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The Ineloquence of Prayer
A.W. Tozer: When I am praying the most eloquently, I am getting the least accomplished in my prayer life. But when I stop getting eloquent and give God less theology and shut up and just gaze upward and wait for God to speak to my heart He speaks with such power that I have to grab a pencil and a…
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The Journey of Prayer
There are times I rarely get prayer “right.” I don’t pray, or my time is way too short, or I’m distracted… all kinds of things. But here is the thing about prayer: it’s a journey. It’s a lifetime of learning. God isn’t going to give up communicating with me. I need to understand I don’t need to grow weary. He…
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When the Spirit Comes
The wind of the Spirit is powerful. What happens when you’re IN a hurricane wind is vital. Obviously, most of the time, the best idea is to avoid the hurricane wind. N.T Wright describes it this way: It’s important that someone somewhere is tracking the hurricane and telling us what it’s doing, but when it comes to Pentecost it’s far…
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Now That the Conventions are Over
A huge challenge I find in today’s American culture is to live prophetically as a believer when everything about our culture is more polarizing than any time I can remember. We need to remember our position as believers… and remember our allegiance. Some important thoughts: I am a Kingdom Christian, not a leftist Christian, a conservative Christian, nor any other…
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Wait for It
I am a fan of the TV show “Psych.” One of the “Shawnisms” for awhile was when he said, “Wait for iiiiitttttt!!!” That is the life of Abraham. He has a promise. He will have a son. There will be a great nation. There will be myriads of descendant. They will possess the land. And he had to keep waiting.…
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First World Problems
My youngest son is teaching me about “first world problems.” We have a third car. First world problem. And it’s a headache to say the least. I was telling a friend about an issue I had, but then said, “Definitely a first world problem.” To which my wife chimed in, “Yeah, but it’s a third world car.”
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Simple Helps for Prayer
Kevin Senapatiratne of Christ Connection has a great help for intercessory prayer.
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Watch for the Blessings Throughout the Day
Today is Tuesday, but it’s acting very “Monday,” in that way we don’t like Monday. But it is no matter, because it is always incredible to catch the small blessings along the way. My new old beater car didn’t start this morning and I was running late. I ran to catch the bus up to the church, trying to reschedule…
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Youth Camp Passion
Every time I read the story of Abraham I think of youth camp. Abraham had incredible experiences with God… then went out and did something really dumb. He would hear the covenant given by God, then go to Egypt and lie about his relationship with Sarah. He would hear the promise of God that he and Sarah would have a…
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Abraham Worshiped
I will be looking at Abraham and worship in a prayer series I am starting next Sunday. Abraham is all God. We never know exactly why God chose Abraham, which is the point of this being an act of grace and mercy in the story of redemption. Still, Abraham is incredibly responsive to the One who called him. The constant factor in…
