“You are worth a lot, Lydia … “You’re so great that you don’t fit in with the world and its lower standards. “God’s got someone in mind for you. And eventually you’ll marry him … “Don’t worry. You’re very beautiful and very pure. “So don’t think that you’re not worth anything.” Those were texts that… Continue reading Brothers, We Need Your Affirmation
In case you haven’t gotten a chance to read the first four parts to this series, see the links in the side bar. V. Charting His AttributesNow comes the final step – the putting into practice of all that we’ve been talking about. It wouldn’t do to spend all this time discovering the attributes of… Continue reading 5 Ways to a More Captivating Prayer Life {Part 5 of 5}
For the previous three sections to this series, please see the links in the sidebar. IV. Challenging Our Minds to Think Deeper In the last post, I talked about how both our affections and our intellect must be richly stirred in our prayers and our worship. As that post was about cultivating our affections, we… Continue reading 5 Ways to a More Captivating Prayer Life {Part 4 of 5}
If you are just now joining in this series, you can read Parts 1 & 2 by clicking on the links in the sidebar. III. Cherishing the One to Whom We Pray Once we have chosen to become disciplined in our prayer life, and we’ve re-evaluated our heart motivations for prayer, we then come to… Continue reading 5 Ways to a More Captivating Prayer Life {Part 3 of 5}
Continued from yesterday … if you didn’t get a chance to read yesterday’s post, you can click on it over in the side bar. II. Changing Our Attitudes and MotivationsYesterday, I wrote about how the first step to a more captivating prayer life is choosing the discipline of prayer. If we want to grow in… Continue reading 5 Ways to a More Captivating Prayer Life {Part 2 of 5}
This last spring, I had the privilege of leading a seminar at our college spring retreat on prayer. When I first started thinking about what I wanted to talk about for that seminar, the focus of prayer came to mind – not because I felt like an expert, but because I didn’t feel like an… Continue reading 5 Ways to a More Captivating Prayer Life {Part 1 of 5}
I am learning to silence the inner critic and pen the words that need to be said. I am learning to not seek my affirmation in comments, likes or page views. I am learning to accept my imperfect words – and I’m learning to be brave, presenting them to the world anyway. I am learning… Continue reading I Am Learning …
In case you’ve run out of ideas for creative dates, let me help you out a bit. These will only work if you both love to read – and if you don’t, then maybe you should try one of them out anyway & see if you start loving to read. 😉 And hey – if… Continue reading 10 Bookish Dates … for the Literary Lovers
A favorite hymn from my childhood … especially since it’s one of my dad’s favorite hymns. Every time I sing it, I can almost hear his rich tenor voice harmonizing. What sweet, life-giving words are in this hymn.Day by Day by Lina SandellDay by day and with each passing moment, Strength I find to meet… Continue reading Hymns of a Saturday – Day by Day
Last night I had the privilege of making two new friends from Saudi Arabia. As we sat and talked for nearly an hour, we discussed the differences in our cultures and the difference in the perceptions of each other’s cultures. We talked about the stereotypes that Americans have of Arabic people and the stereotypes that… Continue reading Why We Need International Friends
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