Does the Bible teach a Right Way to pray? Throughout the Bible effective prayer includes elements of adoration, confession and commitment, as well as requests. "When I heard these words I sat down and wept, and mourned for days; and I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven._Nehemiah 1:4-11 (RSV) While Ezra prayed… Continue reading the ‘right’ way
Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your… Continue reading a conversation with God
Prayer is, perhaps, the most universally practiced, yet least understood of human experiences. Prayer is one of the great mysteries of the Christian faith. Its simplest definition is communication with God, yet so often we approach prayer like a one-way telephone conversation, forgetting that God also wants to speak to us.
The devotion we read this morning in our quiet time speaks to more that one of my friends and acquaintances. At one point I would have said, "it speaks to me personally." Thankfully God has used various circumstance to impact my thinking over the past few years until I can honestly say, "Yes. I'm sure!… Continue reading are you sure?
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Halloween— But Were Afraid To Ask. Times were simpler when I was a girl, back in the 1950s. The Halloween party for our church youth group was the most anticipated event on our autumn calendar. We got together in the church basement, stuffed ourselves with candy and cupcakes, bobbed… Continue reading afraid to ask
Now, before you jump to any hastyconclusions . . .Broomhilda is NOT a w____,a uhhh ? ? .. . nasty old lady.While it is true that her Mondaysare spent boilingher laundry in a large cast ironcauldron;She is NOT brewing up a sp____,an ahhhh ? ?. . . ugly surprise for some unsuspecting neighbor.She just has… Continue reading meet Broomhilda
All this will be because the mercy of our God is very tender, and heaven’s dawn is about to break upon us, to give light to those who sit in darkness and death’s shadow, and to guide us to the path of peace.” Luke 1:78-79 what is peace? Peace is defined as the absence of mental… Continue reading the path of peace
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