Sep 30, 2015 | Spiritual Life
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (ESV) Some call it “pressure of speech.” My family calls it “verbal diarrhea.” An inelegant but accurate description....
Sep 25, 2015 | Spiritual Life
It was completely out of character. Surely my husband would never talk to me that way. Or treat me like that. Stunned and devastated, I couldn’t even recognize the man beside me, let alone communicate with him. It was a tearful, emotional night, but eventually we...
Sep 22, 2015 | Spiritual Life
It never failed. Every Bible study or women’s ministry gathering would reach “that time.” A moment I looked forward to with a peculiar mixture of longing and dread. “Does anyone have any prayer requests?” “Prayer request time” usually went something like this: one by...
Sep 15, 2015 | Spiritual Life
When two of you get together on anything at all on earth and make a prayer of it, my Father in heaven goes into action. And when two or three of you are together because of me, you can be sure that I’ll be there. Matthew 18:20 (The Message) part·ner ˈpärt-nər 1. One...
Aug 7, 2015 | Spiritual Life
Are you familiar with the A.C.T.S. prayer? “A.C.T.S.” is an easy way to remember key elements of prayer. It is simply prayer in four parts: Adoration: praise and glorify God for his nature and character. Confession: admit to God where we have fallen short....
