“What is this?” I stand in a driveway off of the three-mile-long country road we live on. College age men. Laughing. Playing volley ball. I had followed the white trucks, the mini-vans, the cars, saying, “God Will Provide”, “International Missions”, and the most bold of all, “Jesus Heals”. On a road filled with horses […]
Why Won’t God’s People Pray? 2015 National Day of Prayer
I scavenge through the internet, looking for a place in my area where people will gather today to pray. Systems failing, walls crumbling, morality shifting all around… So, why won’t God’s people pray? I find big programs, fancy churches. Still, Christians everywhere seem silent. Many believers not even mentioning they are Jesus followers. Could it be […]
When Prayer is Not an Option
“There’s nothing left to do but pray.” Haven’t we all heard that phrase, or said it? As if we have this stack of resources, shuffling through them until there, left at the bottom, all alone, sits the only thing left…the one thing we haven’t tried yet…prayer. But friends, I am here to tell you, prayer is […]