Make Prayer Beautiful

By Amy Joy

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I quit praying for eight years because the amount of resistance wore me down. But prayer is so transformative, I want you to be able to pray in health and power.

Episode Date
Trying to Put Words to a Deeply Felt, Nameless Emotion …
May 03, 2024
The Need for Worship, Crept Up Unawares
May 02, 2024
Pouring Out Worship … Costly and Imperfect
May 01, 2024
Crowd Management, the Authority of a Master, and the Importance of Living Beauty in a Space
Apr 30, 2024
When the Thing You Hoped For Doesn't Come to Pass …
Apr 29, 2024
Killer Tides, Killer Hogs, and the Perception of Indolence
Apr 27, 2024
The Imperfect Exercise of Creativity
Apr 26, 2024
A Son's Injury and a Family Story
Apr 25, 2024
Continued Mulling Over the Idea of Work-Life Balance (And Is This a Thing?)
Apr 24, 2024
Praying for Healing, Praying Through, and Prayers That Remain Frustratingly Unanswered
Apr 23, 2024
The Whirlwind Distraction and the Need for Focus
Apr 22, 2024
A Godly Business Sharing Space with an Ungodly Business … What to Do?
Apr 20, 2024
The Absolute Goodness of God in Enlivening His Scripture
Apr 19, 2024
Thinking About Moment-by-Moment Obedience and Hearing the Voice of the Lord
Apr 18, 2024
Thinking More About Getting the Wires Crossed in Hearing the Voice of the Lord
Apr 17, 2024
A Second Example of Getting the Wires Crossed in Hearing the Voice of the Lord
Apr 16, 2024
Getting the Wires Crossed in Hearing the Voice of the Lord
Apr 15, 2024
Changing the Memory of a Traumatic Car Episode into a Kiss from Heaven
Apr 13, 2024
How to Navigate Tricky Relationships
Apr 12, 2024
Moses and the Unimpressive Bag of Tricks
Apr 11, 2024
Starting a University with a Bamboo Stick
Apr 10, 2024
When Black Mambas Interrupted a Wedding
Apr 09, 2024
Lost in Worship … and Snapped Back to Reality
Apr 08, 2024
The Persistence of Memory Through the Metamorphic Soup
Apr 06, 2024
Did the Lord Just Send Me Jewels from Heaven?
Apr 05, 2024
A Researcher's Definition of an Intercessor
Apr 04, 2024
The Kindness of the Lord in the Midst of the Volcano of Fury
Apr 03, 2024
Adventures in Listening to Jesus and Being Obedient … The Communal Version
Apr 02, 2024
The Desire to Pray, Squirting Out at Work Unexpectedly
Apr 01, 2024
Different Expressions of Praying Through the Night
Mar 30, 2024
A Brief Meditation on the Difference Between Sunday Morning Worship and Prophetic Worship
Mar 29, 2024
A Needed Lesson on Being Kind
Mar 28, 2024
The Woman in the Gift Shop and a World Hungry for a Touch from God
Mar 27, 2024
The Need for Patience, As So Many Things Come in Seed Form
Mar 26, 2024
One Way to Move Forward with a Different Expectation
Mar 25, 2024
A New Thesis About How to Be a Feeler in Health
Mar 23, 2024
Working on a Project in Concert with Jesus
Mar 22, 2024
In the Midst of a Time of Impartation: an Unexpected Request
Mar 21, 2024
The Day My Step Counter Didn't Register 10,000 Steps, and What I Learned About the Heart of a Father
Mar 20, 2024
His Mercies Are New Every Morning
Mar 19, 2024
What Difference Does One Word Make?
Mar 18, 2024
The Man with the Terrible Headache
Mar 16, 2024
When Prayer Made the Situation Worse … And What Was Needed Instead
Mar 15, 2024
The Testimony of the Reluctant Cookie Baker
Mar 14, 2024
Pockets of Transformation in an Unexpected Space
Mar 13, 2024
The Hidden Danger in Being "Mission Driven"
Mar 12, 2024
The Catastrophic Fire That Propelled Change
Mar 11, 2024
Gifts Given to an Intercessor
Mar 09, 2024
In the School of Prayer with Jesus: Sitting in the Lobby with Nothing to Do
Mar 08, 2024
In the School of Prayer with Jesus: Practicing Obedience Every Minute
Mar 07, 2024
In the School of Prayer with Jesus: Learning to Minister from a Place of Rest
Mar 06, 2024
Disappointment, Rebuke, and Dancing in Baggage Claim
Mar 05, 2024
Walking by Faith, or Using What's in Your Hand?
Mar 04, 2024
Shifting Symbols of Darkness into Symbols of Light
Mar 02, 2024
The Unexpected Answer to a Prayer for Better Boundaries
Mar 01, 2024
Drink Continually from the Rivers of Living Water
Feb 29, 2024
Hudson Taylor in the School of Faith
Feb 28, 2024
A Little Peak into the Spiritual Gift of Giving
Feb 27, 2024
The Call to Prayer After a Teary Tax Preparation
Feb 26, 2024
The Shame of Playing with Colored Paper and Glue Sticks
Feb 24, 2024
Striving to Enter into His Rest: But How?
Feb 23, 2024
When All the Prayers Seem to Go Backwards
Feb 22, 2024
Gifts in Different Seasons
Feb 21, 2024
Questions About Spiritual Gifts
Feb 20, 2024
The Uncomfortable Idea of Speaking a Blessing as a Surrogate Parent
Feb 19, 2024
A Testimony on the Importance of Testimony
Feb 17, 2024
Speak to the North, the South, the East, and the West
Feb 16, 2024
A Truly Lovely Insight About the Difference Between Going Out on a Mission and Heading Back
Feb 15, 2024
The Challenge of Praying for Cancer
Feb 14, 2024
The Challenge of Being Forced to Ask
Feb 13, 2024
A Solution for a Bad Case of the Mondays
Feb 12, 2024
Interacting with and Coming Away from a Defiling Spirit
Feb 10, 2024
The Ethics of Praying for Favor in an Open and Shut Case
Feb 09, 2024
Why Would You Want to Permit Evil Spirits to Talk to You?
Feb 08, 2024
What Are "Lost or Fallen Souls"?
Feb 07, 2024
Talking (or Not) to the Local Drunk
Feb 06, 2024
How to Raise Children Well
Feb 05, 2024
The Astonishing Surprise in the Cupboard
Feb 03, 2024
The Lord Is in the Transformation Business
Feb 02, 2024
The Disappointing End of a Fast (aka: When Bob Was a Big Meanie)
Feb 01, 2024
The Lord and His Sense of Humor
Jan 31, 2024
Anger Coming Out of a Fast?
Jan 30, 2024
A Now Prayer: A Prayer for Proper Proportion
Jan 29, 2024
Grumpiness and Praying in Tongues
Jan 27, 2024
The Surprising Matter of Coupling Events
Jan 26, 2024
The Difficulty of Talking to Strangers
Jan 25, 2024
The Impenetrable Wall of Resistance …
Jan 24, 2024
Reflections on Reading a Whole Psalm … What Compelled Me to Do That?
Jan 23, 2024
Must Cause and Effect Always Follow?
Jan 22, 2024
Sitting with Jesus, Mind Blank, Nothing Left in the Tank …
Jan 20, 2024
When You Don't Want to Dream with Jesus
Jan 19, 2024
The Lord as a Dread Champion
Jan 18, 2024
Specific Examples of Asking the Lord for a Verse for Someone
Jan 17, 2024
How to Ask the Lord for a Scripture Verse for Someone
Jan 16, 2024
What Does It Mean to Have Transference of Spirits from One Person to Another?
Jan 15, 2024
Do I Need Deliverance from Facebook Reels?
Jan 13, 2024
Why "Back to the Jungle" Was an Encouraging Word
Jan 12, 2024
The Gift of Dreams, and Understanding How an Environment Might Affect Us
Jan 11, 2024
If You Don't Steward the Gift, No More Gifts for You?
Jan 10, 2024
When a Desire Lingers, Again and Again
Jan 09, 2024
How Swiftly Does the Lord Answer Fasting Prayers?
Jan 08, 2024
My Horror at the Daniel Fast … and Other Misadventures
Jan 06, 2024
Four Types of Fasts, and Some of My Own Experiences
Jan 05, 2024
The Marvelous Invitation to F(e)ast
Jan 04, 2024
How to Deal with the Horrible Thoughts, Coming Unbidden to Mind
Jan 03, 2024
A Prayer to Live in the Actual World
Jan 02, 2024
Setting Down Past Baggage for the New Year
Jan 01, 2024
The Horrible, Unnecessary Water Alarm That Saved a House
Dec 30, 2023
If You Wonder What Favor Looks Like
Dec 29, 2023
Separating Questions from Accusation
Dec 28, 2023
God Gives Gifts, Yes … But What Does It Mean That He's a Gift-Giver?
