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PRAYING FOR AND WITH FAMILY

Families can be complicated and complex. Sometimes people have large immediate families, sometimes it’s just a few people. Some people can’t walk a mile without running into a cousin and some have one or two cousins that they haven’t talked with since they were kids. Some people have a diverse family from multiple marriages orContinue reading “PRAYING FOR AND WITH FAMILY”

KEEPING TRACK OF PRAYER REQUESTS

Think about a time you prayed with a group of people. Have you ever glanced around to see who is making notes of requests? There are usually a few women who attentively record. In a group, I’ll listen, pray for others right then, and even ask some of the people later on about the request,Continue reading “KEEPING TRACK OF PRAYER REQUESTS”

PRAYER REQUESTS

To plead means to make an emotional appeal. To request is to ask politely or formally for something . To petition is to make a formal request or appeal. To appeal is to ask a serious or urgent request. Plea, request, petition, appeal… These are all English words that can be used to describe aContinue reading “PRAYER REQUESTS”

HOW TO LIVE A THANKFUL LIFE

I keep trying to think of the most thankful people I know, and they’re all seasoned saints with years of wisdom. The younger generations (of which I belong to as well!) don’t give us a very good picture of what it’s like to be thankful in all circumstances. But I don’t want to wait untilContinue reading “HOW TO LIVE A THANKFUL LIFE”

GIVING THANKS IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES

The Israelites were pros at grumbling and complaining. It’s easy to look at their situation and see their blatant sin. They were led out of slavery by miraculous signs, plundered the Egyptians without having to fight, got away safely by way of a sea splitting open, and were literally given bread from heaven yet theyContinue reading “GIVING THANKS IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES”

THE GLAD GAME

The Disney film Pollyanna was a family favorite growing up. The film, based on the book with the same title, is about a little girl who inadvertently teaches a grouchy town how to live joyful lives by playing the “glad game”. Any time someone is complaining or focused on the negative aspects of his orContinue reading “THE GLAD GAME”

THANKSGIVING OR GRATITUDE

What is the difference between being thankful and being grateful? We use them interchangeably, but there must be some differences. Well, I just Googled this question and read the first six articles that popped up. Predictably, each article started out with a similar premise to mine. Their intros urged readers to recognize the differences andContinue reading “THANKSGIVING OR GRATITUDE”

RESPECTABLE SINS

This post will probably seem more like a book review, but in it you might be surprised and a little convicted. Jerry Bridges’ book Respectable Sins explores “small” sins that are considered socially acceptable amongst Christians. In each chapter, he explains how the specific sin seeps into our lives unnoticed, gives biblical support for namingContinue reading “RESPECTABLE SINS”

TRUE REPENTANCE

King Saul’s reign was a whirlwind of bad decisions. He was scared to be king so he hid among the baggage (1 Sam. 10:20-24). He offered a rash vow in the middle of a war to earn God’s favor that directly caused his men to sin by eating raw meat and almost caused the deathContinue reading “TRUE REPENTANCE”

FOOTPRINTS IN THE MIND

“As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominateContinue reading “FOOTPRINTS IN THE MIND”