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The New Year is here and everyone is setting goals and making wishes on what they want this year. So here are 3 things to pray for this new year. Years ago when I was a working at a camp for a summer, I began to practice praying for long periods of time. I spent the first part of …
Does your family have a time set aside for family devotions? This subject has been talked about but what are some resources to do that? A few days ago, I shared about passing on your faith to the upcoming generations. This starts with parents as the main disciple makers in their homes. Start your children young. I would recommend that …
Over the last week there has been a flurry of debate over the refugee problem. Christians and politicians spoke out on both sides of the issue. Because of this, more attention is being given to the topic of refugees than it has been given in a long time. On Friday, I ran across a Facebook post where a middle-eastern man …
Our hearts and prayers go out to all families and people in Paris and Kenya. Last weeks attacks were atrocious and unconscionable. These attacks have caused many to think and respond in different ways. All are praying for Paris and Kenya. But with that, many Christians have been perplexed at what their response should be. Should we pray for our …
Have you ever wondered if your prayers were too selfish? Have you ever wondered what to pray? How do we pray for things? This is my last post on the C.A.T.S prayer pattern. The S stands for “Supplication.” Supplication is simply asking for something. In prayer this is where we typically spend most of our time asking God for help, …
We are taught early on as Christians to thank God for the things in our lives, specifically giving thanks before we eat. But how can thanking God strengthen our prayer life? The third part of the acronym C.A.T.S is Thanksgiving or giving thanks. The first thing that comes to mind when I think of giving thanks is, praying over …
When talking about prayer we quickly think about asking God for things. But how often do we think of worship? Worship should be an integral part of our prayer life and our lives in general. Worship should be a daily habit not something that only happens in a worship service. I remember going to camp every year in high school. One of …
