Posts tagged “Prayer”
Your bucket list
Do you have a bucket list? My kiddos make one each summer, and we complete about 75 percent of it. Not bad, considering we…
Safe in God’s hands
We live in a near-constant state of panic for kids’ safety. Some schools have banned kids from playing tag, and all balls have to…
Sins of the sons
I know about pain that doesn’t go away. I wrote a book about it. I’m writing about it again, but not because of my…
How to switch from reacting to preventing suicide
I met her at the airport. Within a few minutes, the woman told me, “I’ve been at two funerals in the past two months—and…
Praying at our wits’ end
We hit our limits by getting ahead of ourselves: stretching, trying, straining, falling, adjusting, and trying again. We gain wisdom from overreaching. We learn…
The more ideas we have for prayer, the better!
I had a headache. I was tired. I had worked that morning, been in the car for three hours, and attended my son’s eighth-grade…
When God doesn’t answer your prayers (the way you hoped he would)
As our family started talking about a summer vacation, we had one thing in mind: the blue-green water and flourlike sand of the Caribbean….
Worth the effort
Take a second and think about your prayer life. How’s it going? Do you find plenty of time for daily prayer, or do you…
Pray for your leaders
Whenever there’s a presidential campaign, based on the candidates’ promises, it seems as if we are all hoping for an earthly savior, one who…
Praying for your spouse
A few years ago, my pastor preached a sermon on marriage. He gave us a prayer he thought we might find helpful as we…
Why isn’t God doing what I want him to do?
It takes a lot of courage to say this, but sometimes (a lot of the time?!) I question God and his timing. I bet…
Attention middle-of-the-night worriers!
I am so good at not worrying. Ha! . . . until I wake up at 2 A.M. And then all my stress catches up with…