Wednesday is for Prayer Letter from a missionary out of the jungles of New Guinea. “Man it is great to be in the thick of the battle, to draw the old devil’s heaviest guns, to have him at you with depressions, and discouragements, slander and disease. He doesn’t waste time on lukewarm Christians on the … More Praying Worthy Prayers
Wednesday is for Prayer Passing on another gem from my beautiful bride’s daily reading. She is a big Tozer fan. I love it when she passes on something from her devotions with the comment, “This would be a great one to share with all your church planters.” The quote below is set on the backdrop … More A Prayer for Prophets
Update: if you want to send notes of encouragement to Japanese children or rescue workers in Japan go to hopeletters.wordpress.com. The events in Japan are so horrific and sad I am having difficulty even thinking let alone praying. I have, my daughter has, my former church (New Song) has so many Japanese friends and we have come … More Japan Needs You to be on Your Knees for Them
Wednesday is for Prayer The following post and link are from Seth Godin. He is talking about business and marketing leadership but he could easily have been talking about preaching the gospel. The worst moments are your best opportunity “That’s how we judge you and how we remember you. You are presumed to be showing … More Spiritual Truth from an Interesting Source
Wednesday is for Prayer Found this in my files. It is a prayer from Chuck Swindoll for our nation going back to 2007. Still an appropriate prayer to be praying for the nation. “Almighty God, we pause to reflect on Your character as we seek wisdom for such a time as this. In these unsafe … More Chuck Swindoll’s Prayer for the Nation
“But now even more the report about him went abroad, and great crowds gathered to hear him and to be healed of their infirmities. But he would withdraw to desolate places and pray.” Luke 4:15-16 (ESV) Jesus, Immanuel, God incarnate, God clothed with flesh, went to desolate places to pray just as the crowds were … More Withdrawing to Desolate Places
Wednesday is for Prayer I am finishing Ann Voskamp’s new book One Thousand Gifts, and just ran across a wonderful quote from Walter Brueggermann. Speaking of God Brueggermann writes: “The shock of such a partner destabilizes us too much. The risk is too great, the discomfort so demanding. We much prefer to settle for a … More The Destabilizing God Who Heals
Friday is for Heart Songs If a man does not pray: “I do not deny that a man may pray without heart and without sincerity. I do not for a moment pretend to say that the mere fact of a person’s praying proves everything about his soul. As in every other part of religion, so … More From Under the Cover of the Blood of Christ
Thursday is for Discipleship I’m reading J.C. Ryle’s A Call to Prayer: An Urgent Plea to Enter into the Secret Place. Wow! Talk about convicted. I picked up the book because I have felt that the consistency of my prayer was lacking. I have been feeling a need to deepen the wells of prayer in … More The Scandal of Our Time: Prayerless Christians
Monday Discussion This is another gem passed on to me from my gem of a wife from the pen of A.W. Tozer. How we need this perspective so that our prayers for those we seek to reach would be consistent, passionate, and unwearied. Evangelism: Only the Spirit Can Give Sight But even if our gospel … More Evangelism: Only the Spirit of God Works the Miracle We Need
