Reminiscing

I found some more of my old blog-type entries and began adding them on here. Some of these date back to 2000. What really interests me is how deep they were compared to much of what I write now.

Some things I noticed:

• A falling away of the Bible quotes after I got a full time job
• I seem to have some favorite books in the Bible (check out the tag cloud on the right side of the blog for hints)
• I’m going to back and reread those books soon…
• My faith has been a tremendous anchor for me through some wildly dramatic events (such as my tumor saga)
• As I read the blogging I did during my second year, I realize that I thought I was a much better than I was
• I know a lot more now about theology and about the Bible and about prayer; but I don’t know that I practice much of any of them any more now than I did when I was in school
• I know I don’t pray as much as I did then
• I spend way too much time on the computer and way too little time on my knees seeking FIRST the Kingdom of God (Matthew 6:33)
• I currently do a whole lot of fake praying

Book Meme

Junior didn’t tag me for this book meme. He actually didn’t tag anyone, but Curt decided to join in, so I will also.

I am supposed to pick up the nearest book with at least 123 pages, turn to the 123rd page, find the 5th sentence and post the three sentences immediately after that. The nearest book was my bookshelf. So I decided to find the latest book I read and see if it fit the criteria. It did. It’s Power Through Prayer by E.M. Bounds.

To pray is the greatest thing we can do; and to do it well there must be calmness, time, and deliberation; otherwise it is degraded into the smallest and meanest of things. True praying has the largest results for good; and poor praying, the least. We cannot do too much of real praying; we cannot do too little of the sham.

This is good! I’m gonna continue on, because every time I read E.M. Bounds, he puts me to shame.

We must learn anew the worth of prayer, enter anew the school of prayer. There is nothing which it takes more time to learn. And if we would learn the wondrous art we must not give a fragment here and there — “A little talk with Jesus,” and the tiny saintlets sing — but we must demand and hold with iron grasp the best hours of the day for God and prayer, or there will be no praying worth the name.

Tag, you’re it
I’m interested to see what Chris, Ryan, and Jason are reading now.

If I didn’t tag you, I’m still interested. Either blog about it and link back here, or post your results in the comments below…

Melody & Madison Delgado

http://goodtimesdelgadostyle.blogspot.com/2008/11/madison-melody-delgado.html

Madison Hope & Melody Joy Delgado
Born November 11, 2008 at 6:25 PM
7 pounds 9 ounces
16 inches long
Lived for probably an hour.
Mother is well.

Follow the link for pictures.