Praying The Word
Some of our prayers need more Bible in them and less panic. When something frightening happens, it is surprisingly easy for prayer to become a detailed report of everything that…
Some of our prayers need more Bible in them and less panic. When something frightening happens, it is surprisingly easy for prayer to become a detailed report of everything that…
You can recognize someone you know well without seeing their face. They may call from another room, speak behind you in a crowd, or telephone from an unfamiliar number, yet…
Silence can feel surprisingly loud when you are not used to it. Turn off the television, put down the phone, stop the music and sit somewhere without speaking, and you…
Imagine having a friend who only calls when she needs money. You love her, so of course you want to help whenever you can. But after a while, you begin…
Have you ever sat down to pray and suddenly realised that you genuinely did not know what to say? You know you need to pray, and you can feel that…
There are things you do not realize you have stopped missing until something reminds you how much they once meant to you. Perhaps it is an old worship song that…
When did you last ask God to teach you something you thought you already knew? Prayer can become so familiar to us that we stop approaching it as students. We…
I have noticed that the way I speak to someone changes when I know I am loved by them. When you are uncertain about your place in someone’s heart, you…
Not everything that has access to you deserves access to you. We live in an age of almost permanent accessibility. Someone can reach you while you are eating, working, resting,…
Some fires do not go out in one dramatic moment. They disappear slowly. First the flames become smaller. Then the warmth decreases. Eventually, what once burned brightly becomes little more…