I've been at this intercession thing long enough to notice that there are a few blanks in the "answer" column of my prayer journal. A couple of people for whom I was interceding for physical healing weren’t healed – in fact, they died. Someone I’ve been praying for daily to break free from an addiction regularly... Continue Reading →
I had been a Christian for many years when I first experienced a personal touch from the Holy Spirit through the hands-on prayer of another person. It happened at an intercessors’ conference in another town, in a church very different from my own. A little overwhelmed, I approached one of the speakers after the worship... Continue Reading →
I remember the joy I felt when someone I cared for very much, who had been estranged from God and family from a number of years, returned to the fold (in heart and in person!). I had been praying for her, along with her parents and many other friends, through the ups and downs of... Continue Reading →
The hospital room was bright but quiet when my husband and I and some friends entered to pray for a young mother who had gone into premature labor. I wrestled with how to intercede. This was years ago, and I was new-ish to intercessory prayer at the time. I was watching carefully how our the... Continue Reading →
When my prayer life gets relegated to time in the car between errands, I know my schedule is jammed past capacity. Can I pray in my car (or in the shower, or any other place I happen to find myself alone for a few minutes)? Of course! But if those quick snatches of time are... Continue Reading →
When I reached my last milestone birthday, my gift was to trade in our trusty silver mini-van, in which my husband and I had raised and carted around our five children and logged 235,000 miles, for a shiny red sports car. It was a lot prettier and had a whole lot more power! The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines... Continue Reading →