Dec 27, 2023
The Shift That Kindness Brought in the State's House of Representatives
Dec 26, 2023
A New Take on Psalm 72
Dec 25, 2023
Dealing with Grumpy People
Dec 23, 2023
An Amazing Question to Ask Every Hour
Dec 22, 2023
Incorporating New Things into Life
Dec 21, 2023
The Goal in Relationship Is Not to Be Friction-Free
Dec 20, 2023
The Lie That What Happened Before Will Happen Again
Dec 19, 2023
When the Grace to Live in a City Vanishes
Dec 18, 2023
The Power of Music to Shift an Environment … Both Obvious and Less Obvious
Dec 16, 2023
Measure Progress Against What You Did, Not What You Haven't Yet Done
Dec 15, 2023
Angelic Encounters That Don't Require Falling on One's Face in Fear
Dec 14, 2023
The Secret to Four Hour Prayer Hikes
Dec 13, 2023
The Challenge of Short Term Gain, Long Term Loss, Big Picture Thinking, and the GOAT Quarterback
Dec 12, 2023
God, Why Would You Not Speak to Your Daughter Who Is Hurting?
Dec 11, 2023
The Face at the Back of the Sanctuary
Dec 09, 2023
The Goodness of God in the Most Horrible of Situations
Dec 08, 2023
The Sudden Snap Realization to Welcoming Dreaming
Dec 07, 2023
An Involuntary Seer Shares Some of His Experiences
Dec 06, 2023
Supernatural Healing and Protection … Twice
Dec 05, 2023
Supernatural Direction in Timing and Treatment for Emergency Heart Surgery
Dec 04, 2023
Listening to the Lord for One Word on Behalf of Another
Dec 02, 2023
Praying for Invisible Spears and Other Thoughts on the Parallel Realm We Inhabit
Dec 01, 2023
The One of the Five-Fold Ministry I Struggled with Most … Until a Definition Restored It to Me
Nov 30, 2023
The Word That Made Me Recoil … and the Curiosity That Restored It to Me
Nov 29, 2023
The Hidden Message in the Ringing in the Ears
Nov 28, 2023
Movement to Prepare a Space
Nov 27, 2023
Prayer: A Skill to Develop or a Relational Gift to Live Out?
Nov 25, 2023
When You Feel Like You're in a Snowglobe
Nov 24, 2023
Levels of Challenge in Giving Prophetic Words
Nov 23, 2023
Running to the Presence of the Lord
Nov 22, 2023
Outrageous Stories of an Invisible Scalpel, an Invisible Doorway, an Unexpected Instruction, and More
Nov 21, 2023
A New Day Is Coming … and What That Might Mean
Nov 20, 2023
Inflection Points on the Journey of Hearing from God on Behalf of Others
Nov 18, 2023
Not Settling for the Weather You Don't Want
Nov 17, 2023
The Deeper Meaning of What Jesus Said to Nathaniel
Nov 16, 2023
The Surprise of the PB&J Comment
Nov 15, 2023
The Need to See Reality, to Preserve and Protect
Nov 14, 2023
The Nastiness in the Children's Play Area, and What Came of It
Nov 13, 2023
Why the Body of Christ Needs the Prophetic
Nov 11, 2023
No Two Prophetic Voices Are Alike
Nov 10, 2023
The Journey Out of Cessationism
Nov 09, 2023
Without the Gifts of the Spirit, We Can Have a Clean Plate … But We Might Get Hungry
Nov 08, 2023
A Gutsy Request to the Ancient of Days
Nov 07, 2023
A Healing Prayer Journey: From Wheelchairs to Headaches
Nov 06, 2023
Healing Prayer for Financial Shadows in the Past
Nov 04, 2023
A Meditation on Vocation
Nov 03, 2023
Why the Vine Grew Up to Shield Jonah
Nov 02, 2023
The Unexpected Reason Jonah's Message Might Have Been Readily Received
Nov 01, 2023
The Necessity of Speaking Aloud in Prayer?
Oct 31, 2023
Communion for (Not Quite) a Month, and Three Times a Week Is a Habit
Oct 30, 2023
Two Examples of Hearing the Voice of God
Oct 28, 2023
Intentionally Filling the Airwaves
Oct 27, 2023
Willingness But Hesitation to Pray Over a Women's Shelter
Oct 26, 2023
Breaking Away from the Unkind Things We Say Over Ourselves
Oct 25, 2023
A Gorgeous Reminder from the Life of Gideon
Oct 24, 2023
Navigating a Vulnerability Hangover
Oct 23, 2023
The Two Paragraph Anecdote in Middle School That Changed My Thoughts
Oct 21, 2023
When Dreams Shift
Oct 20, 2023
The Pain and Delight of Revisiting Old Dreams
Oct 19, 2023
Hearing God But Also Not Abdicating Responsibility
Oct 18, 2023
Growing in Learning to Hear God's Voice
Oct 17, 2023
What If You Ask the Lord a Question, But Aren't Sure You're Hearing Him Answer?
Oct 16, 2023
How Do You Pray Effectively If You Don't Feel a Request Deeply?
Oct 14, 2023
Are Hunger and Thirst in the Spirit Satisfied?
Oct 13, 2023
Dealing with the Grief After the Loss of a Pet
Oct 12, 2023
Learning to Walk with a Limp
Oct 11, 2023
The Invitation to Pray for a Situation When You'd Really Rather Not
Oct 10, 2023
The Canceled Flight and the Sense of Release
Oct 09, 2023
How Do You Pray If Someone Makes a Bad Request?
Oct 07, 2023
Living Under the Shadow of a Technology That Doesn't Work
Oct 06, 2023
Why It Matters That Only Joseph Could Be the Earthly Father of Jesus
Oct 05, 2023
The Delightful Unexpected Connection
Oct 04, 2023
In Healing Prayer, What If Jesus Looks Disappointed?
Oct 03, 2023
A Guide for Dealing with End of October House Decorations
Oct 02, 2023
The Privilege of Visiting a Place with Vision
Sep 30, 2023
The City Where Traffic Is Manageable
Sep 29, 2023
How Much the Lord Loves His People
Sep 28, 2023
The Place I Go When I'm Overstuffed with Emotion and Simply Need to Cry for a Bit
Sep 27, 2023
When I Started Paying a Son to Do My Dishes
Sep 26, 2023
One of the Most Powerful Life Changes
Sep 25, 2023
The Young Missionary's Heart Attack in Spain
Sep 23, 2023
My First Realization That God Cares About Business
Sep 22, 2023
So Much Thankfulness for This Dentist's Singular Research
Sep 21, 2023
The Time I Burst into Tears When a Test Reported on My Strengths
Sep 20, 2023
The Book That Most Changed My Thinking About Time
Sep 19, 2023
A Beautiful Meditation on the Opposite of Generational Curses
Sep 18, 2023
What If We've Got the Cherubim in Eden the Wrong Way Round?
Sep 16, 2023
Why Aaron, and Not Moses Had to Speak Three Plagues
Sep 15, 2023
Why the Jews Don't Expect Perfection in Anything
Sep 14, 2023
What Does It Mean to Lose Control of One's Spirit?
Sep 13, 2023
Redemption in the Face of a Personal Fail
Sep 12, 2023
Making Decisions Without Full Knowledge
Sep 11, 2023
A Surprising Moment to Remember That Resistance Requires Something to Resist
Sep 09, 2023
Making Jokes in a Second Language
Sep 08, 2023
When We Don't Want to Receive the Guidance of the Lord (Because It's Too Good)
Sep 07, 2023
What an Unnaturally Orange Face Taught Me About Mistakes
Sep 06, 2023
Why You Should Give Free Verse Poetry Another Look
Sep 05, 2023
The Devastating Photo of a Tattoo
Sep 04, 2023
After Fourteen Years, a Partial Answer to a Why Question
Sep 02, 2023
Why a Manager Is So Important … and a Hard Right Turn Midway Through
Sep 01, 2023
When the Holy Spirit Operates Through the Work of Your Hands
Aug 31, 2023
A Burst of Joy in a Hush-Hush Topic
Aug 30, 2023
What Does Favor Look Like in the Midst of Suffering?
Aug 29, 2023
Laying Aside the Need to Be Perfect
Aug 28, 2023
The Challenge to Simply Pray
Aug 26, 2023
Miracle in California Reminds Us We Ought Always Pray and Not Give Up
Aug 25, 2023
The Offense of Holy Laughter
Aug 24, 2023
The Gift of the Parts of the Body
Aug 23, 2023
Practical Questions About Generational Healing
Aug 22, 2023
How to Pray for Healing in the Face of Cancer
Aug 21, 2023
Why Did I Say Yes to That?
