Christian Prayer Blog and Book Recommendations

A major motion picture about prayer. Your sister starring in that movie. Neither of these things is what I would call normal. Seeing my sister, Priscilla, in War Room left ...

Today we are offering God the ongoing and chronic struggles in our lives.Morning MeditationForgive me for picking back up what I’ve already laid at Your feet.Surely I’m not the only ...

Throughout the letter of Galatians, Paul shows us all the pitfalls of trying to live a legalistic life, how the law has failed us, that it served a purpose for ...

During the first couple of years I walked with the Lord, my prayers went something like this: “God, help me get that job.” “Jesus, please heal my throat.” “Lord, send ...

Praying for Physical Health, Safety, and Security for Your Children“Lord, Why Did This Happen?” I know I’m not the only mother who has ever questioned God’s tactics. Even my “spiritual ...

I struggled with forgiving my mother for years. Even after I became an adult she continued to be abusive, and I had to forgive her on a daily basis. Sometimes ...

Editor’s note: Do you love poetry? Have you recently come to appreciate the beauty and creativity each line of prose offers? Well, we’re hanging on every line of Morgan Harper ...

When we look for the supreme model of a person devoted to prayer, we need only to look at the life of our Lord. Jesus was constantly in an attitude ...

What’s the one prayer that is spoken every day, every hour, every minute, even now?It’s a simple but potent prayer tucked into the book of Revelation.The beloved disciple, John, finds ...

I know prayer changes things. Prayer changes us. Prayer changes people. But if you don’t have somebody visible that you can pray with, somebody that you can call and tell ...

We get it that many people today are spiritually homeless when it comes to a church or doing much with their faith. But the Blessing is all about getting to ...

He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. — 2 Corinthians 1:4 NLTYou’ve heard repeatedly that God causes all the circumstances of your life to ...

Since our nation’s very first days, God’s greatest movements in our midst have been fashioned and sustained by prayer, from the signing of our earliest documents, to our triumphs over ...

Editor’s note: It’s been said that prayer is the world’s greatest wireless connection. A freely accessible conversation with God? What an act of mercy on His part. Humanity has been ...

CREATE SPACE AND LISTEN Without great solitude, no serious work is possible. ~ Pablo PicassoGrowing up, I always considered myself an extrovert. I never declined an invitation or opportunity to ...

Time Alone with Jesus Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. — Luke 5:16Often when I am under stress and pressure, I feel one of my greatest needs is ...