A few years ago, a Christian movie called The War Room came out with a great inspiring message about the power of prayer. I’m pretty sure that afterwards, the number of people who made “prayer closets” in their homes skyrocketed! (I heard about quite a few). Prayer—and a quiet place to do it— is powerful... Continue Reading →
As a parent and grandparent, one of my weightiest and most frequent prayers is that my children and grandchildren will know and walk with God—not only that, but that they will walk with Him in the way and purpose He has designed for them specifically. God has an original design for every one of His... Continue Reading →
When I first had the thought to write this post, Las Vegas was looming large in my mind and in my prayers. Such pain and horror—almost unimaginable, really. And that right on the heels of the devastation of recent hurricanes in Houston, Florida, and the Caribbean. Then this week, our own small city experienced the... Continue Reading →
I was about to leave for a vacation with my family when I received news that a situation I’d been praying intensely for had taken a turn for the worse. I was devastated. All I could do was pray more, and put the whole mess in God’s hands – where I wish I could say... Continue Reading →
For a long time after I came to know Jesus, I didn't expect to hear much from God in any personal way (except maybe through the scriptures in the Bible). So for years, I had to suppress the fact that I sometimes had dreams that came to pass in real life. I simply wrote them... Continue Reading →
I love it when I pray about something and Shazam! there is a speedy response. I've seen physical problems healed, relationships restored, and addictions broken immediately as a direct result of prayer. I think, Yay; prayer works! But what about when we pray and we don't see instant results? Is God not hearing us? Is... Continue Reading →
I love being around people who hear clearly and regularly from the Lord in a personal way. Sometimes what they hear is a special encouragement from God for me, and that's even better! I think of the time a friend had a dream that she felt impressed her with a timely insight from the Lord... Continue Reading →
When it comes to prayer, all roads do not lead to Rome, as they say. Jesus declared definitively that He alone is “the way, the truth, and the life." "No one can come to the Father except through me,” He said in John14:6. That's why the foundation of any "house of prayer" has to be... Continue Reading →
When my husband Doug and I were in the midst of building the home we raised our family in, he crawled beneath the front deck to get under the frame of the front door. There, just above the foundation, he inscribed the following passage: “The Lord our God, the Lord is one. We will love... Continue Reading →
