The Duty of Walking with Thanksgiving

The Duty of Walking with Thanksgiving

A few months back I took my nine-year-old daughter on a date. Walking to the restaurant, I noticed she was trying to walk in sync with my steps. As she achieved her objective, she happily exclaimed: “Look Daddy, our steps are matching!” That heartwarming sentence got...
Set Your Face Toward Jerusalem During Lent

Set Your Face Toward Jerusalem During Lent

We’ve just finished a season of fasting as a church body, and you may be thinking about continuing to fast through Lent this year. While our three weeks of corporate prayer and fasting during Depend have been meaningful as we seek God’s will for the growth of our...
4 Things That Have Changed How I Pray

4 Things That Have Changed How I Pray

So, how’s your prayer life? Real talk. How rich is your time with God in prayer? Let me give you a few snapshots of what my prayer life can often look like on any given day. Does any of this sound familiar? When I’m having my quiet time early in the morning, I often...
Lord, Teach Us To Pray

Lord, Teach Us To Pray

Growing up I did not have much of a prayer life. I saw prayer and other disciplines as things that I was supposed to do for God to be okay with me. It was not until I went to college that I learned God doesn’t need our prayers but actually delights in us coming to Him...
Why Corporate Prayer Matters

Why Corporate Prayer Matters

Over the past few weeks, I have been slowly walking through the book of Deuteronomy.  Reading the ninth chapter, I was struck by how often God’s message to his people is counterintuitive to modern sensibilities.  Chapter 9 brings us to the brink of a major...