tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858477919810673368.comments2014-05-16T16:54:33.569-07:00God is My Hairstylistmark juaneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06895203062079130436noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858477919810673368.post-19509757086229874072014-05-16T16:54:33.569-07:002014-05-16T16:54:33.569-07:00 Mark, I just ran across your blog, enjoyed it ve... Mark, I just ran across your blog, enjoyed it very much, and feel that this experience in part will be instrumental in helping you make decisions about the mission field over the next two years. May God lead and inspire you in that process.<br /><br /> Jim Krausenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858477919810673368.post-37045304390038360742014-03-24T09:59:58.889-07:002014-03-24T09:59:58.889-07:00Thrilled that you got to experience Paraguay in th...Thrilled that you got to experience Paraguay in the way you did! You summed it up well--no big campaign with thousands coming forward, but the day-to-day life of a missionary. Those are the BEST mission trips! I'm sure you were a huge blessing to the Hernandez family and the others you spent time with. :) Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16007668779683965884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858477919810673368.post-1238115338854802202013-07-25T18:13:43.669-07:002013-07-25T18:13:43.669-07:00Mark, thank you for your update. I can feel the e...Mark, thank you for your update. I can feel the emotions through your words and am sitting here in tears, tears of joy for you all. God Bless you and make you BOLD!!!<br />Jump4joy718https://www.blogger.com/profile/02031544168643552788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858477919810673368.post-19119310259718254102012-06-17T22:39:35.894-07:002012-06-17T22:39:35.894-07:00Beautifully written. I think you said it all!Beautifully written. I think you said it all!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03017605976862289940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858477919810673368.post-25048246026723968262011-11-19T11:02:03.061-08:002011-11-19T11:02:03.061-08:00Prayer is a tool he gives us through which we can ...Prayer is a tool he gives us through which we can confess our sins, request blessings for ourselves or our neighbors, and thank a praise Him for His grace and mercy. <br /><br />Scripture also plainly shows us that it's God-pleasing to ask for blessings through prayer and that God provides what we ask when it brings Him glory and benefits us or our neighbor (Ps. 50:15; Gen. 18:23-32; Matt. 8:5-6). <br /><br />I appreciate the major premise of your post- narcissism can certainly affect the way we pray. However, I encourage you to view prayer as a tool where your heart can converse with the Lord (Psalm 27:8). In prayer, we go to God and speak to Him- the blessings of prayer come in response to these requests, not in prayer but through it and on account of it because Jesus has redeemed us and made us right before our maker through fulfilling the Law and innocently sacrificing Himself on our behalf. The primary way He gives us these blessings is through the Means of Grace- through baptism, the Lord's supper, and His Word. Through these means God comes to us and blesses us with the forgiveness of sins, life, and eternal salvation.<br /><br />Keep praying. As Luther says, the Christian's prayer life is like his heartbeat- it never ceases. (St. L. VIII:363) Don't seek to know God through prayer though, you can't learn about Him there. God has revealed everything about Himself that He wants you to know through His Word- through the divinely inspired Words of the Bible. Seek Him there and you'll find everything you need to know. <br /><br />In the light of the Son- Ben.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858477919810673368.post-60600625648210830362011-08-04T20:52:35.030-07:002011-08-04T20:52:35.030-07:00Good girl Alise... I'm proud of you, sorry Mar...Good girl Alise... I'm proud of you, sorry Mark, but it was all worth it in the end :)Kerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16858010263692912053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858477919810673368.post-37071238729366477452011-08-04T19:13:45.533-07:002011-08-04T19:13:45.533-07:00Aaaaaah!!! CONTINUE!! :DAaaaaah!!! CONTINUE!! :DAnnehttp://theboredmommy.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858477919810673368.post-69203247393366665792011-07-25T11:10:06.811-07:002011-07-25T11:10:06.811-07:00Aww so awesome to know your story! It's amazin...Aww so awesome to know your story! It's amazing how God can give us the right impression right away, yet it takes awhile for us to believe it. You guys are such an awesome couple and a beautiful family!Annehttp://theboredmommy.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858477919810673368.post-27045674820401463812011-06-05T22:09:35.624-07:002011-06-05T22:09:35.624-07:00Truly awesome mark. Love you broTruly awesome mark. Love you broBrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297708332403176134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858477919810673368.post-32537338542104931602010-11-15T09:52:55.946-08:002010-11-15T09:52:55.946-08:00Hi Mark! Thanks for sharing! Isn't the enneag...Hi Mark! Thanks for sharing! Isn't the enneagram fascinating? I am a 3 (performer). I learned a lot about myself going through that exercise! <br />Hope you and the family are doing well!Shannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858477919810673368.post-63382064242531162272010-11-08T09:37:22.933-08:002010-11-08T09:37:22.933-08:00Yay, welcome to the bloggin' world! :) I warn ...Yay, welcome to the bloggin' world! :) I warn you, it might be addictive. But it IS a great way to let out things you feel like you never have a chance to say. Have fun!Annehttp://theboredmommy.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858477919810673368.post-48354499251881744922007-06-14T05:28:00.000-07:002007-06-14T05:28:00.000-07:00On the topic of Love:Love is God's presense in the...On the topic of <B>Love</B>:<BR/><BR/><I><B>Love</B> is God's presense in the room, and if you ever want to experience what that is, simply inhale and have faith that you'll exhale...and you will know the presense of love.</I> - Iyanla Vanzant<BR/><BR/>Therefore, I urge you to always allow God to be in your presense everywhere you are. God will always be around you, just open the door and allow him in...because <B>Love</B> is in the air.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858477919810673368.post-29971380151332750192007-06-14T05:13:00.000-07:002007-06-14T05:13:00.000-07:00My response, because Philip Yancey says it so well...My response, because Philip Yancey says it so well concisely on the topic of unanswered prayer: <A HREF="http://www.beliefnet.com/av/PreachersAndTeachers.aspx?p=294" REL="nofollow">http://www.beliefnet.com/av/PreachersAndTeachers.aspx?p=294</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com