Make Prayer Beautiful

Taking on a Burden Not Mine to Bear? 25.09.2025 4:57 ↓

Or faithfully fulfilling the call of God? Another example of trying to come into alignment with the Lord's ideas.

Heaven's Perspective Versus My Perspective 24.09.2025 5:26 ↓

A prayer I'm experimenting with right now, seeing if my ideas aren't quite in alignment with the Lord's.

Four Unhealthy Reasons We Might Try to Help Others 23.09.2025 5:31 ↓

A little teaching on codependency I found fascinating and helpful. From Ed Khouri's book The Weight of Leadership . https://www.amazon.com/Weight-Leadership-Ed-Khouri/dp/1955043701/

Thinking About the Body Being Guarded 22.09.2025 4:00 ↓

Why sometimes even healing might not stick quite the way we want.

A Prayer for When the Landscape Has Been Torched, When the Landmarks Vanish 20.09.2025 5:31 ↓

This may be literal, or it may be metaphoric or spiritual, but a prayer for the needs of restoration.

The Need to Be Moved with Compassion 19.09.2025 4:47 ↓

New thoughts on answering the question: who is my neighbor?

Specific Lessons from a Week of Sunrises 18.09.2025 11:55 ↓

A few of the gifts for the awake ones.

Facing Down the Platonic Ideal of a Sunrise 17.09.2025 9:03 ↓

Looking for the gift of the clouds.

When We Face Chaos 16.09.2025 5:37 ↓

The Prince of Peace, the light of Christ, and calming the storm. https://www.firehouseministries.com/post/light-and-the-spirit-man

The Spoken Request That the Wish Fairy Didn't Answer, But the Lord Did 15.09.2025 6:40 ↓

This story keeps hitting me on several fronts.

When a Children's Sunday School Moved Toward Children Laying Hands on Other Children 13.09.2025 8:23 ↓

A range of thoughts on why this might not be the best activity.

Going Through the Open Door 12.09.2025 4:03 ↓

Which is not necessarily the door you would choose.

No One Stays in the Birth Canal Forever 11.09.2025 4:23 ↓

Thinking about constraints.

Pushing Back the Spirit of Fear 10.09.2025 6:56 ↓

Terror over a hike, finding employees, and seeking to release the boldness of the Lord in our spaces.

Waiting for the Spouse to Get on the Same Page 09.09.2025 4:43 ↓

What if it takes a month? What if it takes a year? What if it takes five years?

Ways to Pray in Church … 08.09.2025 8:05 ↓

Beyond the obvious. 

When the Lord Speaks Over Your Identity 06.09.2025 4:43 ↓

What seems less appealing on the surface becomes a precious word of the Lord. And Jamie Winship's stand-alone study guide: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0800746899/

The Importance of a Good Name, But Also Not Living for Public Opinion 05.09.2025 5:31 ↓

Some of my wrestlings from the life of Jesus.

Letting the Light of Christ Pour Through 04.09.2025 8:05 ↓

Agnes Sanford would say: if you plug in a light and it doesn't turn on, you don't assume there's no electricity. Check your connection!

The Family Catches the Vomiting Sickness Every Time a Fast Begins, and Other Odd Coincidences 03.09.2025 9:11 ↓

Some thoughts on what I've learned about deliverance symptoms and paying attention.

Catfish, French Fries, U-Turns, and a Bunch of Confusion 02.09.2025 9:47 ↓

Starting to get breakthrough on Dream Interpretation. I went through this program: https://www.cwgministries.org/store/dream-your-way-wisdom-complete-discounted-package

Pondering the Challenge of Vision and Goal-Setting 01.09.2025 9:33 ↓

A good reminder, as we come to the last third of the year.

On The Great and Terrible Quest 30.08.2025 8:30 ↓

Favor, provision, coincidences, releasing others to be the best version of themselves … this is our life! To order the book: https://www.sonlight.com/products/the-great-and-terrible-quest

A Long-Standing Bible Mystery Solved! 29.08.2025 7:28 ↓

Why does the word for "love" keep shifting in John 21? What is going on?

Letting God Explain Himself to a Muslim 28.08.2025 5:47 ↓

A marvelous story from Jamie Winship. Get his book Living Fearless at https://www.amazon.com/dp/0800740297