I was so excited to get to continue the Prayer Life series last night. We are in part 5 and we dealt with the subject of contending. There are times we pray and that prayer is answered immediately. We see an immediate difference in our physical symptoms. Pain is immediately gone. A need is quickly met. But there are those times when we ...
So….this has been a hot topic lately. Is the church too churchy? Let’s call it a Worship Experience instead of a Church Service. (Ummm…isn’t it the same thing? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet….) Turn the lights off. Make it look like a concert. Don’t raise your hands or get too crazy. Get rid of the ...
“You should be like Esther.” These were the first words that popped into my head this morning (after the ever popular “I wish my dog would let me sleep longer”). I know…deep thoughts first thing in the morning. So after a couple mugs of tea, my morning devotions, and some time to really wake up, I thought about it. How ...
In part 4 of Prayer Life, we take a look at another layer in the foundation of a successful prayer life – The Word. His Word is the basis of our faith, it’s what our prayers are founded on, and it carries power when we speak it. We also check out a few things outside of the prayer room that ...
We have a rule in our house – no playing video games once you go to bed. Our kids can stay up a bit and read…but no games. No devices. Nothing connected to the internet. Several years ago, I heard a sound in the kitchen after the kids had gone to bed. I went to check it out, and it ...