God’s Glory Shines Through Us When We Are Faithful in Prayer
In this post, RJ shares how she has seen this a few times in her life – the glory of…
Category: Prayer
Lessons from Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane (Lent Series Week 5)
Today, we venture into a section of Scripture that is heart-breaking to those of us who love Jesus. The passages…
Spiritual Growth: Resistance Training for the Soul
One morning as RJ exercised her physical body, she wondered about another form of exercise. Which spiritual exercises could we…
The Names of God: The Lord is our Righteousness, God my Victory and the Abiding Presence of God
Why are God’s names important in our spiritual growth journey? Because we need to know who and what we believe…
Be Still and Know He is God
Silence is a lost art. As the world keeps turning and life bustles around us we can learn to “Be…
The Wisdom of God: Don’t Worry (Psalm 37:8)
As part of her house maintenance service, a technician comes in the fall to tighten all the wires, replace the…
Grace in the Bible, in Fellowship, and to Ourselves
Through the truth of the Bible, we see how to give grace to ourselves and to others. Because of Christ’s…
Voices: a poem, asking God for help hearing his voice above all others
Do you ever feel that God’s voice is hard to hear amongst all the bustle and noise of our lives?…
Thinking Honestly About the Lord’s Prayer
If we have been in church for more than a few years, we know the Lord’s Prayer by heart and…
Why We Struggle with Prayer
We are in a war between what we think is important and what God says is important. Prayer is a…
Faith Like a Child
Can God heal? Yes, he can. Does God intervene in impossible situations? All the time. Does God move the hardest…
Voices
“Lord, drive the other voices from the temple of my heart.” How often have we been distracted by voices other…