Aug 19, 2023
How to Stay in Our Own Lane in Prayer
Aug 18, 2023
How Does Getting in Trouble as a Child Point to a Person's Superpowers?
Aug 17, 2023
What Does It Mean When Something Is "Highlighted"?
Aug 16, 2023
The Erie Canal and the Pony Express
Aug 15, 2023
An Occasional Unusual Gesture in Prayer
Aug 14, 2023
Anxiety Has a Root Cause
Aug 12, 2023
Throwing Off the Accusation of "Slow Processor"
Aug 11, 2023
The Most Disgusting Podcast Ever …
Aug 10, 2023
The Release from the Pressure to Always Be Effective
Aug 09, 2023
I Don't Want to Be a Stagecoach Driver
Aug 08, 2023
The Grace of God When Selecting a Fast
Aug 07, 2023
The Compulsion to Finish a Book Entirely
Aug 05, 2023
How to Break Off the Dark Cloud of Darkness?
Aug 04, 2023
Compare and Contrast Two Days of Fasting
Aug 03, 2023
Pineapples, Grapes, and the Gift of Modern Refrigeration
Aug 02, 2023
The Incomprehensible Look of a Person of Prayer
Aug 01, 2023
Asking Lady Wisdom for Help
Jul 31, 2023
How the Fifth-Degree Blackbelt Doesn't Get Slimed
Jul 29, 2023
The Vitamin Boost Needed After Healing Prayer
Jul 28, 2023
Dropping Incendiary Bombs in a Friend Group
Jul 27, 2023
Irrational Behavior and the Necessary Healing
Jul 26, 2023
Praying Through the Pain of Unintentional Childhood Hurts
Jul 25, 2023
God Is Screaming, "I Love You!"
Jul 24, 2023
God Talks: Cheesy and Cheery and Life-Changing
Jul 22, 2023
Curves and Meanders in the Kingdom and in Nature
Jul 21, 2023
After Three Years of Waiting, It Only Took a Day
Jul 20, 2023
Sudden Onset Panic at a Party
Jul 19, 2023
The Answer to a Four-Year Prayer
Jul 18, 2023
Adopting a Feral Cat
Jul 17, 2023
Taking Action in Acts 1, Before the Holy Spirit Came
Jul 15, 2023
All That Is Good: Think About Such Things
Jul 14, 2023
Rest: Notes from a Confused Person Along the Journey
Jul 13, 2023
Entrepreneurship in the Face of Christian Resistance
Jul 12, 2023
Three Unexpected Stories from Corporate Worship
Jul 11, 2023
Five Ways to Resolve Conflict
Jul 10, 2023
Walking Out Uncertainty with Joy
Jul 08, 2023
When Fear Enters What Was Once a Safe Place
Jul 07, 2023
When You're Too Tired to Ask God to Enlarge Your Territory
Jul 06, 2023
Praying Before Meals, and at Other Times, Too
Jul 05, 2023
The Freedom of Using Helpful Tools and Advice … or Not!
Jul 04, 2023
Praying for No Pain in the Midst of Chronic Pain?
Jul 03, 2023
Throughout History, Orthodox Believers Have Held Three Views of Hell
Jul 01, 2023
The Willingness to Go Out on a Limb
Jun 30, 2023
A Few Thoughts on Growing in Discernment
Jun 29, 2023
A Grace to Forgive
Jun 28, 2023
A New Response to Miracles
Jun 27, 2023
The Offense of Superfluous Miracles
Jun 26, 2023
The Unexpectedly Large Ear of Corn …
Jun 24, 2023
A Testimony on How to Steward a Testimony
Jun 23, 2023
A Testimony of Miracles from a Place of Rest and Joy
Jun 22, 2023
How to Handle the Deluge of Requests That Come as a Prayer Person
Jun 21, 2023
A New Picture of "Become Like a Child"
Jun 20, 2023
The War I Didn't Want to Fight in the Garden …
Jun 19, 2023
What If a Preacher Leaves You Feeling On Edge for a Few Days?
Jun 17, 2023
When a Church Service Leaves You a Bit Off … for a Few Days
Jun 16, 2023
A Reflection on Goals and Missed Goals, Numbers and Gratitude
Jun 15, 2023
Are the Dry Heaves Catching? And Other Unknowns in the Realm of Prayer
Jun 14, 2023
Graphic Novels, Unexpected Intensity, and the Spirit of Death
Jun 13, 2023
Reflections on the Mental Aspect of Different Games
Jun 12, 2023
What the Fast Food Restaurant Taught Me About Accusations
Jun 10, 2023
We Get to Define the Culture We Want!
Jun 09, 2023
The Gift of a Good Cheer
Jun 08, 2023
The Desire for Clarity Before We Move Forward …
Jun 07, 2023
The Word Exuberance … in All Its Meanings
Jun 06, 2023
Miraculous Healing of Arthritis!
Jun 05, 2023
The Miraculous, Completely Unlikely, Change of Mind
Jun 03, 2023
A Story of Transformation
Jun 02, 2023
The Lord's Promise in the Rainbow
Jun 01, 2023
How the Desire to Never Be Despondent Is Not a Right Goal
May 31, 2023
The Vital Need for a Lifting of Darkness
May 30, 2023
Celebrate the Celebration!
May 29, 2023
The Testimony of the Blown-Out Tire
May 27, 2023
The Difficulty of Stating a Large Request … and the Greater Difficulty of Stating a Small Request
May 26, 2023
In the Weeping Room with Jesus
May 25, 2023
Resting in the Lord
May 24, 2023
The Sweetness of Being with Jesus at All Times
May 23, 2023
Resting in the Spirit: Scriptures and Experience
May 22, 2023
Sudden Onset Headaches: A Vital Need to Get the Word Out
May 20, 2023
The Unusual Winning Streak in Settlers of Catan
May 19, 2023
True Confessions of a Failed Fast-er
May 18, 2023
The Sudden Desire for Fire to Come Out of My Mouth
May 17, 2023
What an Unexpected Question Taught Me About Hearing God's Voice
May 16, 2023
A Report on Different Processes of Discernment
May 15, 2023
What Is a Seer?
May 13, 2023
Sudden Onset Sickness … Two Weeks After the Sacred Assembly
May 12, 2023
Calling Out the Gifts in Others
May 11, 2023
The Sweet Provision of the Hidden Plate of Food
May 10, 2023
"All the People Shook Because of the Fear of the Lord and the Heavy Rain"
May 09, 2023
What Sinus Pressure Might Mean to a Prayer Warrior
May 08, 2023
The Glory of a City-Wide Corporate Prayer Meeting
May 06, 2023
Praying Over Pillars in the Opposite Spirit of Samson
May 05, 2023
Praying Over Generational Trauma with a Seer
May 04, 2023
One Hundred Years After a Lynching
May 03, 2023
Walking in Faith: How a Simple Act of Obedience Can Bring Deliverance
May 02, 2023
The Unexpected Gift of a Gavel
May 01, 2023
A Quick Prayerwalking Tutorial
Apr 29, 2023
The Shock of "I Could Think About Moses and Elijah Coming to the Mount of Transfiguration for Days"
Apr 28, 2023
The Former Laundromat Transformed to a Thin Place
Apr 27, 2023
"O You of Little Faith"
Apr 26, 2023
Don't Miss What the Lord Is Doing
Apr 25, 2023
The Beauty of Cross-Pollination in Church
Apr 24, 2023
Let it Rain: A Precious Space for Encounter
Apr 22, 2023
From Phone Calls to Face-to-Face: The Joy of Meeting Prayer Partners in Person and Experiencing the Depth of Connection
Apr 21, 2023
The Day Unity Went the Wrong Direction
Apr 20, 2023
The Mystery of the Dizzy Moment
Apr 19, 2023
Why Hope Will Always Abide
Apr 18, 2023
In a Time of Financial Distress …
Apr 17, 2023
Faith and Business: A Journey of Learning and Trust
Apr 15, 2023
Transformed Lives and a Transformative Business
Apr 14, 2023
Dreams Take Time
Apr 13, 2023
The Point of a Team
Apr 12, 2023
A Temper Tantrum and a Personal Protest
Apr 11, 2023
The Importance of Aligning Your Dreams with God's Dreams
Apr 10, 2023
Paying Attention to the Little Whispers of the Holy Spirit
Apr 08, 2023
Refuting the Voice of the Accuser
Apr 07, 2023
"I Am Not Here to Entertain You" … And Other Truths in Corporate Worship
Apr 06, 2023
The Freedom to Not Know Everything
Apr 05, 2023
An Uncertain and Slightly Scary First Exercise
Apr 04, 2023
A Powerful Demonstration of the Body of Christ, Working Together
Apr 03, 2023
Commiseration and Instruction in the Sometimes Perplexing Walk of Faith
Apr 01, 2023
Watching for the Little Gifts of God
Mar 31, 2023
A Small Deliverance in a Place Ripe for Healing
Mar 30, 2023
Rural South Carolina, Exodus 6:9, and the Challenge of Finding Hope
Mar 29, 2023
[Historical Violence Warning] The Long-Suffering God and the Sins of the Amorites
Mar 28, 2023
The God Who Says Enough … And Then Gives More
Mar 27, 2023
A Hint of What It Means to Be a Sweet-Smelling Aroma to the Lord
Mar 25, 2023
Thinking Through Reentry
Mar 24, 2023
Holding Out Hope When Long Deferred
Mar 23, 2023
Recognizing the Opposite of Fight or Flight
Mar 22, 2023
Use What's in Your Hand
Mar 21, 2023
God's Foreknowledge and Predestination (or Not)
Mar 20, 2023
My Friend's Beautiful Realization About Reverse Blessings (It Will Blow Your Mind)
Mar 18, 2023
A Prayer for Those Who Frequently Misplace Things
Mar 17, 2023
Various Support Options for Life
Mar 16, 2023
Pay Attention to Those Irrational Fears
Mar 15, 2023
When a Hard Person Comes to Live, Not Just Visit
Mar 14, 2023
Adventures in Healing Prayer … And the Answer to Why It Might Be Hard to Live in Hope
Mar 13, 2023
When the Stream of Revelation Turns to a Trickle
Mar 11, 2023
"When My Tank Runs Low, I Turn to Snark" ... and Other Shocking Revelations
Mar 10, 2023
Wrestling with the Spirit of Death
Mar 09, 2023
Responding to the Accusing Voice in the Head
Mar 08, 2023
A New Possibility for Fasting
Mar 07, 2023
Epic Fail in the Love of God … Or Was It?
