One page of my Prayer Journal simply had the prayer of Paul in Philippians 1:9-11.  Years ago, I memorized it in the NIV and that tends to stick with me as I come to this passage.  I absolutely love p...  Read More

This morning, I found myself in the midst of James 1 where he speaks about temptation…basically he says, it doesn’t come from God; rather, it comes from the desires that are inside of us.  As I wrote ...  Read More

The pages I’m sharing from my Prayer Journal are the ones I start with after reading the Scripture.  This morning, I read Hebrews 13 and spent a while in the writer’s benediction.  In verse 21 he remi...  Read More

Got back from Southeast Asia yesterday…from the time we left the hotel to the time I arrived back at home only took 32 hours!  Jetlag does a lot to the body, but one of the best parts of it is that I ...  Read More

As I read the Word of God, the Holy Spirit often takes me to other passages and those passages often lead me to prayer.  For example, I was meditating on Romans 8 and came across these words, (vs 5) “...  Read More

We’ve been looking at Paul’s incredible statement about what God did to save us.  As I prayed through Colossians 1 I found myself in these incredible words (1:21-23).  I had just praised Him for who H...  Read More

So, we’ve been looking at Colossians 1:21-23.  We saw what we were, we saw what Jesus did to change us, and today I want you to consider the evidence of that change as we seek to learn to pray and pra...  Read More

Yesterday we looked at Colossians 1:21 and saw what we were.  Today I want to draw your attention to verse 22 and let’s see how we were changed.  “He has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his dea...  Read More

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