Am I Praying with My Whole Heart? by Ron Hughes. “The sense of distance from God comes, not from His withdrawal from me, but my self-absorption.”
Category: Under the Cover of Prayer
Prayer for Our Enemies? Really?
Pray for Our Enemies? Really? by Janet Sketchley Do news stories cause you to pray for people? For the hurt, the poor, the oppressed? Even just a quick “God, please help them know Your presence”? Sometimes the need is so great. When I hear about an accident or crime, as well as praying for the… Continue reading Prayer for Our Enemies? Really?
Why Start Your Faith Journey with the Book of John?
Why Start Your Faith Journey with the Book of John by Brenda Wood. As we learn to believe, we will learn to trust, and the more we do that,
the more we will pray and obey.
When Do I Pray?
When Do I Pray? by Stephanie Nickel There is always so much to do: Get up – often before we want to. Get ready for work. Drive to work . . . or plop down in our home office. Perhaps, pop by the gym on the way to work (or on the way home).… Continue reading When Do I Pray?
Have You Prayed Scripture?
Have You Prayed Scripture? by Susan Harris One of the prize books I received for topping my class in elementary school was a book called “My First Book of Prayer”. Filled with colourful pictures, it was my first tangible expression of prayer as a child. Later, I was launched into prayer during my early years… Continue reading Have You Prayed Scripture?
Do You Have Dusty Knees?
Do We Have Dusty Knees? by Brenda Wood. How long has it been since we did some spiritual dusting?
Why Pray for our Leaders?
Why Pray for Our Leaders? by Janet Sketchley. God can influence leaders, even those who don’t know Him. Janet gives us some Scripture passages to back this.
How to Keep Praising God
How to Keep Praising God by T.L. Wiens. “For me, praising God is a big part of keeping my focus on Christ.”
Where is God’s Sanctuary?
Where is God’s Sanctuary? by Susan Hitchman. “Unfortunately, we have often made the incautious error of thinking the thrill of theatrics is comparable to the rush of the real event. We have embraced the credo of the tangible temple where we have enthroned ourselves, and thought it was the real thing. We have become devoted to thrilling ourselves with extreme sport, extreme fashion, extreme entertainment and extreme adventure.”
Can Prayer be a Single Word?
Can Prayer be a Single Word? by Stephanie Nickel. Stephanie knows that we should be persistent in prayer but sometimes that is hard. She finds that sometimes she needs to say one word –