“Look on my suffering and deliver me, for I have not forgotten your law.Defend my cause and redeem me; preserve my life according to your promise.” (Psalm 119:153-154 NIV) Once we had guest ministers in to do a three day series of meetings at church. The weekend was phenomenal, filled with worship, teaching, wisdom, prayer,Continue Reading
Praying the Word of God is a win-win for us. You can’t mess it up because it’s God’s Word to start with. And that Word works within us. God Above All, I will exalt you, my God, O King, and with gratitude and submissive wonder I will bless your nameContinue Reading
(These verses have been bugging me, so I’m working through what they mean and how to apply it to my life. Hopefully, some of my musings will speak to and bless you, too.) Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ JesusContinue Reading
(I’ve had these verses bugging me, so I’m working through what they mean and how to apply it to my life. Hopefully, some of my musings will speak to and bless you, too.) Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ JesusContinue Reading
Now may the God of hope fill you with complete JOY and peace as you continue to believe, so that you overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13 EHV) Have you ever found yourself “stuck” in a Bible verse? It bothers, pesters, and generally harasses you because it hasContinue Reading
“This is what the LORD says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s.” (II Chronicles 20:15 NIV) This is my prayer in the desertWhen all that’s within me feels dryThis is my prayer in my hunger and needMy God is the God who provides This is my prayer in the fireInContinue Reading
“You have minds like a snake pit! How do you suppose what you say is worth anything when you are so foul-minded? It’s your heart, not the dictionary, that gives meaning to your words. A good person produces good deeds and words season after season. An evil person is aContinue Reading
(Perhaps you, too, have been concerned about the state of our state, nation, and world and have struggled to know how to pray. Evangelist Mario Murillo wrote the following article I lightly edited, and I wrote the prayer. I invite you use this to pray fervently for our world.) Do not fear [anything],Continue Reading
When I was a child, I spoke about childish matters, for I saw things like a child and reasoned like a child. But the day came when I matured, and I set aside my childish ways. (1 Corinthians 13:11 TPT) Then [Jesus] had a child come and stand among them.Continue Reading
[I spent some time wondering what the woman or various women felt when they were anointing Jesus’s body with oil. Two of the Gospel writers say his head was anointed, two his feet. One says Lazarus’s sister Mary did the anointing, one says a very sinful woman. All four accountsContinue Reading