Ever gone to make a call and found your cell battery has died?   It’s happened to me several times. Murphy’s Law dictates that I never have a charger cord with me when I absolutely need it most. That never happens to us as believers. The Holy Spirit is always there, the paraclete, the Comforter […]

[getty src=”147205777?et=opW_Oh1eQodBeP-6SPwzwA&sig=Em1t_sXN9xo3jLi8deHgbXlAIjEy3GaLCaL5w4ZhlpI=” width=”478″ height=”359″]   Is there anything better than finding a simple solution to a difficult problem? We all have them, difficult problems that is. The frequent frustrations and battle fatigue that come with raising small children. The lonely corners of a marriage, and every marriage, even a really good one, has them. Politics […]

What is faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound? Prayer!   This is Pastor John. He’s a Christian pastor among the Fulani in northern Ghana.  He is soft spoken and seems very kind and patient.  I visited his village and ministered to the […]

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Are your thoughts like these crates when you start to pray? There’s a little order, a few coherent sentences, but then they start tumbling down into your To Do List, or what someone said about your new hair cut, or what to make for dinner. Prayer is conversation with God; listening to Him as we […]

There’s an old gospel song entitled All Prayed Up. That’s a great motto for a Christian. One day when the disciples couldn’t cast out a demon, they asked Jesus why. He told them that type could only be dealt with by prayer and fasting. In other words, they weren’t ALL PRAYED UP. We don’t know […]

  There is a powerhouse passage on prayer. You’ll find it tucked neatly in amongst a bunch of verses about church discipline and forgiving another christian. Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where […]

[getty src=”173571992?et=KcbXfJTPRw1OZbVaN25wGA&SeoLinks=off&sig=vz2NgUBQD7TGePlDEye-4cVQgOClPv8m4YhQRtAFNng=” width=”398″ height=”555″] Easter Sunday sermon snippet still on my mind! Both thieves crucified with Jesus had a prayer request. Both wanted to be saved. Do you want your prayers answered? Compare the two requests from Luke 23:39-43. Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, “If You are the Christ, […]

What’s your greatest need, desire, or hope? What do you want to ask from Jesus? While he walked the earth ‘he went about doing good’. He met the needs, granted the desires, and fulfilled the hopes of people who came to ASK. In the secular world those who want to do good, like fundraisers for […]