Wednesday is for Prayer A good companion piece to this morning’s post. One of the things that motivates my prayer is accurate evaluation of where we stand against the standard of God’s word. Tozer is always a trusted source. The Church: The Perfect Church Now we exhort you, brethren, warn those who are unruly, comfort … More The Perfect Church Includes a Lot of Imperfect People
Wednesday is for Prayer “God in Heaven, let me really feel my nothingness, not in order to despair over it, but in order to feel the more powerfully the greatness of Thy goodness.” The Prayers of Kierkegaard, by Perry D. LeFevre, 5. May God in his mercy, reduce you to nothing, that you might know the … More Reduction for Exaltation
Wednesday is for Prayer “How can a man preach who does not get his message fresh from God in the closet? How can he preach without having his faith quickened, his vision cleared, and his heart warmed by his closeting with God? Alas, for the pulpit lips which are untouched by this closet flame. Dry … More Weak and Powerless Preaching: One Solution
Wednesday is for Prayer I’m beginning my own preparation for Lent and Easter today, two weeks before the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday, February 13. I want my heart to be broken again by the magnitude of my sin and need for a Savior, so that the wonders of Passion Week and the glories … More Prayer Preparation for Easter
The following is based on a Kairos Journal article: David Brainerd lived the life of holiness and prayer. His diary is a record of hours spent in prayer. “When I return home, and give myself to meditation, prayer, and fasting, my soul longs for mortification, self-denial, humility, and divorcement from all things of the world.” … More David Brainerd and the Life of Prayer
I supported the President in his public speech after the Sandy Hook elementary school murders. I wrote about how the President was eloquent and reflective and served the country well in his remarks as he sought to provide comfort and hope to the nation. I still think the same way. Our President, for a moment, … More What If President Obama Was Pro-Life?
Wednesday is for Prayer Unfortunately, some people will see the picture associated with this post and discount everything else because the guy looks old and from another century. Get over your prejudice about old people and older books. Honestly, I don’t think I have read a more humbling book or a more timely one than … More “Little Praying is Worse than No Praying”
Tuesday is for Prayer [Updated for Spring 2023] We make the mistake sometimes of thinking that prayer is boring. That it is less important now that my eyes are heavy with sleep, or now with all “I have to get done.” We are fools. Why is it our eyes get heavy precisely when we attempt … More Broken by the Need for Prayer: Prayer is Rigorous. You Really Have to Pray
Wednesday is for Prayer Never, never underestimate the power of the gospel to completely transform a man, ANY MAN, from any background, any color, any sin, no matter how long standing his involvement in rebellion toward God. And never underestimate God’s ability “to make a way when there is no way.” What he uses to … More “God Will Make a Way Where There is No Way.”
Wednesday Discussion An example of looking for opportunity where some might least expect it. Just ran across this today (Saturday) while reading Dr. J. Edwin Orr’s first book, documenting his travels around Ireland and Britain in 1933. The book was published in December of 1934 and tells the story of his “preaching tour” to stimulate … More Being Shrewd and Honest in Moving the Conversation to Christ
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