Praying Pam

Friday Food for Thought: Honor.... There are different ways I see 'honor' happening around me. Today I got to see two of those ways. Both impacted me on a deeply personal level! It's a cloudy Friday in December and my husband and I went to the hospital to pray for someone from our church who had a stroke over Christmas. It is always a honor and priviledge to get to pray with people in these times. It's hard to explain the honor that is given to you as pastors, that a family would trust you in such a way, as to let you 'in' to such a personal and private time - and today we were honored in such a way. We had gone a couple of days previously.. and the Lord had told me to 'sing' over this wonderful woman of faith. I knew I had read somewhere that often people who have had strokes .. or dementia - brain issues - will often have trouble speaking but they will not have trouble singing. So.. I knew the Lord was showing me something. We arrived that day,...

"I LOVEChristmas ! It Changed my Life!!" I wish you could meet my friend Catherine. She's amazing! She's one of those women who just radiates life .. and love..and joy! She's got a story - like many of us do - and while it's her's to tell, let me say that its because of her story that she has the ability to look at the grinches of Christmas and those who have lost the meaning of this time of the year, and proudly ( and knowing Catherine).. loudly proclaim: ' I LOVE Christmas!! It changed my life! ' Yup! That's my friend - a vibrant , 'full of life' lady, who has never forgotten what Jesus has done for her. When she proudly proclaims her truth, it's because it's not what Jesus did.. it's about what He did, what He's done, is doing and will continue to do! She proclaims her truth and her joy, from a heart that long ago acknowledged her need of a saviour. She radiates the love that He brought into her life. She...

The Bond of Peace Have you forgotten who the enemy is?!! We are so busy fighting each other - judging each other - have we forgotten who is really benefitting from all this dissension? The enemy has lit a fire and just stands back and watches things burn. We have drawn lines in the sand that don't need to be there! I'm ok with your choices. Are you ok with mine? Anger and judgements are hitting a new level. People attacking each other on FB and in person. People are now afraid to ask questions for fear of being judged and attacked!  Lord, help us! Eph. 4: 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. ... Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves. We need to wake up and see what the enemy is doing. When we are fighting or bickering, we often stop praying for one another. Let’s make the enemy the enemy; and take the targets off the backs of our brothers and sisters.  I'm advocating we love louder . What is t...