Mar 06, 2023
The Challenge and Beauty of Soaking Prayer
Mar 04, 2023
A Variety of Options to Pray for the Needs Around You
Mar 03, 2023
Chit-Chat with Jesus and How to Stay Focused
Mar 02, 2023
"You Can't Heal What You Don't Feel" … And Other Unexpected Thoughts
Mar 01, 2023
An Insight into a Task I'd Been Avoiding
Feb 28, 2023
Nothing You Do for Christ Is Ever Lost or Wasted
Feb 27, 2023
Four of My Absolute Favorite Resources for All Thoughtful Believers
Feb 25, 2023
Pre-Written Prayers and Spontaneous Prayers: A Historical and Present Perspective
Feb 24, 2023
The Book of Genesis and the Gift of Rest
Feb 23, 2023
We Have This Treasure in Jars of Clay
Feb 22, 2023
A Short Teaching on Judgments
Feb 21, 2023
When Time with the Lord Is a Biff
Feb 20, 2023
The Importance and Universality of Business
Feb 18, 2023
The Gift of Reconciliation … in Real Time
Feb 17, 2023
Don't Get Sucked In to the Swirl
Feb 16, 2023
You Don't Have to Pray for Someone Just Because They Ask
Feb 15, 2023
When Wakened in the Middle of the Night
Feb 14, 2023
The Tug-of-War Between Living from Identity and Asking for Wisdom
Feb 13, 2023
The Day the Salon Owner Transformed into an Ambassador
Feb 11, 2023
When a Simple Task for Others Offers Massive Resistance for You
Feb 10, 2023
Remembering All the Phrases in the Lord's Prayer
Feb 09, 2023
Stewarding Prophetic Visions
Feb 08, 2023
Casting Curses on the Plane
Feb 07, 2023
How to Pray Effectively
Feb 06, 2023
When a Prayer Isn't Well Received: Processing Through
Feb 04, 2023
Worship in the Wrong Spirit
Feb 03, 2023
One Reward of the Fast: A Breakthrough Testimony
Feb 02, 2023
When I Pray for Healing, I Don't See Healing … What Am I Doing Wrong?
Feb 01, 2023
The Dramatic Way to Pray Like Jesus
Jan 31, 2023
New Thoughts on How to Pray for Unspoken Requests
Jan 30, 2023
Desperation for Revival
Jan 28, 2023
Praying for Those Who Aren't Asking for Prayer
Jan 27, 2023
Testimonies of Transformation of Troubled Children … and an Encouragement to Keep Going
Jan 26, 2023
How to Pray for Families with Adopted Children
Jan 25, 2023
Why Moses Wasn't Allowed into the Promised Land
Jan 24, 2023
The 500th Episode! A Celebration of the Word of God!
Jan 23, 2023
Counting the Cost of an Extended Time of Prayer
Jan 21, 2023
Unconditional Positive Regard, Boundaries, and the Kingdom
Jan 20, 2023
When Passing Through: How to Cleanse a Space You Temporarily Inhabit
Jan 19, 2023
Training in Anorexia and Other Evil Infiltrations
Jan 18, 2023
Prayers in a Time of Sudden Death
Jan 17, 2023
As Usual, the Enemy Acts as a Little Snot
Jan 16, 2023
One Possible Reason Why God Goes Silent
Jan 14, 2023
Why Girls Draw Castles and Boys Should Sit at the Front of the Class
Jan 13, 2023
The Old and New Testaments and the Prophetic
Jan 12, 2023
Navigating Empathy in Health and Equanimity
Jan 11, 2023
A General Overview of a Healing Prayer Session
Jan 10, 2023
My Most Controversial Email EVER
Jan 09, 2023
Practicing Humility and Following the God of Hope
Jan 07, 2023
Glory Trails, Learning to Listen, and What God Did
Jan 06, 2023
The Fatigue of Prayer, and Staying with Your Assignment
Jan 05, 2023
Gen Z and Agency, and the Gift of Working with a Team
Jan 04, 2023
Prayer Walking, the Gift of a Guitar or a Tune, and Rest Between Contractions
Jan 03, 2023
Deliverance: Then and Now
Jan 02, 2023
Looking Ahead with Hope, Despite Disappointments
Dec 31, 2022
Two Fascinating Recommendations for a Healthier You in the New Year
Dec 30, 2022
When a Clear Response from the Lord Is Not Forthcoming
Dec 29, 2022
The Everyday Practice of an Hour with Jesus
Dec 28, 2022
Plenty, Trust, Excitement, and the Walk of Faith
Dec 27, 2022
A Gut-Wrenching Look at a Familiar Story
Dec 26, 2022
The Gift of Accepting Who You Are
Dec 24, 2022
In Healing Prayer, Don't Look for a Magic Bullet
Dec 23, 2022
The Training of an Empath
Dec 23, 2022
Quakers and the Uncontrollable Move of the Spirit
Dec 21, 2022
Walking Disasters After Taking New Ground
Dec 20, 2022
The Number One Point of Prayer
Dec 19, 2022
An Unexpected Reason for Loathing
Dec 17, 2022
A Question of Turtles, and the Deep Desire for Holiness
Dec 16, 2022
A Bit More on Baptism and Exorcism and Mystery
Dec 15, 2022
The Gift of Revulsion
Dec 14, 2022
All of Creation Groaning
Dec 13, 2022
When Eyes Changed Color
Dec 12, 2022
The Testimony of the Resurrected iPad
Dec 10, 2022
What If Our Work Is Pointless Tomorrow?
Dec 09, 2022
The Opulent Court of Solomon: Pointing to God's Goodness, or a Demonstration of Disobedience?
Dec 08, 2022
Getting My Butt Kicked by the Biography of an Intense Intercessor
Dec 07, 2022
Supply Chain Issues and a New Understanding of How to Pray
Dec 06, 2022
What Direction a Conspicuous Absence Might Point Towards
Dec 05, 2022
Real-Life Paranormal in Deliverance
Dec 03, 2022
Good Spiritual Hygiene After a Glorious and Amazing Meeting
Dec 02, 2022
The Idea of "Use What's in Your Hand" … Even If It's Only a Drinking Party
Dec 01, 2022
In the Story of Esther, When Did the Breakthrough Happen?
Nov 30, 2022
Tame Hummingbirds and Welcoming the Holy Spirit
Nov 29, 2022
My Favorite Tip for Expanding Time
Nov 28, 2022
A Half Year on Bitterness; Nine Years of Building Trust
Nov 26, 2022
The Challenge of Forgiving Someone from the Heart
Nov 25, 2022
Picture the Holy Spirit as a Dove
Nov 24, 2022
Two Gorgeous Lessons from Two Biblical Exorcisms
Nov 23, 2022
When a Dream Is Not a Dream
Nov 22, 2022
The Need for Companions on the Way; the Need for Mothers
Nov 21, 2022
Happiness, Grief, and the Expression of the Father's Love
Nov 19, 2022
The Invitation to Welcome Symptoms as Indicators and Gifts
Nov 18, 2022
The Prophetic Word to Release the Forgotten Manuscript
Nov 17, 2022
"Some to Be Healers": The Beginning of an Answer to My Heart's Cry
Nov 16, 2022
A String of Amazing Healings
Nov 15, 2022
The Gift to Throw Away the Infant Tylenol
Nov 14, 2022
Musings on Entering In to God's Rest
Nov 12, 2022
When Not to Pray for Healing
Nov 11, 2022
Exhaustion After Leading a Congregation in Worship?
