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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…

Prayer

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…

Prayer in Grief

Grief, Prayer, Praying, Tragedy

The M. Night Shyamalan thriller Signs (Buena Vista Pictures, 2002)is the story of a family fighting an alien invasion. Of course, the sci-fi adventure…

Knowing How to Pray

Disciplines, Pray, Prayer, Praying

One of the most popular prayers of all time is the Lord’s Prayer. A comical scene from the movie The Campaign (directed by Jay…

Directions Test

Direction, Pray, Prayer, Praying

A silly assignment that many educators like to use—occasionally even with parents—is a directions test (found here). The first line instructs the reader to…

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…