Make Prayer Beautiful

Practicing with a New Prayer Tool 05.05.2026 5:55 ↓

I'm currently experimenting with more forceful prayers. What does that look like?

Praying Outside of My Comfort Zone 04.05.2026 5:33 ↓

I am not a growly person by nature, so it surprised me to have something like that come out of me. What was going on?

A Testimony of Provision 02.05.2026 8:15 ↓

The needed ideas, in the midst of the ups and downs of life. And the full quotation of Matthew 11:28-30, from The Message: "Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting o...

Helping the Brain Function Better 01.05.2026 10:14 ↓

Trying to recover from a traumatic brain injury? Dealing with tics, or balance issues? Some testimonies and ideas. https://www.brainhighways.com/

Happy Brainstorming Help to Think of a Name 30.04.2026 10:28 ↓

Responsive prayer? Attentive prayer? Lived prayer? Walking-with-God prayer? Fun to consider, but in the end: a different choice.

Winning the Most Talkative Award in High School 29.04.2026 11:48 ↓

Does that make me a good communicator or a fool? Pushing through to find identity from the Lord. (And little error correction: Miss Bates shows up in Emma, not Pride and Prejudice. I should have said, "Jane Austen's character.")

The Mystery of the Missing Metric 28.04.2026 7:42 ↓

It took six years of asking: Lord, what should we be measuring? But one day, the answer came!

An Unwelcome Question: "Are You the Kind of Person Who Does the Hard Thing You Have To?" 27.04.2026 7:53 ↓

I wasn't sure. Then I went to church, and found a compelling answer.

Three Interlocking Thoughts on Grief 25.04.2026 8:44 ↓

The Lord has space for us to grieve. Yes, we can be thankful for the provision and the mercy, but that doesn't require we pretend the grief isn't there.

Checking In with the Lord Every Six Minutes 24.04.2026 8:42 ↓

I mentioned this idea in Episode 54, but some additional practical thoughts on what to do when the alarm goes off.

How to Make Decisions with the Holy Spirit, Part 4 23.04.2026 9:54 ↓

What resources, ideas, or inputs have you been given in the last month to help make the choice? And if you can't think of any: perhaps the moment hasn't yet arrived in which to make the decision.

How to Make Decisions with the Holy Spirit, Part 3 22.04.2026 5:04 ↓

Deal with the underlying griefs and hang-ups. Healing prayer, perhaps. Or face the feelings and actually feel them. Give them attention.

How to Make Decisions with the Holy Spirit, Part 2 21.04.2026 6:52 ↓

Take the time to synchronize with the Lord: and my best attempt to describe what that looks like.

How to Make Decisions with the Holy Spirit, Part 1 20.04.2026 6:33 ↓

Give yourself time to think, and recognize what variable carries the most weight.

The Mistake That Felt Like Death 18.04.2026 6:28 ↓

Operating in a place I'm normally good, until I wasn't: so humbling. So painful. So in need of God's gracious pouring out.

In His Time, He Will Do It Swiftly 17.04.2026 7:59 ↓

A testimony of a long-delayed, suddenly finished website. Celebrate happy colors with me! https://makeprayerbeautiful.com/

What Does It Mean to Feel the Presence of God? 16.04.2026 8:21 ↓

My experience, as best I can describe it, with a few more meditations.

A Bit About Praying in the Spirit 15.04.2026 8:37 ↓

Questions I needed answered. And a short primer on this topic: https://happybooks.me/tongues

The Upside-Down Idea of Worrying with Jesus 14.04.2026 8:42 ↓

What would happen if this amazing thing came to pass? How would I handle it?

Discipline: Sometimes Punishment, But Also Increasing Endurance 13.04.2026 4:30 ↓

What the scripture shows, along with a few reflections from my own life.

Looking at the Scorched Wasteland, Wishing for a Testimony to Hold Onto Hope 11.04.2026 5:02 ↓

But do you need a testimony in that area? Or is it enough to know that God is good?

Grieving Over the Culture, and Engaging with the Culture 10.04.2026 8:33 ↓

Contemporary dance in its beauty and emoting and confusion and magnificence.

The Flow of Tears Over an Oppressed Land 09.04.2026 9:18 ↓

The privilege of adding another drop of prayer to the bowl in heaven.

Spiritual Warfare and Stronger-Than-Usual Prayers, Part 3 08.04.2026 6:49 ↓

Basic deliverance refresher.

Spiritual Warfare and Stronger-Than-Usual Prayers, Part 2 07.04.2026 8:25 ↓

Listen to the Lord and do what he says.