As a child, the season of Lent often began with a battle royal for me. You see, my parents always encouraged my sisters and me to give up something for Lent. More often than not, I usually gave up candy. Every week a good portion of my weekly allowance quickly found it’s way from my […]
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New Year Prayer
With the New Year comes a fresh start free from mistakes, regrets, and failures of the past year. Hope and possibilities and expectations jostle for space in my soul as I look to the future. Yes, if I’m honest, some anxiety too. But mostly excitement for what lies ahead. Like sojourners of times past, I […]
Nature Up Close: Transformation
Abiding with Jesus to Fuel Your Prayer Life
“He that dwells with God in Christ Jesus is the man whose steps are enlarged in intercession.” Charles H. Spurgeon. I came across this sentence in the book A 12-Month Guide to Better Prayer. I’ve started working through this book/study, and am currently in Chapter 2, which emphasizes how important it is to your prayer […]
Post-election Prayer
As I woke up the morning after the election, admittedly feeling despondent about the results, my Bible opened up to Psalm 133, and these were the words that greeted me: How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the […]
Good Friday-Following Jesus to the Cross by Mary Kane
