My goal is simple…I want you to walk with me through the Bible’s School of Prayer.  I want to be more faithful in praying and I want to help you be more faithful.  To be honest, the Lord has convicted...  Read More

So, this is how I've learned to read the Scriptures and pray them as I'm reading.  I'm reading 2 Thessalonians 1 in the NLT and come across verse 3, "Dear brothers and sisters, we can''t help but than...  Read More

A few years ago I read Pete Greig's book, How to Pray: A simple guide for normal people.  In the book he gave three simple thoughts about prayer.  First, Keep it Simple.  Go for a walk, go for a drive...  Read More

I found the following prayer that John Stott is said to have prayed each morning.  I think I'll incorporate it into my morning routine...will you join me?"Good morning heavenly Father,good morning Lor...  Read More

By the time you read this I will be on route to Southeast Asia.  I covet your prayers and we go to fulfill our King's Great Commission!  As you pray consider another prayer of Tozer,“O Lord,I have hea...  Read More

At the end of chapter 6 in Tozer's The Pursuit of God, he prayed the following prayer“Lord,Teach me to listen.  The times are noisy and my ears are weary with the thousand raucous sounds which continu...  Read More

There are a few books that I read over and over again and Tozer's The Pursuit of God is the one I read the most.  His second chapter, "The Blessedness of Possessing Nothing," is about Abraham's strugg...  Read More

Earlier this week I said, our lives are the byproduct of our lifestyles.  I find it amazing that Jesus starts His ministry in prayer, He spends the last night of His life on earth in the Garden prayin...  Read More

In 1946 Flannery O’Connor began keeping a prayer journal. One day she poured out her heart and wrote these words,“Dear God, I cannot love Thee the way I want to.  You are the slim crescent of a moon t...  Read More

In his book, Prayer, Tim Keller said “There are three basic kinds of prayer to God.  There is ‘upward’ prayer—praise and thanksgiving that focuses on God himself.  We could call this the ‘prayer of aw...  Read More

One of the best resources for prayer is the book of Psalms.  They are not only the Word of God, but the Psalms give us words to God.  I hope you make the Psalms a part of your daily life, but don’t ju...  Read More

Paul tells us to pray without ceasing.  I've spent a lot of time over the years feeling inadequate and even guilty over that command, but if we think about the times Jesus went away to pray, if we con...  Read More