Guest post: Is prayer a product to sample or a technique to try for a while to see if we get good results? If we do not get what we want when we want it, do we toss prayer in the Goodwill donation pile and try something else?
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11 Prayers in Scripture for When You Don’t Know How to Pray
Have you ever felt lost for words when you pray? I sure have! What should I say? What should I ask for? Should I even ask for things? How should I approach Him? What should my attitude, my goal, my purpose in praying be? God has given us answers in His Word!
A Little About Bible Translations and Quotes
What makes a Bible translation trustworthy? Should I read more than one translation? Why quote from different Bible translations? How can I find out more about different Bible translations? Which Bible translation should I use? I offer what help I can in answering these great questions.
How Should a Christian View Scripture?
As a follower of Jesus, I want to be like Him in every way possible. Therefore, my view of Scripture should match His view of Scripture. So I must ask… What did Jesus think about Scripture?
Every Moment Matters
Isn’t it interesting how we go through our lives feeling like most of our moments don’t matter? We go through our days, waiting and reaching for the important moments...And yet Jesus tells us that we prove ourselves faithful in the little things.
A Happy Note for the New Year: You CAN Choose to Change!
As we begin a new year, so often with new goals and hopes for change, I have good news for you! Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to wait for your feelings or your desires to change. They aren’t in charge of what you choose to do. You are.
Remember What God Has Done
What do you think about when you think of this past year? Wherever you find yourself, whether dragging your feet or rushing to start that new calendar, I’d like to encourage you. God has good planned for you, even in the bad things.
But God: a Favorite Phrase, a Shared Poem
One of my favorite phrases throughout Scripture is, "but God." Such hope in that phrase! My sin earned me death...but God. This world is full of darkness...but God. Things don't go the way I want them to...but God. Things are sometimes downright terrible...but God. I struggle and fail...but God.
Why Does Sin Earn Death?
Why is death the penalty for sin? Have you ever wondered about that? Like, why not something else? Or, even better, some might say, why not just let it go, just forgive, without requiring anything? And have you ever wondered why a “little” sin would earn death just like a “big” sin – why a moment of envy or a little white lie would get the same death penalty as murdering 1000 people in cold blood?
Give Thanks for the Most Important Thing
Click above to listen. “Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for His wondrous works to the children of man! For He satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul He fills with good things.” (Psalm 107:8-9 ESV) I love Psalm 107. I’ve talked about it in depth before. It seems fitting, as… Continue reading Give Thanks for the Most Important Thing
More Than This Mess 