Dear, Lord: I’m ready to listen

Dear, Lord: I’m ready to listen

Those are words God longs to hear. How much of your time with God is spent listening to him?  When does the Lord interrupt your thoughts with one of his?  Our greatest need for prayer isn’t the requests we lay before him. The answers we most need are often to...
Bethlehem today

Bethlehem today

Mary and Joseph probably traveled about a week to reach Bethlehem in time for the census. Mary, in her ninth month of pregnancy, would have needed to rest often while making the ninety-mile journey. Today, a war is raging about forty-five miles from the small city of...
A month for grateful prayers

A month for grateful prayers

Thank you all for ordering this year’s Advent book. I wrote it almost a year ago and it is so fun to see it in print! We need to sell Advent books early to get them all shipped. Even though it seems our entire culture is rushing into the Christmas season, let’s not...
Why should we seek silence?

Why should we seek silence?

We have adapted our lives to include the constant noises that invade our day. Silence is actually discomforting to some. Phone apps and white-noise machines advertise better sleep to those who listen to a constant sound. Our televisions keep us company, provide us...
How can we pray for Israel?

How can we pray for Israel?

It is difficult to know how to pray against pure evil. Sometimes anger and wrath can lead our prayers instead of God. I’ve often said Satan isn’t concerned with what side of an issue in which we choose to sin. If we sin, evil wins regardless of our position.  The...