Lord, Today we thank you for our mothers: The ones who gave us life, the ones who chose us through adoption, and the unofficial mothers who were a strong and compassionate presence in our lives whe…
The example mothers in Scripture do not lead caricatured lives of middle-class homemakers living a life of Pinterest or of super-career woman balancing family and economic kingdom building. Instead they are encountering the same pressures and pains that woman around the world face: disease, abuse, war, poverty, business demands, helplessness in the face of power, infertility, broken relationships and faithful rebuilding.
It’s easy (and understandable) to have a desire for daily prayer only to be discouraged by the challenges that come with making space in our busy day for time to...
For me, private and passionate prayer is intimate and deeply personal. And public prayer is...well...just a bit too public for me.
Prayer is a powerful medium through which to connect to G-d and our higher self. Yet, there are times when we might find it difficult to feel connected to prayer or that our prayers are creating the relationship that we're trying achieve with G-d. How can we infuse our prayer with meaning and turn prayer into a trans-formative experience?
Prayer is oxygen for the Christian. It sustains us. So it follows that prayer must be a source of life for any community of Christians.
"One of the greatest risks in local church ministry is not having specific people pray for you as a leader."
Just as a relationship with your best friend would soon turn sour if you stopped speaking, so too will our relationship with God.
Drawing on years of pastoral experience, Morneau offers this simple and versatile guide to prayer. You’ll discover some basic principles for prayer,&
I tried it—and I began to experience God in places other than my head.
It's always good to take inventory of your spiritual connection with God.
Thirty days of prayer points and gripping photos to remind and inspire you to pray for people living in poverty.
I knew I had to be intentional and make my prayer life a priority. I tried everything: lists, apps, and then with no aids at all. Nothing seemed to work.
When asking ourselves how to pray, a question often comes up: Should we pray "If it be Your will"?
The Church is a good mother who provides a number of ways to help ensure prayers for the dearly departed.
How can we learn to pray like Jesus? Let's study this popular passage in the Bible with Dr. Matt Williams and discover how to build a pattern of prayer.
Pastor, if you're consumed with fear, you're not alone. Countless pastors are all too familiar with your struggle.
Tell me if this scenario sounds familiar: You decide it’s time to pray, so you close your eyes. Fifteen seconds in, out of nowhere, tomorrow’s to-do list pops up and your thoughts are off on a tangent . . .
As a parent, I am always seeking to equip and encourage my family to live a life on mission. My wife and I pray and ask the Lord to teach us new ways to be intentional in fulfilling the Great Commission at home and in our community.
Pray longer than what's standard in many churches and people will see that your primary goal is not to satisfy a customer, but to seek and exalt the Savior.