Nov 10, 2022
Praying for Something in the Spirit, and Then Enacted in the Flesh
Nov 09, 2022
A Tutorial on Offering Targeted Intercession for a Specific Need
Nov 08, 2022
A Sweetness Yet Retained, Despite Failure After Failure
Nov 07, 2022
We All Have Unique Strengths … But We Also All Different Weaknesses
Nov 05, 2022
Is There a Way to Tell If the Craziness Is You, or the People Around You?
Nov 04, 2022
The Unusual and Unexpected Thing God Loves
Nov 03, 2022
The Bedouin Desert, English Manor Houses, and the Idea of Enough
Nov 02, 2022
The Painfulness and Beauty of Sitting Still
Nov 01, 2022
True Confessions Around Fasting
Oct 31, 2022
Healing Prayer and the Work of a Lifetime
Oct 29, 2022
Failed Adventures in Home Ec, and Other Unexpected Places for Prayer
Oct 28, 2022
Two Historical Examples on the Importance of Prayer
Oct 27, 2022
Prayer Is Hard Work
Oct 26, 2022
Is It Okay to Stop Praying for Something? (Part 2)
Oct 25, 2022
Is It Okay to Stop Praying for Something? (Part 1)
Oct 24, 2022
The Beauty of Soaking Prayer
Oct 22, 2022
Overlooking the Comfortable Sins
Oct 21, 2022
Seeking to Recognize the Beauty of Relationship Instead of Rules
Oct 20, 2022
A Few Examples of Celebrating the Gifts God Gives Uniquely
Oct 19, 2022
Eight Hours with Jesus, a Bible, and a Lunch ...
Oct 18, 2022
The Right Thing to Do with Beach Balls in the Pool
Oct 17, 2022
Is "Witty" the Same As "Funny"? And Other Unanswered Questions
Oct 15, 2022
The Unwanted Invitation to Get Bacon
Oct 14, 2022
The Prayer Walk That Ended in Disaster … and the Gentle Challenge Afterwards
Oct 13, 2022
Two Trees to Portray Two Ideas of Perfection
Oct 12, 2022
Thinking About Perfection, and How That's Never Been the Invitation
Oct 11, 2022
Autumn Praise
Oct 11, 2022
After One Year: Returning to a Place
Oct 10, 2022
The Hints of Place As We Travel Through
Oct 08, 2022
I Go to Prepare a Place for You
Oct 07, 2022
A Few Thoughts on the Day of Atonement
Oct 06, 2022
When You Might Want to Avoid Touching Someone
Oct 05, 2022
A Needed Visit with an Imperfect Spider and a Pig
Oct 04, 2022
The Subtle Difference Between a Self-Vow and a Curse
Oct 03, 2022
The Miraculous Provision with a Splinter the Size of a Toothpick
Oct 01, 2022
The Ask and Expectation of Gifts During Travel
Sep 30, 2022
Sometimes the Timing Matters
Sep 29, 2022
The Boundaries of a Disaster
Sep 28, 2022
The Need to Be Seen
Sep 27, 2022
"Give Me Your Ashes" …
Sep 26, 2022
On Being a Baby Feeler
Sep 24, 2022
When My Desire for the Platonic Ideal Became a Scourge
Sep 23, 2022
My Powerful Lesson on Vows and Breaking Vows
Sep 22, 2022
The Gift of Wonder-Full Stewardship
Sep 21, 2022
Breaking a Curse Over the Land
Sep 20, 2022
Playing in the Pool with Jesus
Sep 19, 2022
How to Identify Undesirable Spirits by Name … If It's Necessary
Sep 17, 2022
Practical Thoughts on How to Renew the Mind
Sep 16, 2022
How to Work Through Shame?
Sep 15, 2022
The Hesitation to Pray the "Obvious" Prayer … and Reframing That Hesitation
Sep 14, 2022
Missing the Path and Recovering the Path
Sep 13, 2022
Under the Pile on a Trip Because I Was Missing the Previous Place
Sep 12, 2022
The Case of the Case of the Missing AirPods
Sep 10, 2022
New Insights into the Most Incomprehensible Parable
Sep 09, 2022
Three Obvious Parables of Missing … And Then the Fourth, Not as Obvious
Sep 08, 2022
A Parable About Manure and a Patient Gardener
Sep 07, 2022
The Life of Practicality and of Godly Hope
Sep 06, 2022
The Backbone of Steel to Resist the World Around Us
Sep 05, 2022
The Case of the Bent Spoon
Sep 03, 2022
The God of the Supernatural Resurrection and the Practical Feeding
Sep 02, 2022
When Life Entered the Room and Gave the Option for Thinking Differently
Sep 01, 2022
How, Even in the Midst of an Interruption, Jesus Heard the Whole Truth
Aug 31, 2022
Jesus Was Always Perfectly on Brand
Aug 30, 2022
When Jesus Himself Went Through the Next Open Door
Aug 29, 2022
Thinking About Rest and Staying White Hot for Jesus
Aug 27, 2022
How a Difference in Value Preferences Contributes to Different Perspectives
Aug 26, 2022
Talent, Knowledge, and Skills, and Operating in Your Specific Gifts
Aug 25, 2022
One Missing Piece in My Deliverance Training
Aug 24, 2022
Dealing with Disappointments, Grief, Pain, and Hard Things
Aug 23, 2022
Some Reasons Why God Might Not (Appear to) Answer Your Prayers
Aug 22, 2022
Some Days Might Leave You More on Edge Than Others
Aug 20, 2022
When the Spiritual Realm Leaves You Feeling More Than a Little Crazy
Aug 19, 2022
What If God Doesn't Value Efficiency As Much As I Do?
Aug 18, 2022
Stepping Out Again in Hopeful Expectation … Even If the Last Time Didn't Go As Planned
Aug 17, 2022
That Time I Knew I Needed Healing in the Realm of Finances
Aug 16, 2022
Goals, Dreams, and What Is Worth Doing, Even If It Fails
Aug 15, 2022
What Is the Lord Speaking About Your Name?
Aug 13, 2022
Facing Resistance, and Trying to Discern Whether It's Correction and Redirection, or Simply Blocking and Sliming
Aug 12, 2022
An Intense Teaching on Cloaking and Protection
Aug 11, 2022
Thinking About the Prince of Peace
Aug 10, 2022
Panic on an Airplane, the Game of Pictionary, and a Miracle
Aug 09, 2022
Partial Fast, Mixed Motives, and the God of the "And"
Aug 08, 2022
Healing Prayer After a Massive Kerfluffle
Aug 06, 2022
A Meditation on Puzzles and Gifts
Aug 05, 2022
The Ah-Ha Moment in Good to Great
Aug 04, 2022
Come to the Table of Truth
Aug 03, 2022
Grandpa's Treasure Chest and the Big Ask
Aug 02, 2022
The Unexpected Meaning of Those Little Dry Coughs and Sneezes from Nowhere
Aug 01, 2022
What Is to Prevent Me from Being Baptized?
Jul 30, 2022
When You Don't Have a Folder of Prophetic Words from Other People … Is There Anything to Pray For?
Jul 29, 2022
The Best Reason to Think About Your Favorite Characters from Literature and History
Jul 28, 2022
Specific Prophetic Words, the Best Moment in the Story of Joseph, and Major and Minor Themes
Jul 27, 2022
When the Promise Is So Far Beyond What You Would Dare to Hope For
Jul 26, 2022
The Skycap from Heaven
Jul 25, 2022
When Life Doesn't Look Like You Expect
Jul 23, 2022
Unsure About Hearing God's Voice Clearly?
Jul 22, 2022
A Testimony of Giving Thanks … And the Subsequent Attitude Adjustment
Jul 21, 2022
A Testimony of the Time Element of Healing
Jul 20, 2022
When Everything Can Be a Conversation with God
Jul 19, 2022
Scripture Talks About the Gift of Tongues and the Interpretation of Tongues … But What Does That Mean?
Jul 18, 2022
The Embarrassing Meltdown Before Breakfast
Jul 16, 2022
Why People Behave Badly, and Some Options on How to Respond
Jul 15, 2022
The Prayer of Faith and What It Looks Like to Be Led by the Spirit
Jul 14, 2022
Interacting with People, in All Their Complexity
Jul 13, 2022
How Do You Develop Discernment?
