How often do you ask other people to pray for you? Sometimes we are reluctant to ask. Sometimes we don’t even think about asking. Here is a suggestion. Next time you recognize your need for prayer, ask for it. Send a quick email, make a quick phone call. Ask someone to pray for you. I [...]
The Race
I’ll pray for you…
How many times have you said to someone, “I’ll pray for you”, only to completely forget about it. You had good intentions, but just plain forgot! Here is a suggestion. Next time you say it, do it. Change the phrase to “Can I pray for you right now?” Then do it. Right then. I can [...]
The Prize
Generosity
David was called “a man after God’s own heart”. Though the exploits of David sometimes make it difficult to understand why, one example of that heart is shown near the end of 1 Samuel. David and his men were chasing a band of Amalekites that had raided and destroyed the town where they were living. [...]
The Race
Thank God for that person!
Have you ever had someone tell you something you very clearly did NOT want to hear? Maybe it was something as minor as pointing out that you had some mustard stuck to the corner of your mouth. Maybe it was letting you know that your child behaved in an inappropriate way that day at school. [...]
The Race
Lovingkindness
I am not a student of Hebrew (yet), but I do love digging into the words that lie underneath our modern translations of God’s Word. I ran into one of those words lately while reading through 1 Samuel. This is the section where Jonathan, Saul’s son, promises to do what he can to determine whether [...]
The Prize
Top Five Posts
I can hardly believe it, but I’ve had this blog up-and-running for a year. I have almost stopped several times. It is time-consuming and I don’t really have any way to know if it is helpful to people…and I don’t have a lot of extra time. I’ve kept going for two reasons: It has been [...]
The Race
Is Joy a Decision?
I’ve often heard it said that love is not a feeling, it is a decision. In other words, I can choose to love someone or not, regardless of how I feel about them. Jesus said we are missing something vital if we only love those who love us (Luke 6:32). I think some other “feelings” [...]
Recent Comments