“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost,” Luke 19:10 Have you ever used the self-checkout lanes in Walmart? I…
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Prayers of Simple Faith
“Why didn’t you pray for yourself, Mom?” My daughter and I were laying in bed together praying and, when we were finished, she asked me…
View More Prayers of Simple FaithMore Like Jonah Than I Want To Be
I am Jonah. It’s not a very flattering idea to think about, but it’s true. Like him, I need to be saved, rescued out of…
View More More Like Jonah Than I Want To BeGetting practical about praying through the dark winter of the soul – Part 2
After more than twenty-five years in ministry, I’ve found I’ve experienced two kinds of prayer. Reactive and proactive. Reactive prayer knows I need God. It…
View More Getting practical about praying through the dark winter of the soul – Part 2God is Always With You
Mommy, I’m scared! I woke up to those dreaded words in the wee hours of the morning somewhere between dreams. My incoherent mommy brain couldn’t…
View More God is Always With YouPraying through the dark winter of the soul – Part 1
It’s been quite the winter. Storm after storm has punished the land, bringing complications, delays, and cancellations. It’s also been quite the winter for my…
View More Praying through the dark winter of the soul – Part 1A Thief’s Prayer – My Prayer
On the day that Jesus died, three men hung on crosses. Three men that society had lumped together, men who deserved to die the worst…
View More A Thief’s Prayer – My PrayerThe Vertical Thread
I’ve been reading backwards through the New Testament. There’s something about reading the letters to the early church first, and then diving into the history…
View More The Vertical ThreadPraying Bigger Prayers
Sometimes our prayers are too small. Many of us keep lists of people and situations we pray for regularly. I am so thankful we can…
View More Praying Bigger PrayersThe Prayer That Never Fails
Prayer is hard work. It seems like it should be easy, right? How hard is it to simply talk to God? But so many things…
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