Posts tagged “Prayer”
How’s your journey going?
Some biblical scholars believe Psalm 71 was written by King David in the later years of his life to reflect upon the journey that…
The blessing of noticing and being noticed
Very often I sit by a 77-year-old woman at church. When she walks out of church, the pastor greets her with, “Good to see…
Why, God?
A friend, colleague, husband, and father is suddenly called home to heaven. Why, God? Bluntly speaking, life stinks. When we grieve, and trust me,…
Reassurance
“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, nor height…
God’s hands and feet
“Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son! May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor…
Spring = new life
“May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine on us—so that your ways may be known on…
Keep confessing
There is only one thing more agonizing than confessing your more embarrassing sins to another Christian. That one thing is confessing your embarrassing sins…
Self-control is a “fruit”
I wish self-control was a microwavable meal. Pop in a prayer request, wait a minute or two, and your self-control comes out, steaming and…
Left on read
For today’s high school and college students, the worst thing you can do is leave them “on read.” Let’s pause a moment for a…
Seek truth
It’s hard to know what to do when you don’t know what is true. I felt that way when COVID first hit. As the…
The storms of life
My family and I were having a picnic, and it started to rain. As we watched the downpour, we started gathering up our picnic…
A sense of gratitude
Have you ever spent time in God’s creation and made a list of the signs of God’s provision that you encountered? What if you…