Prayer

Preparation

packing, planning, Prayer, Preparation, to do list

Let’s talk for a minute about vacation. When people go on vacation, they can’t just walk out the door and leave. They must make…

Shocking Boldness

Boldness, Confidence, Faith, Prayer, unconcerned

By most people’s standards, the disciples should have been scared after the experience of persecution they had just been through. Their boldness shocks us,…

Time for Prayer

Confession, Prayer, Reflection, stillness

Have you ever felt too busy to pray? You may find time to make a quick plea in traffic or before you take an…

Prayer and Generosity

Generosity, Lent, Miraculous, Money, Prayer

God provides, still today, in miraculous ways. One day during a particularly difficult financial time for a family, a husband was upstairs in his…

Empty

Exercise, Fasting, Prayer, spiritual fasting

“Fasting. Eating sparingly or abstaining from food altogether, either from necessity or desire. In medical terms, fasting is the detoxification of the body through…

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…

A Psalm For The Overlooked

Frustration, Overlooked, Prayer, Psalm, Work

Have you ever been passed over for a promotion by someone who doesn’t deserve it? They slack off at work and cut corners, hurting their…

Prayer Helps With Healing

Healing, Obedience, Prayer, Recovery

Numerous studies have been done, such as one from Duke University, that have found that prayer helps with healing and recovery (Cabell Smith, “Prayer…

You Can Survive Fasting

Fasting, Hunger, Prayer, Relationship with God

Have you ever been so hungry that your stomach hurts? Perhaps you’ve been so hangry that you did or said something totally out of…

God Will Never Abandon Us

Love of God, Never Alone, Never Leave, Prayer, Trust, Trusting God

Maritime law demands that a commanding officer must go down with the ship. In both culture and practice, it is considered a sacred duty…

Where The Power Comes From

God's presence, Power, Power of Jesus, Prayer

Mary Poppins is famous for her magical bag. She pulls all sorts of objects out of it to the children’s bewilderment. They can’t figure…

The Importance Of Power

God's power, God's presence, Power, Prayer

Have you ever had an appliance that wouldn’t work? No matter what you tried, you could not get it to operate. Once you became…

Community Blessings

Blessing, Church, Community, Prayer

The Richmond Hill Community is an ecumenical retreat center in the city of Richmond, Virginia. From their beginning in 1987, they have believed that…

God's Blessings, Hearing God, Prayer, Trusting God

Jim Cymbala’s ministry at the Brooklyn Tabernacle is widely known for its music and global outreach. Before the growth of the ministry, though, Cymbala…

Prayers And Blessings

Blessing, Helping others, Prayer

In 2019, fourteen-year-old Cameron Cox initiated a fundraising effort for Habitat for Humanity. She called it “A Penny and a Prayer.” It combined fundraising…

Power Of Prayer

God's power, God's Will, Prayer, Praying, Transformation, Tribulation

It’s a Wonderful Life (directed by Frank Capra [Paramount Pictures, 1946]) is a story about the power of prayer. The beginning of the film…

Forgiving Enemies, Becoming Friends

Christ's Example, Enemies, Forgiveness, Friends, Friendship, Healing, Love, Prayer

After a twenty-four-hour shift, firefighter and EMT Matt Swatzell fell asleep at the wheel, crashing into another vehicle. As a result, June Fitzgerald was…

“Almost Like Praying”

Helping others, Pray, Prayer, Serving, Serving Others

After the devastating 2017 Hurricane Maria, Lin-Manuel Miranda wanted to create a song that could bring comfort and raise funds for those who were…