Jul 12, 2022
When the Boundary Lines Don't Seem Particularly Pleasant
Jul 11, 2022
The Predictable Calamities That Are the End of the World
Jul 09, 2022
Pray Out of Your Own Life Experience
Jul 08, 2022
Holding the Generations with Open Hands
Jul 07, 2022
Spiritual Warfare When You Get Slimed After Reading or Seeing
Jul 06, 2022
Dealing with Childhood Fears After Reading a Book
Jul 05, 2022
The Real Life Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Jul 04, 2022
The Scriptural Basis for the Cutting-Free Prayer
Jul 02, 2022
The Almost Overwhelming Beauty of God's Surprise Instructions
Jul 01, 2022
The Wailing Grief When I Silenced Myself Because of My Gender
Jun 30, 2022
When to Just Say No to the Laying On of Hands
Jun 29, 2022
The Dark Side of Superpowers and Our Personal Kryptonite
Jun 28, 2022
What Rebellion in the Wilderness Reveals
Jun 27, 2022
When Worshipping Looks Like a Crazy Person
Jun 25, 2022
A Testimony of Additional Territory Without Pain
Jun 24, 2022
On the Unintended Resurrection, Bizarre Church Practices, and Pilgrimage
Jun 23, 2022
Because Sometimes the Call Is So Easy It's Laughable (and a Bit Offensive)
Jun 22, 2022
The Not Particularly Bright Plan of Attack and the Original Chariots of Fire
Jun 21, 2022
The Obvious Challenge to Public Prayer
Jun 20, 2022
God as the Alpha and Omega, the One Who Cares About Beginnings and Endings
Jun 18, 2022
The Insidious Assumption That the Best Option Is Always Ministry
Jun 17, 2022
Grief for Naivete and Ignorance in the Church (Mature Content)
Jun 16, 2022
The Discomfort of Intense Prayer Assignments … and a Few Tips to Help Manage
Jun 15, 2022
Walking in Circles and Walking in Lines: The Gift of Different Seasons
Jun 14, 2022
Why You Might Not Want Just Anyone to Lay Hands on You
Jun 13, 2022
Less Introspection and More Asking Freely
Jun 11, 2022
Everyday Interactions with a Hint of Heaven: Possible Angelic Encounters
Jun 10, 2022
Peter's Odd Answers to Jesus's Questions: A Look at John 21
Jun 09, 2022
What to Do When You're Stuck with an Unwanted Visual
Jun 08, 2022
My Epiphany About "Pray Without Ceasing"
Jun 07, 2022
Why Intercessors Sometimes Become Grumpy People, and What to Do About It
Jun 06, 2022
On Body Image and the Lies Our Minds Tell Us
Jun 04, 2022
The Staycation Documentary on Zeal
Jun 03, 2022
How to Steward Well the Not-So-Nice Dreams
Jun 02, 2022
What Blistered and Scarred Arms Teach Me About the Battle
Jun 01, 2022
Why Did Only Moses Have an Invitation from God to Ascend the Mountain?
May 31, 2022
The Heartbreaking Setback of Mishearing God's Voice
May 30, 2022
Forgiveness and the Unexpected Pushback Against the Plea to Be Nicer to Yourself
May 28, 2022
The Shocking Twist on How the Jews Understand the Law, and How That Applies to Blessing
May 27, 2022
But Isn't Jabez a Greedy Prayer?
May 26, 2022
James Beheaded and Peter Goes Free: When Only Some Prayers Are Answered
May 25, 2022
Searched and Known … What a Gift of God
May 24, 2022
That Time I Almost Threw Up in Church (Even Though I Had Felt Fine Just Minutes Before)
May 23, 2022
Stewarding Dreams Well
May 21, 2022
True Confessions of a Bad Intercessor
May 20, 2022
When God Gave Me a Coffee Cup That I Didn't Want
May 19, 2022
Rejecting a Gift, Rejecting the Gift Giver
May 18, 2022
A Quick Overview of the Five Love Languages
May 17, 2022
Gift-Giving and the Challenge of the Five Love Languages
May 16, 2022
Developing a Plan: the Pitfalls and Possibilities, Faithfulness and Unfaithfulness
May 14, 2022
The Ice Cream Craving Fail, and Other Misadventures in Hearing God's Voice
May 13, 2022
The Protected Plunge into Daily Emails
May 12, 2022
The Challenge of Finding a Paid Intercessor
May 11, 2022
The Completely Unnecessary Request for a Business Idea
May 10, 2022
Long List Praying That Didn't Feel Like an Epic Fail
May 09, 2022
When My Life Resembled a Missionary Biography and Got Me Hooked on Prayer
May 07, 2022
After I Quit Praying for Eight Years, God Called Me Back
May 06, 2022
Encounters with the Resurrected Jesus at the Tomb
May 05, 2022
How to Reverse a Curse on the Land
May 04, 2022
Messy Prayer That Bursts Out Unexpectedly
May 03, 2022
To Strengthen Your Hope Muscle: Play This Game
May 02, 2022
Impressions Exist: You Can (Probably) Access Them
Apr 30, 2022
Legitimate and Challenging Questions About Praying for Healing
Apr 29, 2022
The Glory of "Suddenly" as a Noun
Apr 28, 2022
The Myrtle and the Star and Hiding in Plain Sight
Apr 27, 2022
Two Books of the Bible Without God's Name
Apr 26, 2022
The Fear of Being a Boring Person, and the Unexpected Answer
Apr 25, 2022
How to Pray for Healing Without Self-Blame
Apr 23, 2022
Moses: The Sin That Kept Him from the Promised Land, and the Long Mercy That Covered Him
Apr 22, 2022
On Rereading the Same Bible Passage Repeatedly, and Finding New Gifts Each Time
Apr 21, 2022
A Lesson for an Intercessor That Shouldn't Have Been Surprising But Still Was
Apr 20, 2022
Several Short Stories of God at Work in the Marketplace
Apr 19, 2022
How to Prayer for Someone in Complete Darkness?
Apr 18, 2022
The Problem with "God Will Be with You in the Fire" …
Apr 16, 2022
To Obey Is Better Than Sacrifice
Apr 15, 2022
Why Jesus Rebuked the Wind and the Waves and Spoke to the Sea
Apr 14, 2022
Since God Is Sovereign, What Is the Point of Praying?
Apr 13, 2022
Musings on Forgiving and Forgetting
Apr 12, 2022
How the Senior Citizen Avoided a Predatory Lien on His Property
Apr 11, 2022
Pretending Not to Be Secretly Appalled, Part 6
Apr 09, 2022
Pretending Not to Be Secretly Appalled, Part 5
Apr 08, 2022
Pretending Not to Be Secretly Appalled, Part 4
Apr 07, 2022
Pretending Not to Be Secretly Appalled, Part 3
Apr 06, 2022
Pretending Not to Be Secretly Appalled, Part 2
Apr 05, 2022
Pretending Not to Be Secretly Appalled, Part 1
Apr 04, 2022
The One Who Stewards the Vision
Apr 02, 2022
God's Goodness in the Throwback to Childhood Camping Treats
Apr 01, 2022
When the Grace to Fast Left
Mar 31, 2022
Why Our Faithfulness Matters to God
Mar 30, 2022
The Pain of God as a Jilted Lover
Mar 29, 2022
After A Season of Being Shut Off from All Dreams and Desires
Mar 28, 2022
The Glory of God in the Elevator Alcove
Mar 26, 2022
The Gradual Unfolding of God's Plan
Mar 25, 2022
When God Wonders, "Can I Please Get a Little Appreciation Around Here?"
Mar 24, 2022
The Sermon About Serving That Caught My Attention and Stuck
Mar 23, 2022
The Loss of a Beautiful Coat Because of a Misconception About God
Mar 22, 2022
Proverbs, Wisdom, and the Complexities of Relationships
Mar 21, 2022
Why I Told My Husband Our Marriage Was a Failure
Mar 19, 2022
The Challenging Instruction of the French Mystic
Mar 18, 2022
Seek the Peace of the City, and Other Challenging and Complex Instructions
Mar 17, 2022
Selective Mutism and the Release of the Voice
Mar 16, 2022
How to Start a Prayer Meeting: The Easy Way, and the All-In Way
Mar 15, 2022
Leadership Fail: Real Life Prayer Meeting Woes
Mar 14, 2022
Because It Can Be Hard to Love Your Body
Mar 12, 2022
A Clarifying Question in the Midst of Communication Challenges
Mar 11, 2022
The Unexpected Comfort Found in Tom Brady's Biography
Mar 10, 2022
An Instantaneous Healing and the Lessons Therein
Mar 09, 2022
The Crazy Wife and the Evil Entity
Mar 08, 2022
A Nightmare, an Inappropriate Song, and the Prayer That Sprang Up
Mar 07, 2022
The Oversight That Sealed Our Farming Failure
Mar 05, 2022
The Hidden Elijah Connection Between the Old and New Testaments
Mar 04, 2022
The Challenge to Remember the Basics in Prayer
Mar 03, 2022
Dealing with Impingement
Mar 02, 2022
"I Don't See a Demon Under Every Bush" and Other Stories We Tell Ourselves
Mar 01, 2022
A Soup Bowl, a 40-Year-Old Album, and a Bottle of Wine
Feb 28, 2022
Prophetic Words Shouldn't Sit on the Shelf Like So Many Decorations
Feb 26, 2022
The Difference Between Old Testament Prophets and New Testament Prophets
Feb 25, 2022
The Surprising Possible Meaning for One of the Names of God
Feb 24, 2022
Dealing with Those Bad Vibe People
Feb 23, 2022
Recurring Grievances That Pop Out with Cyclical Predictability
Feb 22, 2022
Could I Really Have a Calling to Something Completely Opposite My Training and Skillset?
