Chemo therapy that requires a six-week period of sequestering, beginning just days before Thanksgiving. Going weeks without pay because of the government shutdown. Fighting an uphill battle against a pernicious cancer and dealing with debilitating pain from an inoperable tumor. A horrific car wreck involving two cars full of teenagers, two of whom lost their … Continue reading How Long, O Lord? Advent Lament
Category: Prayer
The Dying Fruit of Patience
“I can’t wait to have patience, cuz patience is a wonderful thing! Hurry up, let me have, gotta get it now; I want it more than anything!1” Those words, sung on a cassette tape I had as a kid, still accurately describe my life. I hate waiting for anything. And, thankfully, I don’t have to … Continue reading The Dying Fruit of Patience
The Power of Quiet
In a comical twist of irony, as I sit down to write about quietness, my house is anything but quiet. Sounds of bathtime shenanigans echo down the stairs to my desk, shattering the calm that I so long for at the end of a busy day. For some of us, quiet moments are hard to … Continue reading The Power of Quiet
Prepare Your Heart for Pride Month
So far, 2025 has been a decent year for conservatives on the LGBTQ front, hasn’t it? From the President’s executive order that the US government will acknowledge only two genders to the UK’s Supreme Court decision defining woman as based on biological sex in regards to the Equality Act, it seems that maybe sanity is … Continue reading Prepare Your Heart for Pride Month
Let the Word Shape Your Prayers
Have you looked at your church’s prayer list lately? I haven’t see yours, but I know that it probably includes the serious health needs of several members, an unsaved family member, a prodigal child, a family dealing with loss, and maybe a material need or two (new job, working car). These represent real needs of … Continue reading Let the Word Shape Your Prayers
Four Things I Try to Pray Every Day for My Children
Prayer is hard. You know it’s true. Who among us doesn’t walk away from any sermon about prayer feeling like a failure? We all need to grow in prayer, but we struggle to do it. I’ve read books, listened to podcasts, attended conferences on the topic, and I am still the farthest thing from an … Continue reading Four Things I Try to Pray Every Day for My Children
Are You Leaning on Your Own Understanding?
In the summer of 1972, just weeks before a terrorist attack would be perpetrated against Israeli Olympians competing at the games in Munich and months before the Watergate scandal would break, Bill Withers climbed to the top of the pop music charts with his most famous track, “Lean on Me.” A declaration of relational fidelity … Continue reading Are You Leaning on Your Own Understanding?
How to Pray for an Unmet Desire
Lord, please just give me a baby. We’ve been waiting for so long. I would really like to be married, Father. Please bring the right man into my life. I’m tired of being alone. God, I hurt all the time. Please take the pain away. Please work in my husband’s heart. Help him to forsake … Continue reading How to Pray for an Unmet Desire
Revive My Heart Every Morning
Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!Morning by morning new mercies I see;all I have needed Thy hand hath provided:great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me! “Morning by morning new mercies I see”? Really? You must be kidding! Maybe some days that’s true, but most of the time, the morning seems anything but merciful. … Continue reading Revive My Heart Every Morning
Praying for Wisdom This School Year
New pencils, fresh notebooks, sharp crayons, vibrant markers—there is just something special about school supplies. As a kid I loved going to the store with the list of necessary items for the upcoming school year, selecting just the right folder for each class, finding the perfect mechanical pencil (no wood, please!), and fine-point pens. It … Continue reading Praying for Wisdom This School Year
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