I have been asked this question more than any other question. Too many believe that conversation with an invisible God means a one-way conv

Nothing brings us to God more quickly than our questions. And we have them. They tumble out of hidden places in our hearts. They loom...

The biggest disconnect in our prayer and the most common reason we don’t experience change through prayer is because we talk more than we...

It was a Bible study on the story of David that opened a door for the most important lesson about prayer I think I have learned. I had...

Transformation is a change so deep and formative that what it brings is literally all new. New is God’s best work. He uses His unlimited...

How long can you go without speaking to someone you live with or someone you care about? Probably not very long. We find ways to talk...

Come with me to the edge of Jericho where Jesus had attracted a large crowd again. Most don’t see the furrowed brows of Jesus. He is...

The tension was beginning to build for Jesus. The Pharisees followed his every move, waiting to pounce in public. Jesus was becoming too...

When we pray the Lord’s Prayer, and I mean put our heart and mind in every word and phrase, when we obey the instructions in ways that...

If we don’t pray for God to lead us, how can we pray for Him to deliver us? Evil snakes its way through our lives, our family’s lives,...

Lead me not into temptation. Lead me is a simple prayer asking for God’s leadership. These two words cover a lot of unexplored...

Forgive us . . . as we forgive. Last week's prayer for forgiveness is not a stand alone prayer. It comes as a duet. We pray for...

Lisa looked at me with her big, sad eyes, lips quivering, face down, and asked, “Will you forgive me?” I melted. I don’t even remember...

Give us this day our daily bread. Is there anything more tantalizing that a slice of fresh baked bread slathered with butter? What the...

Have you ever struggled to accept God’s will? Have you ever treated it as something imposed upon you that you knew you should want, but...

We are territorial people. We don’t like it when someone throws trash into our yard, parks where our car belongs, sits at our desk, or...

I keep my mother’s china in a special place away from my everyday dishes. When I want to use it, I carefully remove one or two pieces at...

I can’t remember when I memorized the Lord’s Prayer or how it came about. The words roll out of my mouth without even thinking about...

I’ve told you what I believe about prayer; now let’s look at the flip side. Here are four things I don’t believe prayer is. 1. I don’t...