Feb 21, 2022
It's Never Been About My Faithfulness
Feb 19, 2022
God's Accounting Isn't Man's Accounting
Feb 18, 2022
If Normal Visions Lasts Four Seconds or Less, Practically, What Should We Do with Them?
Feb 17, 2022
The Clash Between the Kingdom and the Best Economics Term
Feb 16, 2022
Wrestling with the Word "Led"
Feb 15, 2022
That Time When Trial Swiftly Followed Euphoria
Feb 14, 2022
Fairness, Ministry, and What the Lord Said to the Bruised Heart
Feb 12, 2022
How the Celts Did Evangelism Exactly Opposite to Western Evangelism
Feb 11, 2022
That Third of Life Spent Asleep: A Bit About Dream Interpretation
Feb 10, 2022
For the Time-Starved Among Us: A Tool and a Prayer
Feb 09, 2022
The Enemy Sends Targeted Malice, But the Lord Sends Targeted Blessings
Feb 08, 2022
Opposite Responses to the Same Indifference and Fatigue
Feb 07, 2022
What the Rich Young Ruler's Greeting Reveals About Him
Feb 05, 2022
Why the Israelites Had to Fight for the Territory God Had Given Them
Feb 04, 2022
The Glancing Encouragements That Broke Through the Block
Feb 03, 2022
The Odd Email I Wrote for No Apparent Reason, And What Came of It
Feb 02, 2022
The Best Thing About Taking New Ground
Feb 01, 2022
When a Fast Doesn't Go Quite as You Expect
Jan 31, 2022
How the Dream of Two Weddings Stretches My Idea of God
Jan 29, 2022
When the Audience Member Almost Stood Up and Testified in the Middle of the Message
Jan 28, 2022
An Unconsidered Type of Prayer
Jan 27, 2022
If One Falls Down, the Other Can Help Him Up
Jan 26, 2022
"And Do You Not Remember?"
Jan 25, 2022
From Despondency to Hope and Expectation
Jan 24, 2022
Worship the Lord for Better Mental Pathways
Jan 21, 2022
When Healing Is Not Instantaneous
Jan 20, 2022
Highly Intuitive? Able to Predict the Future? This Is a Thing!
Jan 19, 2022
When the Holy Spirit Hovered on the Phrase "Abram Settled at the Great Tree at Mamre"
Jan 18, 2022
A Real-Life Example of Living in Hope
Jan 17, 2022
Navigating Prayer When Facing a Long-Term Illness
Jan 15, 2022
The Unexpected Analogy of a Ticket Counter and an Amusement Park
Jan 15, 2022
That Time the Terrifying Nightmare Saved a Life
Jan 14, 2022
Waiting in Expectation Since the Time of Joan of Arc
Jan 13, 2022
The Question I'd Never Asked About the Local Blue Collar Workers
Jan 12, 2022
The Dynamic Snowfall of Powder and Plops
Jan 11, 2022
When Every Step Feels Like You're Tramping Through Deep Snow
Jan 10, 2022
When We Miss the Voice of the Lord Unintentionally
Jan 08, 2022
The Inherent Selfishness of Wanting to Draw Close to the Lord
Jan 07, 2022
I Fast Because My Faith Needs Training Wheels
Jan 06, 2022
For Those of Us Who Sometimes Miss the Voice of the Lord
Jan 05, 2022
Come Join Us in a 21-Day Adventure with Jesus!
Jan 04, 2022
The Unexpected Hope Found in the Delayed Angelic Dream
Jan 03, 2022
Because You're Not Disheveled Anymore
Jan 01, 2022
Coaching Question for the New Year
Dec 31, 2021
An Overview of One of My Favorite Things
Dec 30, 2021
Adventures in Listening to Jesus
Dec 29, 2021
The Hidden Truth I Never Saw in "I Put Away Childish Things"
Dec 28, 2021
When Provision Looks Nothing Like You Expect
Dec 27, 2021
A Christmas Gift: See God in a New Way
Dec 25, 2021
The Icon Painter's Object Lesson of Amazingness
Dec 24, 2021
What Shipping at the Post Office the Week Before Christmas Taught Me About Listening to God
Dec 23, 2021
The Awkward Brunch Question That Spurred a Conversation About Healing
Dec 22, 2021
Does the World Stop When Two People Passionate About Prayer Decide to Step Back for a Few Days?
Dec 21, 2021
Holding Space in a Season of Advent
Dec 20, 2021
When an Episode of The Office Speaks Truth about Declarations
Dec 18, 2021
On Overly Simplistic, Tone Deaf Narratives
Dec 17, 2021
What to Pray for the Unbelievers in Distress?
Dec 16, 2021
When the Healing Prayer Minister Realized a Deep Fear of Starvation
Dec 15, 2021
Praying Through the Pain of an Imperfect Reaction
Dec 14, 2021
Are My Prayers Bad Prayers?
Dec 13, 2021
A Moment of Vulnerability, and What That Says About My Independence and Community
Dec 11, 2021
A Moment of Vulnerability, and What That Says About Taking New Territory
Dec 10, 2021
Because I Got Engaged Over the Phone, I Missed This Moment
Dec 09, 2021
The Motivation That Prompted a Miracle in My House: A Very Personal Story
Dec 08, 2021
Surrender, Submission, and Yielding: Good Words or Bad?
Dec 07, 2021
A Testimony About How We Ought Always to Pray and Not Give Up
Dec 06, 2021
Bob's Unspoken Request After Reading My Wilberforce Book
Dec 04, 2021
Why I'm Thankful That Prayer Isn't a Competitive Event
Dec 03, 2021
When We're Not Quite Ready for Healing Prayer
Dec 02, 2021
To Buffet Someone in Love: A Shocker for the Mostly Compliant
Dec 01, 2021
Eugene Peterson's Startling Insight into Why Biblical Poetry Is the Best Poetry to Translate
Nov 30, 2021
My Husband's Favorite Verse of All Time, and Why It's Awesome
Nov 29, 2021
The Cure for Distracted Worship
Nov 27, 2021
The Fulfillment and Satisfaction of a Millennium-Long Restriction
Nov 26, 2021
How Book Production Is a Reflection of the Heart of God
Nov 25, 2021
"I've Never Written a Perfect Song" and Other Shocking Insights into the Mind of Someone Else
Nov 24, 2021
Why Revelation 4 and 5 Is Important … Even Though It's Not the Beginning of a Book
Nov 23, 2021
The Unremembered Vow of the Man of God
Nov 22, 2021
The Same That Could Come Out of Nazareth
Nov 20, 2021
Taking Risks in Prayer: Such a Joy to Observe
Nov 19, 2021
Sometimes Answered Prayer Looks Like We Expect; Sometimes It Doesn't
Nov 18, 2021
Bob Perry's Unexpected (But Needed) Prayer
Nov 17, 2021
How God Moved Despite My Grumpy and Reluctant Prayers
Nov 16, 2021
An Astonishing Testimony of the Power of Prayer
Nov 15, 2021
Why Celebrate the Weakness, the Constraints, the Afflictions
Nov 13, 2021
Paul and the Thorn in the Flesh: Strength Made Perfect in Weakness
Nov 12, 2021
My Experience of a One-Day Fast (Because I've Never Heard Anyone Talk About This)
Nov 11, 2021
How Corrie Ten Boom Turned a Nazi Concentration Camp Deprivation into Breakthrough
Nov 10, 2021
Anyone Can Fast, Even Those Who Can't Miss Meals
Nov 09, 2021
To Stand Against the Darkness
Nov 08, 2021
I Will Recount the Deeds of the Lord
Nov 06, 2021
The Difference Between Certainty and Clarity, and How They Relate to Psalm 73
Nov 05, 2021
Imposter Syndrome and the Challenge of Praying in Groups
Nov 04, 2021
Different Scents in the Kingdom of God
Nov 03, 2021
The Sense of Humor of the Lord
Nov 02, 2021
Don't Overstep Your Boundaries in Prayer
Nov 01, 2021
How to Pray for Healing, Part 6: What Is the Lord Doing?
