Grief is the Gift that No One Wants
Let me say this before I say anything else. If you are in a season of grief and loss, nothing I can say will take away the pain that you are experiencing. Nothing. Nor would I want to do that. …
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How to Make the Lord’s Prayer Your Prayer
I have a friend who sums up the Lord’s Prayer this way: “Simply pray, and pray simply.” Don’t overcomplicate it. Don’t smother it in “should.” Don’t make it some sort of spiritual competition with others. Wow. Please. Help. Thanks. Yes!—start …
The Reason We Don’t Ask God for What We Need
Perhaps one of the greatest reasons we don’t ask God for what we want or need is because we’re afraid that he won’t do it. We fear that he’ll say no, that he won’t answer the way we asked, or …
When Praying Is Hard
I’ve been a pastor for over twenty years, and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard the following: “I just don’t know how to pray.” “I didn’t grow up doing this kind of stuff.” “I’ve found it hard …
Cover Your Shepherd
You can pray for me at every stop light!” shouted Pastor Tim from the back of the room. I was leading a prayer conference in a Chicago-area church, and I had been sharing how I often used a long traffic …
Praying for God’s Agenda
I attended a weekly prayer meeting that was billed as a time to seek God for the church. I was really looking forward to it. Imagine a gathering to focus on asking God to move within a local body, to …
If Trump Asked to Play the Accordion at your Church
(Note: You may be wondering why I’d chime-in on an event that seems so five minutes ago. I immediately had a reaction to the event, but I chose to take some time to listen to some friends of mine with different …
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The Secret to a Stronger Prayer Life
[maxbutton id=”25″] According to sociological studies, what do Americans do on a daily basis more often than go to work? Pray.[i] Prayer is not only something that happens often in our lives; it’s also something that increases significantly as we …
The Prayers Of A Leader
The key to influencing men is influencing God. In nothing should the leader be ahead of his followers more than in the realm of prayer. And yet the most advanced Christian is conscious of the possibility of endless development in …
3 Questions to Answer Before You Open Your Bible
Don’t open your bible … … until you’ve asked yourself these three important questions. Before we can understand what the Bible is saying, learn its timeless truths, and make personal applications, we have to be ready. We must be prepared …