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 …
The Key To Making and Keeping New Year Resolutions That No One Is Talking About
Every year we all make resolutions to make our lives better. We accomplish some resolutions and others we don’t. If you are anything like me, you make several resolutions every New Year: – Be a better person – Grow more in my faith – And my favorite – get in better shape – And many more But every year no …
How Should We Pray For Paris, ISIS and The World?
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 …
Great Heroes of Faith
Do you have someone that has made an impact on you spiritually? How have they taught you about your faith? Here are some of my heroes that have impacted me. There are many in history that impacted others and left a legacy of their spiritual lives. Many have impacted me in their methods, writings and fervor for a relationship with …
Leaving a Legacy of a Spiritual Life
Legacies are built over time. As I have experienced recently, it does not take a lot of time to do so. In a previous post I shared the 4 legacies that we leave behind: Our Lives Our Faith Passed On Our Family Our Friends Each one of these is important to develop as you build a legacy. As we look …
The Importance of Community During a Loss
When you experience the loss of someone you love, whom do you turn to? Are there people around you that can comfort, love and support you? We all need community going through a loss, who is your community? This past week (September 29, 2015) my amazing brother-in-law had unexpectedly passed away in his office, leaving my sister and 3 children …
What To Pray For?
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, …
How Thanking God Strengthens Prayer Life
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 …
Praying The Names Of God
Our faith and our confidence in God, is grounded in our knowledge of His character and who He is! If that is the case then how do we go about gaining that knowledge? Through the years I have reflected upon who God is in times of trial and through the good times. During my teenage years I struggled at …
How To Have Personal Worship Time
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 …
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