When we pray, we are intimately connected to God, and while we ask for His help, ask for others’ frailties and quietly listen for His answers, we are one. Prayer is a complicated business. Sometimes when we think of it and talk about it, it seems it sometimes generates more ...
Read More »The Power to Pray Gutsy Prayers
I don’t pray very gutsy prayers. Don’t get me wrong, I have no doubt about God’s ability to do exceedingly, abundantly beyond all that I can ask or imagine. My trouble is, I know His ways are higher than my ways, and His thoughts are not my thoughts. What if ...
Read More »Grabbing for the Brass Ring
I woke up this morning convicted of a sin from the day before. After getting right with God, I started thinking about why this particular sin has always been a problem for me. It’s a personal struggle that I would love to banish from my life once and for all, ...
Read More »Troublemaker With A Side Order Of Hope
Have you ever been accused of being a troublemaker? Ever described yourself as one? I confess that I, indeed, am a troublemaker. I was always a good kid and very much a rule follower so I’m not sure when the troublemaker inside of me was born. Don’t misunderstand me. I’m ...
Read More »Called to be a servant of God
Being a servant is counter-cultural, counter-intuitive. Putting the concerns of another ahead of your desires, interests and priorities appears foolish. Yet, it is exactly the call to every Christian. What does it mean to be a servant of God? Moses offers us a window into servanthood that challenges all of ...
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