Prayer

Praying For Our Foes

accomplish, bitter, Disagree, odds, pray for others, Prayer, Team Captain, Teamwork

The most effective teams are those that learn to work together always, whether in seasons of great success or failure. We don’t always agree…

Shredding Confessions

Confessions, forgivness, Prayer, Sin

Sometimes confession is hard to say aloud. Writing things out with pencil and paper seems a little less scary. Although confessing with our mouths…

Trusting God’s Presence

God's presence, Prayer, The Presence of God, Transformation, Transformation in Prayer, Trusting God

Scotty Smith reflects on the beauty of trusting God’s presence and our transformation in a prayer. He speaks of how we need to learn…

Tactical Pause

Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Healthy Relationships, Prayer

Pausing to lift our concerns to God is a valuable habit to form when approaching a conflict. In Resolving Everyday Conflict, Ken Sande and…

Embracing Silence

Devotion, Prayer, Praying, Quiet time, Silence, Solititude

Jean-Nicholas Grou was a Jesuit priest in Paris at the time of the French Revolution in 1789. He was forced to escape to England,…

Trust God In Prayer

Faith, Persistence, Prayer, Praying, Trusting God

We must not give up or stop praying. There is a pastor who, rightly or wrongly, would pray regularly that attendance on Sunday would…

Facing Yourself

Emotions, Honesty, Negative Emotions, Prayer, Transparency

Sometimes we think of our negative emotions as separate entities from ourselves. In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert…

Can You Hear Me Now?

Hearing God, Knowing God, Prayer

Do you remember the Verizon guy who switched to Sprint , who was always asking the person on the other end of the phone,…

More Than A Grocery List

Asking, Prayer, Relationship, Relationship with God, Requests

Prayer is inviting God into our circumstances, into our hopes, into our fears, into our dreams, and into our pain. Prayer is not working…

Empowered By Prayer

Empowered, Holy Spirit, Power, Prayer

“The things in your house work because of electricity. Electricity is an invisible power that gives you visible privileges. It turns the lights on,…

True Confidence

Confidence, God's presence, Hebrews, High Priest, Mediator, Prayer

The way we walk projects to the world the confidence we do—or don’t—have within. This video coaches’ men on how to exhibit a more confident…

Prayer for Beginners

Grace, Prayer, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Growth

Popular films have often done the best job of depicting the awkwardness of prayer for novices. One such classic prayer scene happens in Meet the Parents,…

Walkie-Talkie Prayers

Conversation, Listening, Prayer, Spiritual Disciplines

Have you ever tried to communicate via walkie-talkie with someone who doesn’t really understand how they work? They might not hold down the button…

Good Habits

habits, Prayer, Spiritual Growth

We all have habits. Hopefully most of us brush our teeth every night, many of us go on a run or hit the gym…

The Quiet Game

Devotion, Prayer, Quiet, Seeking God, Solitude, Spiritual Disciplines

Solitude is difficult to maintain because of our desire for attention, productivity, and entertainment. Here is a funny clip on about playing the “quiet…