I Heard God, I Obeyed, and Nothing Was There
A prompting, an empty box, and two lies Jesus wanted to break.
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Why Praying for a Parking Space Is an Act of Resistance
The prayers we skip because something tells us they're too small.
Evil Is Only Spoiled Goodness (C.S. Lewis Was Right)
Evil needs creativity, strategy, trust and honor to function — and all of those are good. As C.S. Lewis put it, badness is only spoiled goodness.
How to Pray in Traffic: Turn Red Lights Into Prayer
Stuck at a red light and getting frustrated? Two true stories — one about a traffic jam, one about a deer — and a simple habit that turns delays into prayer.
Why Do I Feel Spiritually Beaten Up?
"If you feel bruised, it's because you're in a battle and not sitting on the sidelines." A reframe for anyone weary from spiritual warfare—plus a prayer.
How to Know What to Pray in Any Situation
Ask God what to pray, then pray it. The method, plus a full worked example: a long prayer for unity in the church.
Celebratory Provision Stories, Large and Small
Large and small—the Lord provides.
Sometimes “Surrender” Is Just Giving Up
When the holy-sounding answer is the wrong one.
Four Weeks of Waiting on the Lord
Then the fear of the Lord came, and it was clean.
“O Fortuna” in a Train Station
A song to the goddess of blind luck, and the God who knows the end from the beginning.
Not Two Minnows
How John recognized Jesus, standing on the shore.
Mutter the Psalms
The Hebrew word for "meditate" doesn't mean what we've made it mean.
Workplace Prayer
She Showed Up Late, Distracted, and Only by Accident
Thirty minutes of praying the word of God released a flow of poetry.
Hearing God
The Eclipse You Didn’t See Coming
We don’t necessarily know when the shift of the Lord will come, but he is always at work.
Word Studies
Even Jesus Grew in Wisdom
Why Luke 2:52 offers such good news.
Workplace Prayer
Harvest in a Time of Drought
Being willing to pray for the harvest and the weather.
Testimonies
Tears for a Marathon
The great cloud of witnesses runs with us.
Praying for Others
Though It Tarries, Wait for It
God answers prayer … but sometimes it takes a century.
Calling & Your Lane
Belong Before You Believe: The Celtic Way of Evangelism
Relationship itself is an advance for the kingdom.
Workplace Prayer
Is Workplace Prayer Part of the “Prosperity Gospel”?
No. But we still pray boldly for increase, recognizing both Paul's suffering and Proverbs' favor.
Rest, Time & Hurry
The Favor Ferris Wheel
No apple tree produces apples in January. There's a season for everything.
Calling & Your Lane
The Day We Both Heard "Move to a Farm"
Spring Forth Farm: The Story Behind the Series
Word Studies
“Guard Your Heart” Doesn’t Mean What You Think
It's not dating advice, and even if it was, God himself doesn't follow it.
Workplace Prayer
The Hidden Ripple Effects of Prayer
When we pray, we can't see how the universe rearranges as a result.