On the Saturday following a Kairos weekend a group of the volunteers returns to Angola for a one day training session. During the session we teach the men the details of holding a prayer and share meeting. Since the establishment and success of the weekly […]
Month: February 2010
Impoverished Ministry of Jesus
“The well is deep” – and a great deal deeper than the Samaritan woman knew! During the recent Kairos retreat weekend, I had a man sitting next to me who was suffering terribly. He had been in an accident which injured his leg. The principal […]
In God We Don’t Always Trust
I don’t trust God in all things. For me it’s mostly money things where I have problems trusting God. I don’t know why He has always been faithful. However, when money problems come up my response always is: “What am I going to do?” I […]
To be called a martyr these days is generally not a good thing. It usually means that someone thinks you complain too much; that you are a great or constant sufferer (complainer). But to be a martyr is a great thing: 1 : a person […]
We need to get off our High Horse
Yesterday we had some much needed yard work done. I contracted with someone a friend recommended. He showed up with two “mexicans” who began to tear through our messed up flower beds like Sherman took Atlanta. I brought the guys coffee a couple of times […]
The Determination to Serve
“The Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve.” Matthew 20:28. In some ways, serving in prison ministry is the easiest kind of service. Much of the work takes place on the mountain tops. We’re not always present in the valleys […]
The Discipline of Spiritual Tenacity
I was given the privilege of leading the closing prayer last night after Kairos #48 at Angola. I “earned” this privilege by my reputation for brevity in such matters. However, as is often the case when presented with golden opportunities, I blew it. My prayer […]
Have You Ever Been Carried Away For Him?
I see God move during a Kairos weekend in ways I don’t see any other place in my life. But I also get carried away for Him on such weekends unlike any other time in my life. I sing (loud). I become vulnerable. I dance […]