Oct 30, 2021
How to Pray for Healing, Part 5: The Prayer of Agreement
Oct 29, 2021
How to Pray for Healing, Part 4: How to Pray for Obvious Physical Challenges
Oct 28, 2021
How to Pray for Healing, Part 3: How to Pray When Doctors Find Nothing Wrong
Oct 27, 2021
How to Pray for Healing, Part 2: When Tears Come Unexpectedly
Oct 26, 2021
How to Pray for Healing, Part 1: The Gift of Pain
Oct 25, 2021
A Question of Deliverance Becomes a Question of Identity
Oct 23, 2021
One Reason People Are Destroyed, and the Blessing of Being a Preservative
Oct 21, 2021
During Deliverance Prayer, How Do You Know If Everything Is Demonic? What If Something Is an Emotion?
Oct 21, 2021
When Answered Prayer Feels Anticlimatic
Oct 20, 2021
There Are Burning Bushes Everywhere … If You Have Eyes to See
Oct 19, 2021
That Time I Mispronounced "Seamus," and the Connected Life Lesson
Oct 18, 2021
The Irony, Embarrassment, and Redemption of a Very Public Mistake
Oct 16, 2021
When Leading a Prayer Meeting Feels Like Wading Through Wet Cement
Oct 15, 2021
A Prayer to Release Your Voice in Prayer
Oct 14, 2021
God Teaches Us to Walk: One of the Most Precious Images in the Scripture
Oct 13, 2021
Sisyphus Whistling: Hope in the Midst of the Repetitive Tasks
Oct 12, 2021
After a Week of Overcast Skies in October: A Testimony of Unexpected Grace
Oct 11, 2021
The Disciples Sometimes Acted Like Children … Which Should Give Us All Hope
Oct 09, 2021
Why Disagreements Occur Between People of Goodwill
Oct 08, 2021
The Way of Wisdom When You Disagree with Leadership
Oct 07, 2021
The Power of Music to Shift the Atmosphere
Oct 06, 2021
Today You Can Live in the White
Oct 05, 2021
Muhammad Ali's Most Unexpected Staff Member
Oct 04, 2021
Looking at the Gifts of My Past
Oct 02, 2021
Spiritual Direction and What Your Story Might Show You About God
Oct 01, 2021
Heat Maps and Glory Trails: One of My Favorite New Thoughts
Sep 30, 2021
How to Process Through Relational Pain Without Gossiping About It
Sep 29, 2021
When You Drink Poison and Expect It to Kill Someone Else
Sep 28, 2021
When You Don't Want to Be Obedient to the Call of God
Sep 27, 2021
An Impartation to Hear God's Voice (And a Quick Teaching on Impartation)
Sep 25, 2021
Ways to Hear God's Voice, Part 4
Sep 24, 2021
Ways to Hear God's Voice, Part 3
Sep 23, 2021
Ways to Hear God's Voice, Part 2
Sep 22, 2021
Ways to Hear God's Voice, Part 1
Sep 21, 2021
Does Every Personality Hear God's Voice?
Sep 20, 2021
My Unsolved Marketing Question: How to Make People Care About Powerful Prayer?
Sep 18, 2021
Do We Pray Deliverance for Others Without Their Knowledge? (Continuing the Conversation)
Sep 17, 2021
When I Seem to Hear Better for Others Than for Myself
Sep 16, 2021
Sudden Onset Headaches and How to Pray About Them
Sep 15, 2021
Generational Healing: A Quick How-To
Sep 14, 2021
The Good and the Bad Fasting Experiences
Sep 13, 2021
How to Hear God's Voice Clearly, Part 3
Sep 11, 2021
How to Hear God's Voice Clearly, Part 2
Sep 10, 2021
How to Hear God's Voice Clearly?
Sep 09, 2021
Ask God Questions … Sometimes More Than Once
Sep 08, 2021
Do We Pray Deliverance for Others Without Their Knowledge? Part 2
Sep 07, 2021
Do We Pray Deliverance for Others Without Their Knowledge?
Sep 06, 2021
More Stories of Resurrection (Or Near Resurrection) in the Flesh
Sep 04, 2021
Stories of Resurrection in the Flesh (Plus One in the Spirit)
Sep 03, 2021
Should I Be Crying All the Time Because of the Needs Around Me
Sep 02, 2021
You Are Not Fungible (And What "Fungible" Means)
Sep 01, 2021
An Unusual Criteria for Deciding Where to Move
Aug 31, 2021
Impartation: A Definition of This Particular Grace
Aug 30, 2021
Why Some People Consider Reciprocity a Boon
Aug 28, 2021
One of the Best Prayers for Sensitive Folk
Aug 27, 2021
How to Help a Child Who Deals with Malevolent Spiritual Forces
Aug 26, 2021
Life and Death in the Power of the Tongue
Aug 25, 2021
My Biggest Faith Fail (And God's Response)
Aug 24, 2021
Is It Right to Ask for Petty Requests in the Face of Enormous Pain?
Aug 23, 2021
What About That Sense of Shame After Ministering?
Aug 21, 2021
The Lessons of an Imperfect Slumber Party
Aug 20, 2021
When Watching The Smurfs Is Too Intense
Aug 19, 2021
How to Remember to Confess All Your Sins … Or Not
Aug 18, 2021
The Dark Night of the Soul
Aug 17, 2021
You Are Dead to Sin
Aug 16, 2021
Why Mothers of Young Children Can't Get Much Done
Aug 14, 2021
What Is the Spiritual Environment Where You Live?
Aug 13, 2021
What Shadow-Boxing a Cow Taught Me about Emotions
Aug 12, 2021
When You Don't Particularly Like Where You Live
Aug 11, 2021
How to Get Rid of Weariness in Two Minutes
Aug 10, 2021
The Dynamic Defense Mechanisms of Teeth
Aug 09, 2021
When the Gift of God Feels Like a Curse
Aug 07, 2021
Healing Prayer for the Prenatal Self
Aug 06, 2021
The Unexpected Requests That Continue to This Day
Aug 05, 2021
I Asked God for a Business Idea
Aug 04, 2021
The Failures and Frustrations of Praying for Dozens of People
Aug 03, 2021
The Surprising Prayer Connection Despite a Distance of 2000 Miles
Aug 02, 2021
The Absolute Overwhelm of a Thirty Minute Prayer Time
Jul 31, 2021
Seeing the Real Beyond the Visible
Jul 30, 2021
The Hope of Getting More Beautiful Every Year
Jul 29, 2021
Sharing in One Another's Gifts
Jul 28, 2021
An Unexpected Healing for My Weariness of Heart
Jul 27, 2021
Fifteen Seconds to Break Off the Spirit of Death
Jul 26, 2021
A Short Tutorial on Deliverance
Jul 24, 2021
How Jesus Met Me at the Point of My Deep Shame
Jul 23, 2021
What Does a Healing Prayer Session Look Like?
Jul 22, 2021
When One Person's "Descriptor" Is Another Person's Curse
Jul 21, 2021
Healing My Face Rash After More Than Four Years
Jul 20, 2021
Living in the Tension That God Can Heal ... But WILL He?
Jul 19, 2021
The Scriptures You Shouldn't Pray Because of Fear of Lightning Strikes
Jul 17, 2021
Jesus as the True Pioneer
Jul 16, 2021
The Two-Part Possible Power of the Tongue
Jul 15, 2021
Moses and the Only Free Mind in the Land
Jul 14, 2021
The Redemption of a March Madness Mistake
Jul 13, 2021
What the Cardiac ICU Taught Me About Protection
Jul 12, 2021
That Time I Asked for a Blueprint and God Said No
Jul 10, 2021
Psalms That Call Down Curses
Jul 09, 2021
Free Association with Circles
Jul 08, 2021
Healing Prayer: Realistically, What to Expect
Jul 07, 2021
When Loathing Became a Gift
Jul 06, 2021
Four I's of Scripture Reading: Info, Inspiration, Impartation, Intercession
Jul 05, 2021
The Best Method of Group Prayer
Jul 03, 2021
Saran-Wrapped in the Love of God
Jul 02, 2021
The Fear of Being Unexpectedly Overtaken by Emotion
Jul 01, 2021
Don't Know What to Say in Prayer? Here's the Solution
Jun 30, 2021
The Horror of Public Prayer
Jun 29, 2021
You Are Worthy Right Now
Jun 28, 2021
Two Hugs from the Lord
Jun 26, 2021
When Prayer Is Better Than the NFL
Jun 25, 2021
When the Call of God Didn't Go the Way I Expected
Jun 24, 2021
Why More Information Won't Help Against a Spirit of Fear
Jun 24, 2021
You Think You're Bad at Prayer?
Jun 24, 2021
Why We're Not Already Better at Prayer
Jun 24, 2021
Shouldn't Prayer Already Be Beautiful?
Jun 24, 2021