God of All Creation, Today I thank you for everyday things like the breath you put in our lungs, like the sunshine, like the food and water that are generally so readily available. I thank you that you give us a purpose, a future, and hope. I thank you forContinue Reading
[Please join me in praying for young generations and families on Thursdays this year.] This weekend our church is hosting a conference for teens and early-20’s young adults around the theme of being pure. In today’s society “purity” may seem like an old-fashioned concept, but keeping yourself clean from theContinue Reading
Elijah was discouraged, exhausted, frustrated, and on the run for his life. Then the word of God came to him: “So Elijah, what are you doing here?” Why does God choose to ask questions when he already knows the answers? “I’ve been working my heart out for the God-of-the-Angel-Armies,” saidContinue Reading
[On Tuesdays this year I plan to focus the prayer on praying for our nation and world.] God of Love, As I write this I am mindful of all those who do not know your love. Maybe they have never heard the Good News, so they can’t believe or callContinue Reading
[P.S. to this post: Please pray this week for a young couple who are expecting a baby with a severe chromosomal condition. The baby may be stillborn or live a handful of hours, but is not expected to live very long. The 24-year-old mother was advised to end the pregnancy,Continue Reading
[Please join me in praying for the Church on Sundays this year.] “We must end the delusional thinking that it takes a majority to change things. It does not. That kind of thinking can demoralize us. We think thoughts like: ‘What can we do? We will never get everyone toContinue Reading
“It Is Time to Clear Out the Clutter and the Clatter” by Robert Hotchkin, Maricopa, AZ I tend to keep things fairly organized, but one of my methods of organization is to use stacks and piles; that way everything’s not strewn about, and I can look at a pile andContinue Reading
[Please join me in praying for children and families on Thursdays this year.] The following story is taken from Saving Aziz: How the Mission to Help One Became a Calling to Rescue Thousands from the Taliban by Chad Robichaux, David L. Thomas. Copyright © 2023 by Chad Robichaux, David L. Thomas. “IContinue Reading
“When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.” (Proverbs 21:5 ESV) My “Bible Recap” plan had me read Exodus 7-9 today – right in the middle of Moses and the Egyptian Pharaoh’s “epic battle” over whether the Israelites could go and worship inContinue Reading
[On Tuesdays I plan to focus the prayer on praying for our nation. Today’s prayer comes from a GiveHim15.com post from December 22, 2022.] The Healing of Our Land “Lord, we cry out for our nation. May the destiny You planned for her never be destroyed by demonic interference, liberalContinue Reading