{"id":5364,"date":"2014-08-18T00:02:25","date_gmt":"2014-08-18T00:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.firstofallpray.com\/?p=5364"},"modified":"2014-08-18T00:02:25","modified_gmt":"2014-08-18T00:02:25","slug":"taking-a-respite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.firstofallpray.com\/?p=5364","title":{"rendered":"Taking a respite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi! With the events still unfolding in my neighboring town of Ferguson and my commitment to continue to pray for the people involved, I will be taking a week away from the blog to rest, seek God, join with others in prayer, and regroup.<\/p>\n<p>In my absence, I&#8217;m leaving some sites I visit frequently. (Yes, I was a school teacher; these are sub plans.) The links are various daily devotionals from different denominations and perspectives. I have found gems on each site.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t endorse everything on these sites, including the ads. Nor do I necessarily agree with everything I read in each entry. However, I believe that you, my readers, have discernment, Bible understanding, and wisdom sufficient to \u201chave as much sense as an old cow\u2014eat the hay and spit out the stubble.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As it stands now, I plan to return to the blog in a week on Monday, August 25.<\/p>\n<p>Dorothy<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>My Utmost for His Highest <\/i>by Oswald Chambers:\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/utmost.org\/\">http:\/\/utmost.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><i>Streams in the Desert<\/i> by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.backtothebible.org\/index.php\/devotions\/classics\/charles_cowman.html\">http:\/\/www.backtothebible.org\/index.php\/devotions\/classics\/charles_cowman.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li><i>God\u2019s Word for Today<\/i>, Gospel Publishing House (Assemblies of God): <a href=\"http:\/\/ag.org\/top\/devotional\/index.cfm\">http:\/\/ag.org\/top\/devotional\/index.cfm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><i>Eagles\u2019 Wings<\/i>, published by the Free Presbyterian Church: <a href=\"http:\/\/fpcna.org\/fpcna_daily.asp\">http:\/\/fpcna.org\/fpcna_daily.asp<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jentezen Franklin\u2019s devotional blog: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jentezenfranklin.org\/blog\/\">http:\/\/www.jentezenfranklin.org\/blog\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Devotional<\/em> by Smith Wigglesworth: <a href=\"http:\/\/annointing.wordpress.com\/smith-wigglesworth-devotional\/\">http:\/\/annointing.wordpress.com\/smith-wigglesworth-devotional\/<\/a>\u00a0 (This site has listed every page of\u00a0 Wigglesworth\u2019s <em>Devotional<\/em>. Click the month and then scroll to find the day. Every month is a PDF file.)<\/li>\n<li>World Challenge, founded by David Wilkerson (of <em>Cross and the Switchblade<\/em> fame): <a href=\"http:\/\/sermons.worldchallenge.org\/en\/view\/devotions\">http:\/\/sermons.worldchallenge.org\/en\/view\/devotions<\/a>\u00a0 If the devotional doesn&#8217;t pop up first, find SERMONS in the headings across the top, and scroll down to DEVOTIONS and click. The daily devotional should show up\u2014sometimes it&#8217;s an archival writing by David W. (who passed away in 2011), and at other times the devotion is written by his son Gary (a wonderful man of God) or another minister.<\/li>\n<li>And if you want, you can always scroll back and check the archives right here at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.FirstOfAllPray.com\">www.FirstOfAllPray.com<\/a>. And remember to check back with me on Monday, August 25.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi! With the events still unfolding in my neighboring town of Ferguson and my commitment to continue to pray for the people involved, I will be taking a week away from the blog to rest, seek God, join with others in prayer, and regroup. In my absence, I&#8217;m leaving some sites I visit frequently. 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