What is Fasting and Why Is It Practiced?
As a teenager, I got curious about fasting and decided to learn what it was all about. I knew that people in the Bible did it, but I didn’t know […]
Category Archives: Prayer
What to Pray When God Seems Distant
The Psalms are a prayer book. That was their purpose to the ancient Jews, and that remains their purpose for believers today. Aside from being beautiful literature and a conveyer […]
Do the Next Right Thing You Know You Ought to Do
The Christian life is a relationship with God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This relationship is marked by talking, listening, trusting, and obeying. These are the core activities of […]
Put on Christ: A Prayer
Father, give me the eyes of Christ. May I see things as He sees them. Give me His vision. May I see people and situations through His eyes. Let my […]
Three Different Modes of Prayer
Many people think there is only one mode of prayer: seated (or kneeling), alone, in silence, hands together, eyes closed, in focused communication with God. This is a valuable mode […]
Unreligious Prayers Are the Kind God Truly Desires
I never cuss in public. I seldom cuss in private. I often cuss in prayer. I’m not trying to be controversial or sensational – just truthful. Prayer is about the […]
How to Handle Distractions During Prayer
My friend recently shared with me that he feels he cannot truly focus on God in prayer without a host of other thoughts and ideas flooding his mind. Projects, to-do […]
When Your Child Questions God’s Existence
I panicked inside. I had just finished reading my kids (ages 9 and 8) a bedtime story out of a history book. We were talking about the main characters for […]
Labyrinth: Walk-and-Talk with God
So… I walked this beautiful grass labyrinth today. It was one of the most holistically refreshing activities I’ve gotten to do on this amazing family holiday so far. All the travels, […]
A Father’s Prayer and Blessing for His Son
Click here for A Father’s Prayer and Blessing for His Daughter Father, thanks for letting me be a Dad. I love my son so much – he is so amazing! […]
