Have you made your list of New Year’s resolutions yet? Drafted a list of goals and objectives for this next year? Reviewed your list from last year to see how you did and determine what adjustments you need to make this year? Maybe you’re already starting on something new this year – a new diet, […]

How do you prepare to meet God? I don’t mean prepare to meet Him when you die, but prepare to meet with Him here on earth in your regular life. Or, do you ever give it thought? I was in church Sunday morning and found myself thrown for a loop. Caught completely off-guard by a […]

A healing prayer for the sick. Pray for God’s healing touch when you’re sick and in need of healing. Heavenly Father, the Great Physician and Healer, I cry out to you in my sickness. I need your healing touch, O Lord. Have mercy upon me and rescue me from this illness and pain. For you […]

Today I visited the brothels of Bangladesh, a refugee camp in Syria, and in a remote village of Uganda. In the brothel, I met a woman who was desperate for a better life for her daughters, yearning to keep them from the same fate she’d been sold into. In the refugee camp, I met a […]

Praying through the Lord’s Prayer: Forgive us our debts. A prayer of confession and repentance. Pray to confess your sins and ask for God’s forgiveness. Pray to repent, turning from those sins and walking closer to God’s path. Most merciful and loving Father, my Lord in heaven, forgive me for my sins. I am human […]

Rows of neatly-drawn boxes numbered for each day of the month stare back at me as I sit at my desk. Carefully-made plans, tasks, and due-dates color-coded on the calendar. So much optimism and excitement went into its making. Yet, as I look more closely this morning, I notice how many boxes have neither the day […]

Father in heaven, who at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan proclaimed him your beloved Son and anointed him with the Holy Spirit: Grant that all who are baptized into his Name may keep the covenant they have made, and boldly confess him as Lord and Savior; who with you and the Holy […]

I’m learning an astounding truth these days. Can I share it with you? I can’t do it all. Want to know another truth? You can’t do it all, either. As much as we want to and as much as we try, the truth is we simply can’t do it all. It may sound logical, simple even, […]

What makes our faith visible? Is it the good acts we do? Is the amount of time we spend in church? Is it the visible ways we share our faith, like wearing jewelry with religious symbols, a t-shirt with a Bible verse, or a church bumper sticker? Is it how we hold hands and pray […]

Is your life full of noise, activity, and chaos? Do you find your schedule packed and hectic? Are you struggling to find peace, quiet, and tranquility in your life? Do you long to hear God’s voice more clearly in your life? Learning how to be still will bring more peace to your chaos, more calm […]

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We often struggle with our self-image.  It can be hard to view ourselves as wonderful and beautiful, instead of seeing all our flaws.  So, what can we learn from a junk store find about seeing ourselves as God sees us? A friend recently posted this picture of a creepy doll she saw at a junk […]

Praying through the Lord’s Prayer: Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one. Prayer for protection from evil. Pray for God’s help and protection from sin and temptation. O Heavenly Father, lead me not into temptation but deliver me from the evil one. Lord, open my eyes to see the temptations […]

Do you struggle to pray consistently, feel like you don’t have time to commit to daily prayer time, or aren’t sure how to get started? Consistent prayer is important to deepen our faith, develop our relationship with God, and keep our lives on the path to follow Jesus. Keep reading for four keys to help you […]