Category: Prayer

  • Paul challenges me in the life of prayer. In seasons where I am so busy I don’t have time to breath, it seems, how do I pick up the challenge of Paul who constantly told people, “I am always lifting you up in prayer?” I wish I could be next to Paul and learn from him on this matter. He…

  • You Pray Like a Girl If we all prayed like Hannah in First Samuel, that would be a compliment! In my own life it seems that much of the church today relies on praying women. I am thankful for praying women! Just one question…where are the men? We need to learn from Hannah, and pray like a girl! Men need…

  • It has been a weary week thinking of the horrific violence. The week became even heavier when I realized just when the events at Virginia Tech took place. The shooting was Monday, April 16. April 19 marked two other horrific events: the tragedy at Waco, Texas in 1993 and the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. Today, April 20, marks the…

  • Tuesday, March 20, I had the privilege of traveling to Brooklyn Taberncalce in Brooklyn, NY. A group of over 200 people chartered a plane from Minneapolis to take this one day trip. The group included over 50 churches representing over 10 denominations. Grace Church of Eden Prairie coordinated the event. I was fortunate as a student at Luther Seminary to…

  • Tuesday, March 20, I had the privilege of traveling to Brooklyn Taberncalce in Brooklyn, NY. A group of over 200 people chartered a plane from Minneapolis to take this one day trip. The group included over 50 churches representing over 10 denominations. Grace Church of Eden Prairie coordinated the event. I was fortunate as a student at Luther Seminary to…

  • “Then Moses said to him, ‘If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all other people on the face of the earth” (Ex. 33:15,16)? We…

  • The blessings of God surprise me from time to time. I am grateful, but somehow surprised. He always comes through. It’s my lack of faith that keeps on shocking me. I have wanted to take a trip to Brooklyn Tabernacle to be a part of their Tuesday night prayer meeting. A group from our district is partnering with a church…