Have you noticed? And life is good. Let’s never forget it. Satan bombards us with every dart, knife, and weapon…… Read more “I Cannot Do This Alone”
No Longer My Own but Yours
GodReflection: Talking with God. This morning I want to explore what Jesus’ called “closet” prayer. For Jesus, closets are more than storage space with closed doors and…… Read more “No Longer My Own but Yours”
Let’s Talk with The Shepherd
GodReflection: Talking with God. There he lay a withered old man his body near the grave as he grasped for life with labored breaths. Alcohol wrecked the…… Read more “Let’s Talk with The Shepherd”
I Arise Today
GodReflection: Talking with God. Allow me to begin this morning with an observation. No one’s circumstances are too difficult for God to overcome and use for his…… Read more “I Arise Today”
Should I Talk with God About My Lack of Love and Unity?
God Reflection: Talking with God It was the night of Jesus’ betrayal by His inner circle. It was the night Jesus demonstrate servitude by foot washing. All…… Read more “Should I Talk with God About My Lack of Love and Unity?”
Let’s Pray To Be Like Jesus
GodReflection: Talking with God. As I begin this post the prayer-song prominent from past decades in youth circles resurrects within my memory. To be like Jesus, To…… Read more “Let’s Pray To Be Like Jesus”
Spontaneous Prayer
GodReflection: Talking with God. Normally, I don’t think ‘spontaneous’ when I read this story. Sure, it was on God’s agenda for more millennia than I can count.…… Read more “Spontaneous Prayer”
Talking With God In Light and In Darkness
GodReflection: Talking with God. With each day’s dawn, the light begins to dominate the night’s shadows, and once again my task is to talk and walk with…… Read more “Talking With God In Light and In Darkness”
Can I Trust God When He Answers No?
GodReflection: Talking with God. Recently, I read again Moses’ plea as he talks to God about a desire that for forty years has pumped within his heart.…… Read more “Can I Trust God When He Answers No?”
Hannah Pours Out Her Heart to God
GodReflection: Talking with God. When Jesus wept with Mary and Martha at the grave of their brother, who was also his close friend, we see the portrait…… Read more “Hannah Pours Out Her Heart to God”
For You, I Am Praying
GodReflection: Talking with God. This morning as I sit before my keyboard, I must again thank The Holy for the influence of my lifelong friend, the late…… Read more “For You, I Am Praying “
Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace
GodReflection: Talking with God. Giovanni, nicknamed ‘Frank the Frenchman’ by his father, was born in Italy into a family with several brothers and sisters eight hundred forty years…… Read more “Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace”
Rambling Reflection on Prayer
GodReflection: Talking with God. This morning please allow me license to ramble a bit on the act that we call prayer—talking to The Holy. A dear cousin…… Read more “Rambling Reflection on Prayer”
Breathe In Me O Holy Spirit
GodReflection: Talking with God. God placed into my life Bible Professor LeMoine Lewis as one of Jesus’ bright lights for a young college student. I can still…… Read more “Breathe In Me O Holy Spirit”
Is God on A First-Name Basis with Refugees?
GodReflection: Talking with God. Prior to starting this post, I came across the Genesis 16 account of Hagar, maid of Sarai. The story takes place amid Sarai…… Read more “Is God on A First-Name Basis with Refugees?”
Can “Old Camel Knees” Teach Me How to Talk with God?
GodReflection: Talking with God. James, the brother of Jesus, is as incredulous as Saul of Tarsus. Sure, Jesus is my brother, but he is not Messiah. To…… Read more “Can “Old Camel Knees” Teach Me How to Talk with God?”
Let’s Talk Thorn Dances and Roses with God
GodReflection: Talking with God. Being raised in a desert town of New Mexico made me all too familiar with thorns. To explore the Yucca-covered hills, abundant with…… Read more “Let’s Talk Thorn Dances and Roses with God”
Paul Talks with God in Holy Companionship
GodReflection: Talking with God. Saul of Tarsus, travels to Damascus, convinced of his own misdirected God-building. While en route he sees and hears The Light—then it all…… Read more “Paul Talks with God in Holy Companionship”
The Gift of My Time, A Prayer for Two Hearts
GodReflection: Talking with God. Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; – Psalms 95:6 Like a cup of coffee…… Read more “The Gift of My Time, A Prayer for Two Hearts”
Let’s Eavesdrop on God as He Talks with God
GodReflection: Talking with God. What if you had the opportunity to eavesdrop on God and listen to him pray? If God were to talk to God, what…… Read more “Let’s Eavesdrop on God as He Talks with God”
The Reality of Holy Presence
GodReflection: Talking with God. In the last two posts on The One Who Knows the Most About Prayer, we saw eight principles shared by Jesus on how…… Read more “The Reality of Holy Presence”
One More Prayer Point from Jesus
GodReflection: Talking with God. I feel the need to include an additional principle found in John’s Gospel that I failed to share in my last post on…… Read more “One More Prayer Point from Jesus”
Who Knows The Most About Prayer?
GodReflection: Talking with God. Is there a topic, an item, or an interest never far from your mind’s surface? If you could acquire one skill, what would…… Read more “Who Knows The Most About Prayer?”
Let’s Talk with God In 2022
GodReflection: Talking with God. How about that for a title to start our thoughts as we begin a new year? My guess is, except for Jesus, every…… Read more “Let’s Talk with God In 2022”