prayer

Though I spend far less of the day in prayer and in scripture than I should, I have been struggling to increase in godliness. The way I've been trying to do so is prayer. In a number of areas in my life, I have asked God to make me more godly. Is this sufficient? Or do I have to exhaust my will...

I used to write in a poetic cadence more easily, although I would not write very frequently. I do not know if that was because I practiced writing poetry, or because I had a gift. These past several years, I hardly practice at all, and though I occasionally write something with somewhat decent...

Some months ago, I asked a free grace pastor, one who preaches salvation through faith alone in the finished, redemptive work of Christ, whether it was sinful to ask God to bring someone I knew in my younger years into my life again, and to bring us into marriage, and he replied that the proper...

There is a foreboding feeling in the air. I've been struggling with it all summer and fall. It feels like we're running out of time. I once again come to you requesting prayer. This needs to be massive. We need to shift to a more positive timeline. The best way to do this is to gently shift our...

Is there any evidence that the symptoms of schizophrenia, or even the disease itself, can be reduced or stopped through prayer?

God brings good out of evil. One example I already see from the war in Ukraine is the good that can come out of the power of the example of some Ukrainian Christians who knelt together to pray. They were caught on camera by a news team. It's not wrong to admire them. But it is far better to...

As Christians we know that we need our prayers to be answered, which we make to the Lord, whether with diligence, or whether without diligence. And in God is a mind that can never change, who from the beginning has purposed whatever Has pleased Him for all of history, (not as though he elected...

In the past, my mind taking in some media on prayer, I saw that prayer with many conditions is the kind that is answered by God, but I find, by reading certain verses in the Bible, conditions that differ from those in other verses. So my question is: What, exactly, are the conditions of answered...

A young man asked me an odd question recently and I'm a bit stymied by it. Could I have some opinions, please? He asked, if God is outside of time, can we pray to him about past events. My initial response was "no the past is in the past." But as I reflect on it, since God is outside time and...

Personally, I pray the outline of the Lord's prayer, pray shorter times throughout the day, and pray for wisdom and understanding before reading God's Word. Are there other forms of prayer that are acceptable and biblical? I've steered clear of contemplative (aka, repetitive prayer) because...

I’d love to hear some opinions (supported by scripture) on some issues I’ve been wrestling with considering prayer. Praying in Public - I can’t bring myself to go to the front steps of the church to pray for something even though people often do. I feel like I’d be putting on a show... Isn’t...

I served in the US Navy as a Machinist's Mate, taking care of equipment in steam enginerooms. After Navy and Merchant Marine service I went into facilities maintenance in commercial office buildings. From November 2009 (with a one-year hiatus at another company) I was employed by a management...

Saw this online and thought others might enjoy it too. Rob Pray so big, and so often, that when God greets you at Heaven's gate, He says with a smile, " Kid, you kept me very busy. "

"Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me.” - Jesus (Matt. 24:9 NIV) In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, - Paul (2 Tim. 3:12 NIV) The Bible warns us that we will be...

Unlike posts about prayer, resisting temptation, and serving God, this post will not apply to everybody. But it will apply to many of you, and for a few of you it may lead to blessings of many kinds. You may find the Spirit guiding your heart and mind more often. You might feel a lift in your...

The words of the Lord’s prayer, taken from Matthew 6:9-13, are in purple. My feeble attempt to apply this mighty prayer to the tragedy in Las Vegas is in italics. 9a "This, then, is how you should pray: O Lord, even in the simple things of life we often are at a loss as to how we should pray...

We went to see Dunkirk. The movie is a historically realistic depiction of the heroic evacuation of the British army which was trapped at Dunkirk. The rating is PG-13, which limits what is shown in terms of the blood and gore that are part of warfare. Nevertheless, the movie powerfully...

Real life WW II hero Desmond Doss was powerfully portrayed in the movie Hacksaw Ridge. The most unforgettable aspect of Desmond’s heroism was his repeated, courageous prayer: “Please, Lord, help me get one more.” Desmond was not the first person who received such courage from the Lord...

Some types of ministry require special skills and experience, like writing a theology book or leading a praise team. But the type of ministry I describe here only requires loving God, loving people, a little bit of courage, and doing two things which all Christians should do: listening and...

A question: Should Baptists care about Ramadan? A short answer: Only if we care about the Great Commission! A slightly longer answer with something practical you can do that will change the world: Ramadan is the Islamic holy month. This year in the US it will begin on Friday, May 26, 2017...