Bet You Can T Guess What I Prayed For Today

Bet You Can't Guess What I Prayed for Today!, is meant to teach children that God is not a distant, detached God but rather someone they can talk to and lean to for help. It is also meant to teach them that prayer works and that God will hear them when it seems that no one else does. And He loves them enough to be interested in every area of their lives.

A follow-on to the highly successful Prayer for the Day Volume I, this second volume brings together 365 selected readings from the much-loved, long-running series on BBC Radio 4. The programme, which has been broadcast daily at 5:43am for several decades, and continues to attract over half a million dedicated listeners, comprises a short 2-minute reflection to start your day. These artfully combine traditional forms of prayer and reflection, from a variety of religions and denominations, with contemporary issues and themes that are often relevant to the date on which the programme is broadcast. In keeping with the theme of 'Prayer for the Day', there are 365 reflections in the book, from a vast range of the eminent religious figures and broadcasters who have contributed to the programme over the years. There will be a foreword by a prominent figure in the faith community, a short profile of each contributor and an index of contributors. To emphasise the point that the reflections can be used daily, they are ordered by date (i.e. 1st January, 2nd January etc), and each entry is selected on the basis of it being as date-specific as possible. The date of broadcast is underneath each entry, and dates are also marked at the top corners of each page so they can be found easily. The spacious design includes page openers for each month with simple line illustrations. Prayer for the Day Volume II is a beautiful and inspirational addition to any bedside table, with religious meditations that both participate in the ecumenical spirit of the 21st century and equip you perfectly for each day's journey.

Providing insight in a familys history against the backdrop of major world wars, Busters Book offers a collection of more than a thousand letters exchanged during the twentieth century as young men provided service to their country. In this memoir, author Donald Junkins has compiled letters, diaries, interviews, recollections, and photographs of the familys participants in both world wars and the Korean and Vietnam wars. This fascinating historical record includes the stories of a variety of escapades: from single-handedly opening an eight-year-old Nazi prison camp; to B-24 air forays from New Guinea in which an aerial gunner shot down two Japanese Zero planes; and to the rescue in Korea of wounded men stalled in a jeep in the middle of a freezing river that culminated in the awarding of the Silver Star. Busters Book reflects both the lives of a middle-class American family during these years and the daily activities of two generations of young American men at war.

Here youll find creative prayer services that help middle schoolers explore God, their faith, and the complexities of adolescence. These prayer services require little preparation, so you can focus on helping your students discover that Gods immense love for them is here to staylong after middle school is over.

Through the eyes of a cheerful nine-year-old girl, we see a bit of life along the dusty roads of Judea. Imagine Ruthie watching other children who are walking, running, jumping, and chasing each other. She could not join them. But she knew that her physical limitations would never limit her expressions of hope and joy. “Always expect a miracle, even from a dream—from your very own dream,” her mother had often said. Ruthie knew that God’s love was real, and her hope was in trusting Him. One of her special delights was caring for their donkey, Samuel. Even to this old creature, her kindness and compassion radiated. Ruthie’s story of what happened one day on the way to Jerusalem is intended to touch the heart. “A vividly colorful story with many lovely layers depicting God’s love and grace, [Ruthie’s Dream] truly shows the faith of a child and the blessings that follow. It is as pure and delightful as its author.” —Lisa Binzoni, owner of The English Rose Tea Room and Gifts in Pleasanton, California “As a father and grandfather, I’m pleased to endorse Miriam’s story about a little girl whose faith in Jesus is rewarded in a miraculous way. As a pastor, I’m always looking for ways to make the story of Jesus personal. Miriam has done that with Ruthie’s dream.” —Earl Heverly, Senior Pastor of Cornerstone Community Church in Sacramento, California

"Food for Hezron" may seem more like a retelling of the story of Jacob's son Joseph while he was in Egypt. But God doesn't work the way we expect. What God did for Hezron wasn't for Hezron...it was for you. God cares about you more than you can imagine. And He has for a long long time. God knows your troubles. Some of you are struggling terribly. God knows. You are fully in His loving arms! "...but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:16b – 18.

Encounters from the Life of a Foreign Missionary Would I take a bullet for Christ? Was I willing to lay my life down for my beliefs? Those were questions to be answered by living most of those years in the politically unstable country of Colombia, which has a history of great violence. That was fifty years ago when I surrendered to be a missionary to Latin America in 1967. Since then, there have been many excerpts and encounters experienced. Throughout this book, I share many valuable lessons learned. I have discovered Gods delightful Providence as he continually guides my life. His protection has repeatedly kept me out of harms way. I have experienced his divine intervention while lying on a cold operating table. A doctors hand miraculously saved my life by hand-pumping my heart. I felt Gods protection as he took me out of harms way in Ecuador. I followed the leading of the Holy Spirit as he providentially directed me to a small orphaned group of baptized believers in Bolivia. He has provided ample provisions, protections, and promises. All of these have been excellent lessons learned. Thus, I build the bridge and write these pages for those who will follow.

Chanelle Butler felt like an outsider in her own family. She didn’t look anything like them, and she had absolutely no personality traits in common with them either...and they never let her forget it. That is why she was so happy when she met and married Al Butler and became a part of his family. They were the family she wished she had been born into. That is until Al was killed in a tragic accident and her Mother-in-Law, Irene Butler, blamed her for his death...and promptly cut her off. With her beautiful life gone, Chanelle struggled to provide for her son and ten years later she is still struggling. Thank God she is finally making ends meet. Unfortunately, she is also in the crosshairs of her predatory family and her employer who is determined to make her one of his many possessions. Chanelle is overwhelmed and if she didn’t believe in God, she would have given up; but she believes that God has a plan for her life. You’ll be surprised to see what she has to endure before God’s plan is revealed. You will also understand why she encouraged herself to... Fake It ‘Til You Make It And Don’t Quit Until Your Blessings Come