Tag Archives: prayer

Keeping up…

These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.  Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you … Continue reading

Posted in Christian Living, devotional thoughts, Family Blogs, God's Word, Parenting | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Have you read your Bible today?

And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.         Philippians 4:8 NLT A wise … Continue reading

Posted in Christian Living, devotional thoughts, God's Word, writing, Writing Blogs | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Prayer and praise

““O give thanks to the Lord. Call upon His name. Let the people know what He has done.”        1 Chronicles 16:8 NLV God has given us some very unlikely weapons to fight the spiritual battles we face each day. On … Continue reading

Posted in devotional thoughts, Praise, Prayer, Worship | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Pray WITH me – Part 2

But I have pleaded in prayer for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. Luke 22:32 a (NLT) For almost 80 years, Moses Xie served Jesus in his homeland of China. He became a Christian at age 14 and … Continue reading

Posted in devotional thoughts, God at work in our lives, Prayer, Witnessing | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Pray WITH Me

 My prayer is that light will flood your hearts and that you will understand the hope that was given to you when God chose you. Then you will discover the glorious blessings that will be yours together with all of … Continue reading

Posted in devotional thoughts, God at work in our lives, Prayer | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Prayer warriors needed in the aftermath of Sandy

Never stop praying. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 As reports of Sandy’s destruction begin to pour in, this verse seems appropriate. Though we didn’t suffer  drastically from the hurricane, many of our sister churches  and their pastors did. Church buildings along the … Continue reading

Posted in Prayer Alerts | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

The presence of prayer

“Be on your guard and stay awake. Your enemy, the devil, is like a roaring lion, sneaking around to find someone to attack.  But you must resist the devil and stay strong in your faith. You know that all over … Continue reading

Posted in devotional thoughts, Prayer | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Hide and seek

“Look for the Lord while He may be found. Call upon Him while He is near.”        Isaiah 55:6 NLV Sometimes it’s hard to see the Lord or to feel his presence with us. But according to the Bible, he will … Continue reading

Posted in Christian Living, devotional thoughts, God at work in our lives, Praise, Prayer, Trust | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Spiritual “baby tickers”

“They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with everyone in your household.” Acts 16:31 NLT A few weeks ago, I found out my daughter was pregnant with her eighth child. Through the wonders of technology, … Continue reading

Posted in Christian Living, devotional thoughts, Family Blogs, God at work in our lives, Parenting, Prayer | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Building trust through the little things in life

“So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you!  Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that … Continue reading

Posted in Christian Living, devotional thoughts, God at work in our lives, Prayer, Trust | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment