A One Size Fits All New Year’s Resolution
Whether 2015 holds suffering or celebration, we don’t yet know. It probably has some of both in store. But this New Year’s resolution from James 5:13 is of the... Read More ›
Whether 2015 holds suffering or celebration, we don’t yet know. It probably has some of both in store. But this New Year’s resolution from James 5:13 is of the... Read More ›
In a bigger house? Closer to your family? Away from your neighbor? In the country? In the city? In a home of your own? David had one prayer to... Read More ›
As mothers we are full of grief and mourning for the families who have lost loved ones and precious children in the Newtown tragedy. We have no words. We... Read More ›
Do you ever feel like you don’t know what to say to someone who is suffering? Are you ever tempted to avoid the person who is going through a... Read More ›
So if the pain can’t be prayed away, how do we pray? If the answer from God seems to be “no,” should we keep repeating the same requests? Or... Read More ›
Dr. Albert Mohler’s guide to praying for America on Election Day:There is so much at stake. We hear every election cycle that the stakes have never been higher. In... Read More ›
We just received word this afternoon that our friend Diane Schreiner, wife of Tom Schreiner, author and professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, was in a serious bike accident... Read More ›
Recently I was reminded me of what my long-time friend Nancy Loftness calls “praying work.” Nancy’s a woman who loves God’s Word, loves to pray, and deeply cares for... Read More ›
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which... Read More ›
As wives we want to pray for our husbands, we try to pray for our husbands—but so often we come up short. Our prayers can be shallow and repetitive,... Read More ›
Nicole’s post from last week reminded me of what my long-time friend Nancy Loftness calls “praying work.” Nancy’s a woman who loves God’s Word, loves to pray, and deeply... Read More ›
Sometimes, we can grow weary of praying for our loved ones. We get discouraged, or begin to doubt God’s desire or ability to save. We must prepare for such... Read More ›
Karen sent us two great questions about The FAM Club. We’ll take the first one today: Hi girltalkers – I have just had my first time of prayer and... Read More ›
Recently, I’ve been encouraged in my practice of prayer by a new website: an online edition of Matthew Henry’s Method of Prayer. His method, quite simply, is to “pray... Read More ›
For over ten years I’ve had this verse and comments by Charles Spurgeon on a scrap of paper taped to my computer monitor at work or pinned to my... Read More ›
Pastor Ligon Duncan has “Some Initial Thoughts on Praying for President-Elect Obama.” (HT: Justin Taylor) Read More ›
Today David Powlison guest-posts at Between Two Worlds and his thoughts on prayer have the potential to raise the noise level of your quiet times (yes, moms with toddlers,... Read More ›
In difficulty, my first question is often “Why?” I can be tempted to demand an answer from God. Sometimes He makes his purposes clear: in many cases, our trials... Read More ›
Not only when we are at our wits’ end, but even when we have our wits about us, we should pray. Not only when we are sad, but even... Read More ›
A mother of multiple young children recently approached me: “My children are driving me crazy right now!” she confessed. “Do you have any help for me?” After attempting to... Read More ›