Devoted to Prayer

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

After Jesus ascended to heaven, the very next thing we find the disciples doing is going back to Jerusalem (just as Jesus instructed) and they prayed. “All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.” (Acts 1:14) ...

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To Suffer Well – A Story

Friday, June 17th, 2011

I want you to meet some people. Some people I greatly admire, and have a very deep respect for. Matt and Helen Lowe were one of the first faces we saw when Hilary and I drove up to our town-home in Maryland in 2009. Exuberant. Joyful. Poised to serve. It ...

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Learning to Pray…Again

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

Thabiti Anyabwile, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Grand Cayman in the Grand Cayman Islands, offers a helpful reminder to us of the joy (and struggle) with living a life of prayer. Here's a small sample... God wants me to pray, and I want to pray to God.  And I’m ...

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Make Your Soul Happy In God – Part 2

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

With our Bible reading plan for 2011 just around the corner, we are taking time to peer into the life of George Muller and his practice of prayerful meditation on scripture. I think this would be of interest and thought provoking. It has served my soul well - and hope it ...

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