“Moreover, as for me,
far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord
in ceasing to pray for you;
but I will teach you the good and the right way.”
~1 Samuel 12:23~
Tiffany Bankston Currier is progressing well. She got good medical reports so far this week. Continue to pray for her and her family.
Robert Brister was stung by a bee yesterday morning. He is allergic to bee stings and was headed for his medication, but he passed out in the hallway at home and broke his arm. Pray for him not to have any more bee stings and for his arm to heal properly.
Pray for the students who are completing summer remediation and will soon begin testing.
Pray for the upcoming mission trip to Canada by some members of FBC, Kentwood. The ten day trip will begin early next Wednesday. Pray for the teams two of our friends are on mission trips in Romania. One team is from Mississippi and one from Texas. Thank God for those who serve around the world each year on a volunteer basis. One team is doing a sports camp in Prague. Some of my grandchildren are able to participate with that one – probably as campers and as interpreters!
Pray for Kara Sellers and Wesley Corkern as they parpare for the wedding Saturday.
Pray for Heather Smith who has had one surgery in Jackson, MS this week and will have a second surgery today.
Sherry Simpson called to request prayer for her dad, Mr. Billy Gill of Mt.Hermon. He will be having an angiogram Friday in LaComb. If needed, he will have bypass surgery later. Your prayers will be appreciated.
War
…I HAVE NO alternative but to bluntly call it a war…
The prize is the inner spirit of my children, and the stakes are high. Arrayed against me are those who wish to extract money, loyalty, and the strong creative energy my son or daughter may have to give. In the eternal dimension, the prize is the soul of my children. I am not prepared to compromise or negotiate. Until my children are old and wise enough to distinguish their enemies from their friends, I hold the responsibility to conduct both a defense and an offense on their behalf, demonstrating all the time how and why it is done for their benefit.
It is not a phony war the effective father faces. It is often a jungle conflict fought with the stealth of a modern day “guerrilla” who appears in the day as an innocent friend, only to return in the night as a bitter and exploitative foe. My eyes return to the war photo of the squad’s leader, mine detector in hand, leading the way. Behind him are men; they follow because he has the capacity to discern the safe path. There are no careless steps; mistakes are fatal. Gordon MacDonald
“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.” Ephesians 6:12
Posted by Mike Benson at June 17, 2009 1:57 PM
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