In Jesus’ Name: More Than a Tagline! How often have you ended a prayer with “in Jesus’ name”? We say it so frequently, that it has almost become a tagline. But how did this practice begin? Several verses in the New Testament tell us to pray in Jesus’ name,...
Intercessory Prayer: Why Pray for Others? For many people, life is hard and getting harder with each new day. People are hurting, their needs are great, and they often don’t know where to turn for relief. So they ask for prayer. Lots of people needing lots of...
Are You Praying and Living TALL? I didn’t understand her comment. Our team had met for a working dinner meeting. We shared a meal and completed the planning portion of the session, and now the five of us sat around the dining room table sharing prayer requests....
The Point of Prayer I placed another order with Amazon this week. And because of a Prime membership, not only did I order exactly what I wanted, but I received next-day delivery. Talk about great service! On the one hand, the immediate response to my purchase...
The Privileges of a Prayer Reset Resets. We reset the alarm clock once we’re awake. And we reset the microwave after the aroma of popcorn permeates our house or office. We employ resets in dozens of ways every day, often without giving them a conscious thought....
The Shape of Rescue What does rescue look like? Rescue doesn’t always appear in the form we expect. That’s because God doesn’t think as we do. He doesn’t act as we do, either. And trouble follows when I expect God to respond based on my understanding of the...
Bible study can be encouraging…until we begin to put the people of the Bible on a pedestal. It’s so easy to think of them as almost mythical individuals. Abraham, Moses, Joshua, David, Solomon, Peter, Paul—we read their accounts and imagine them to be...
Do you remember hearing about the prayer of Jabez? When Bruce Wilkinson’s book, The Prayer of Jabez, was published almost 20 years ago, it took the Christian community by storm. Quickly propelled to the bestseller lists, it encouraged Christians to daily pray the...
Dandelions—the bane of many homeowners who strive for manicured lawns. Adults see them as an irritation. A nuisance. But children see dandelions as a source of unlimited potential. Wishes, hopes, and dreams wrapped up in the seeds of a wild flower. When you were a...
It’s really difficult to pray without having expectations. Lots of expectations. I should know—we recently came through months of prayer for healing for my husband’s cancer. Those expectations create a disconnect when God’s answer does not match our prayer. Even when...
In Jesus’ Name: More Than a Tagline! How often have you ended a prayer with “in Jesus’ name”? We say it so...
Intercessory Prayer: Why Pray for Others? For many people, life is hard and getting harder with each new day....
Are You Praying and Living TALL? I didn’t understand her comment. Our team had met for a working dinner...