It has been a long-standing, deep-seated prayer. The prayer is for my sons, and I ask, “Father, may they grow to worship and love you all their days.”
He’s playing “O Worship the King,” and I do.
As I worship, I witness these beginnings, perhaps a prelude to his lifetime of worshipping the King. I [...]
Garlic, brown rice, green onions, chocolate chips, heavy cream, oats, prunes, asiago, sesame oil, . . . These are some of my staples—items I like to always have on hand in my kitchen. They are regulars on the grocery list, things I know I will need or want. I have “staple prayers,” [...]
Why do we use the term “gut reaction”? It refers to an immediate response driven by the warm, blood-fed stuff of inside—our guts—pulsing heart, ballooning lungs and waste-filtering loops of intestine. Our guts keep us alive and thriving. They also function at our very core, in our deepest places.
Only four verses into [...]
Just sharing a simple guide I made when our youth pastor had us teach on prayer. Instead of using the more familiar “ACTS” acronym (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication), I thought “PARTI” would be more fun for middle school girls. It contains the four parts of “ACTS” with the added Intercession (which is a [...]
...to Know-Love-Obey God
