Party in Your Prison
Posted by danieljkoren on July 6, 2011 in Devotional | ∞
Charles Garfield shared this story in 1996 Condensed Chicken Soup for the Soul: Late one morning in 1984, headed for lunch in San Francisco, I drove toward a booth. I heard loud music. It sounded like a party. I looked around. No other cars with their windows open. No sound trucks. I looked at the […]
-
More thoughts:
- Between forward and reverse
- To move forward
- Is that what it means?
- You have something animals don’t…
- What is the soul?
- A life-giving game
- Me, a cannibal?
- Give life back to others
- Murder at church
- How to get through offense
- Say, “Goodbye, Father Abraham,” and “Hello, Simon Peter”
- One of our twins died
- Pentecost, the cure for Racism…
- Feeling down? Here’s a quick fix…
- Your Day is a Jar
- Holy Distancing
- You can’t do this today
- No shady Christians
- How social distancing brings us closer together
- Overcoming the negative
- God: “Listen to the voice of your wife!”
- Static electricity in the soul
- How demons get into religious institutions
- A class called “Get behind me, Satan”
- Prayer shapes us
- Recovering from emotional terrorism
- Confessions of an emotional abuser
- What is driving you?
- Escaping an abuser
- Detecting a manipulator
- Emotional wranglers
- Woke to manipulators
- What complaining says about you
- “Am I in the Place of God?”
- How to love much
- How to get people to listen
- The Secret to Impactful Preaching
- How to “talk” to God
- How to hear from God
- When the answer is “yes,” but the situation is still “no.”
- What we missed about prayer
- Religion Made Me Do It
- You don’t wash your hands
- Why you don’t play
- Major League Church? Not for me, thanks.
- Where your questions lead
- Understanding Prescription and Process
- There is a Reason You Go Through Tough Stuff
- Learning How to Control My Emotions
- Understanding eMotion
- Put It on My Dad’s Tab
- How to train disciples not dependants
- Worthy of the Gospel of the Kingdom
- I Don’t Want to Be Here
- [Video] The purpose of a sermon
- Got God in a box?
- Should Christians celebrate Passover?
- Why did Jesus send the disciples out 2 by 2?
- It is not about the Prodigal
- Whom are you attached to?
- Are “church services” biblical?
- 3 steps for building the Kingdom
- A journey in the dark
- The DNA of the church
- Wait, Jesus, should you talk like that?
- When other believers are different
- What is the goal of your church?
- How to find potential disciples!
- How quickly can you make disciples?
- Core to being a disciple
- That deer in the headlights look…
- What causes ministers to burn out?
- Called to what ministry?
- Healing Shame
- Reject presents much?
- Get back in line, Mister!
- The art of balance.
- Get Out of the Basement!
- How to Make Disciples
- “Lord save me”? Or “Lord, command me to come”?
- Fragments
- How making disciples is like slicing a worm
- Daughter
- You Have to Go Through the Storm
- Sheep: Leave Them Alone?
- Hell-bound people at church?
- How to Not Be Gullible (It’s more common than you think!)
- Can a woman pastor reach men?
- A Secret to Perfecting Your Life
- THE SHACK movie, Christian review
- Approach the bench
- Taking Care of Business
- Hit the bull’s eye
- Get off the web
- Environment
- Relevance
- Substance
- Afflict Your Soul
- Inappropriate content in the Bible
- Masterpiece Relationships
- The Ugly in Me
- A Great Gift for the Dads on Your List
- I Do Not Need Rules
- Greed robs itself
- Reckless Christians and Careless Fools
- Whoa, there boy!
- Enjoy the Story
- Know the path
- I cannot divorce
- You, heir apparent
- Dethroned?
- Take a walk in the dark
- A worn-out old woman
- Is He passing by?
- Must you bring it up again?
- There’s no place like…
- Five Steps of Education
- Brewing a Storm
- Downgrading the value of upgrades
- Living For No Good Reason?
- Bee Bread
- Are You Making Honey?
- Reserve Energy
- Partners in the Flow
- Functioning as One
- Healing report
- Pentecost in the Temple “House”
- You are being tested
- Thanks, Mom!
- Bruised or Tenderized?
- Jesus: Hateful and Loving
- The God the Angels Saw
- You Belong
- Why communion?
- Why Worship?
- You Can’t Go to Church
- He is killing her
- Temple Run 2 Religion
- Live in Anticipation
- Is Jesus God or Man?
- Fasting, the New You
- Serve the Bread of Life
- Healing a Broken Culture
- Conflict
- You Can’t Understand…
- Don’t Fill in the Blank
- Help Broken People
- Kill ‘Em with Kindness
- Your Full Weight on Him
- Joining the Body of Christ
- You Cannot Sin
- Eating to Not Get Fat
- Motives Determine Sin
- Heaven or Hell Issues
- Thanks, Dad!
- Don’t Use People
- Never Enough
- Busting 2 Money Myths
- America Got It Wrong
- If the Fruit Drops, so Does Your Heart
- The Right Motivation
- When You Feel Worthless
- Listen. Be Heard.
- Developing a Prayer Life
- How a Church has Revival
- Do No Harm
- Your Pray List
- Please Bomb America
- Family: You Can!
- Are You a Professional?
- The Need for Desire
- Facebook Fatherhood
- God Character
- Gut Check
- Win Believers
- Perfect Woman
- Setting Right Priorities
- Comet? Yes. Rudolph? No
- Too Religious for God
- Where is God in Chaos
- Don’t Get Burned Out
- Monoxide Pride
- Celebrate Life
- Leave Yourself Alone
- How to Handle Conflict
- Why Speaking in Tongues?
- Dealing with Difficult People
- Find Favor with Others
- No Babysitter Needed
- How to Prevent an Affair
- It’s not “Sex,” Stupid!
- How to Get Your Innocence Back
- Stop Charming the Snake
- Worship is a Negative Thing
- Rule 4: Sabbath Keeping
- Rule 3: God’s Name
- Rule 2: Should You Take Pictures?
- Rule 1: No Other Gods
- Rules vs. Relationship
- Cold-Water Power