Two disarming black labs, my Elijah and Jean Luc Picard, who arrived with some house guests, have been teaching me about bliss. The dogs met for the first time a week ago with the hearty delight of Adam, when God introduced to him the woman he had made of Adam’s rib. “Ah, at l...
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(You may also enjoy this five-star rated book:Praying for Your Husband from Head to Toe: A Daily Guide to Scripture-Based Prayerby Sharon Jaynes) However, the most powerfulthing we can pray for on behalf of our husbands is that they are truly saved and filled with the Holy Spirit. Pray...
These works, which we consider divinely-inspired scripture, are the basis of our faith - whose teachings, recommendations and even commandments are what governs the nature, shape and course of the body of Christ, or Church. Yet, it is shocking how - in just a short space of 300 years af...
"The heart of our Christian faith, which doesn't get talked enough about is forgiveness," Vander Plaats said. "When there's life change, the scripture says the heavens rejoice. Well, if scripture says that, then we probably should rejoice as well." ...
Using Luther’s four strands is a simple way of praying with the Bible and just one of many methods for learning how to pray Scripture. Don’t get caught up in making sure you check all the boxes or feel like a failure if your prayer life isn’t transformed overnight. Prayer is a ...
Wesley had a profound interest in cultivating the spiritual life as well as feeding the hungry, serving the poor, and visiting the imprisoned. He wrote the sermon, "The Scripture Way of Salvation" as well as The Primitive Physick , a book of medical remedies to improve physical health. He...
In the Bible, fasting is always connected with prayer. "While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, 'Set apart for me Barnabas and
However, while a correct posture for prayer is not mentioned in Scripture, to whom we pray is. Some people pray to Jesus. I’ve heard some people pray to the Holy Spirit. These are not necessarily incorrect ways of praying. God still hears them and there are certain prayers and requests...
Thank you for how our teeth help so much with eating. I can see how hard eating would be without our teeth. Thank you Lord for our wonderfully designed bodies! And thank you for the scripture (about the Queen of Sheba) for today’s prayer: 6 Then she said to the king: “It was ...