Prayer

How to Pray Scripture for Ukraine and Eastern Europe

After the recent invasion of Ukraine, you, like many of us, may wonder how to pray for Ukraine. Maybe you wonder how to pray for all the nations in Eastern Europe, or how to pray Scripture for Ukraine and Eastern Europe. This politics-free prayer guide includes expressed needs from leaders inside Eastern European nations. How …

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If Nothing is Impossible For God, Why Can’t I See It?

Sam Wiley was my farm manager and “do everything” person for twenty-eight years. He was one of the kindest people I’ve ever met and a secret romantic. Sam brought me more flowers than any other man, although he picked them all from my yard. He loved children and animals and gardening. Unfortunately, Sam believed there …

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Real Prayer Moves Us Closer to God

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]The elementary students at TCPS rock. At chapel recently, I spoke about prayer. The older students were enthusiastic and eager to participate. They had an accurate answer to all my questions. “Becoming a House of Prayer” was our topic. The students led in intercession for a difficult situation one of our Global Missionaries …

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Becoming a House of Prayer

Becoming a House of Prayer: Five Simple Steps To Change Your Life

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]I sipped from my first steaming cup of coffee this morning and remembered today is Palm Sunday. I wondered if it was one of the best days Jesus had while He was on earth, but I read the account in Luke 19 again and realized a stunning fact. The people cheered, but Jesus …

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When The Prayer of Desperation Becomes Through the Roof Prayer

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]I can’t imagine the difficulty of life-long illness or a prolonged physical problem. My shattered finger several years ago was bad enough. I’m left-handed but, with my right hand in a cast, I had difficulty putting my hair into a ponytail, zipping pants, and buttoning shirts. It was miserable. Although it was temporary, …

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Lent: Learning to Love the Discipline

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]My first experience with a Lenten fast was nearly two decades ago. A friend of mine, from a more liturgical denomination, pondered aloud what she would fast for several weeks before Ash Wednesday. The act of abstaining from something helped focus her mind on God. The discipline served as a tool of refinement …

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The Prayer Walk and the One With Whom God Wants to Talk

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]A surprising but sweet thing happened yesterday. Eight Days of Hope training is this week. It began last night. I wanted to prayer walk the building and the apartments where the trainees would stay before it started. As usual, I put out a call on social media for help. I can usually get volunteers, but not …

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When the Answer to Your Prayer is Delayed

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Before I let the horses out one wintery morning, I walked the fence to be sure it was still intact after the storm. My frigid journey through the ice wasn’t because I want a fine-looking fence, although I do, but because I want the horses safe. If they get out of the pasture …

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