1 Thessalonians 5:17 "Pray continually." NIVRemember, before cordless phones, how those old curly phone cords could be stretched and stretched and stretched? In fact I recall when my kids were small, that the 4 foot phone cord, in the kitchen eventually stretched to...
"Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete." (John 16:24b NIV)"And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it." (John 14:13-14 NIV)One of Jesus' deepest...
1 Thessalonians 2:13 - We also constantly give thanks to God for this, that when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word but as what it really is, God's word, which is also at work in you believers. (NRSV)"Where has the...
"My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one." (John 17:15, NIV2)"Destructive forces are at work in the city; threats and lies never leave its streets." (Psalms 55:11, NIV2)There is a puma who has been living in our...
Sliding to DisasterIndeed prayer does change the world, but even more so it changes me!A real prayer warrior is one who is willing to forsake his own interests and is able to love those he prays for with sacrificial compassion.One of the earliest examples of such...
Psalm 40:1 - I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. NIVWriting is not always easy. Sometimes I just have to wait and wait and wait. The ideas don't come. There is no motivation even though I am watching and hoping and looking for both...
Luke 11:9-10 – So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. (NIV)It was summer. Four of our...
