There is a wise saying about family unity: “The family that prays together, stays together”. There’s another saying that existing in contradiction to this one, however: “Every family has a black sheep in the flock”. Both have been proven true in the family dynamic, throughout time. My pastor often tells ...
Read More »Praying Pets: Because It Really Does Happen
Do you realize that our pets praise the Lord? If you don’t believe me, I’m going to take a moment to try to convince you of this very thing. If one were to examine the subject of animals praising God, there are two places that I would suggest looking. They ...
Read More »Our Hope: Prayers for Betty
Jesus said, ‘Do to others as you would have them do to you.’ Luke 6:31 (NIV) My husband took me out for breakfast this morning, as he often does on Saturdays. We treasure time spent together because we have busy lives that often send us in different directions. As we ...
Read More »Power and Purpose!
“Should do” Christianity has little power. Sadly, prayers too often fall into this category of Christian living–it ought not to be so! A recent report by Lifeway Research portrays the sad state of ‘should do’ praying. Executive Director, Ed Stetzer summed up the report by saying, “Most people pray when ...
Read More »Sneaking Up On God?
Are you in a crisis? Stop! Don’t Panic! God has known about your situation before, well, before time even existed. People often panic about things that God already has under control. It’s just a matter of having faith in Him to bring us through the situation and in turn reacting ...
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