Prayer: Why Bother?
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf God already knows my thoughts and my needs before I ever pray them, why pray…
Doctrine? Yuck!
Reading Time: 4 minutesDoctrine has gotten a bad name in recent years. “Doctrine divides. Jesus unites,” or “Doctrine is…
What it takes to Grow People Spiritually: Reflecting on Dallas Willard’s not so surprising strategy
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe late Dallas Willard gave this surprising answer to a question posed by a pastor as to how to…
Still Waiting
Reading Time: 3 minutesGrowing up in the 1960s and 1970s, I developed the impression that Jesus Christ would return before I reached…
How Does Prayer Transform You? Part 2
Reading Time: 4 minutes“To Pray is to Change” The intimacy of knowing God personally transforms us. Paul says in his second letter to…
How Does Prayer Transform You? Part 1
Reading Time: 5 minutesPrayer is the interactive work of the Word, Holy Spirit and human intellect that God uses to build a…
How Does Prayer Connect Us to God? Part 3
Reading Time: 4 minutesPrayer is protection. If Christian leaders neglect to come before God and humble themselves and their…
How Does Prayer Connect Us to God? Part 2
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen Christ died as told in the Gospel of Matthew, “And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice,…
How Does Prayer Connect Us to God?
Reading Time: 3 minutesHow does prayer connect us to God? Prayer is more than just a few words spoken…
Is Peace Lost or Missing Among Us Today?
Reading Time: 7 minutesIn these difficult days we live in, every country in the world is struggling with finances, anger, war, and…