Category: prayer

Pray Every Day

February 7, 2014 | 20 comments

Do you find time to pray every day? I’m not talking about the light-hearted, skip out the door, momentary acknowledgment of, “Thanks God for all the good you do,” and then off to work you go absorbed in pursuing personal

Be Ready For Surprises

February 5, 2014 | 3 comments

Do you ever get caught off-guard, frightened by surprise? Here’s a short article I wrote for the Tri-City Herald, my local newspaper, explaining how to prayerfully prepare for the unexpected jolt that occasionally pops up without warning. “Awareness of God’s

What is the Center of Your Attention?

January 24, 2014 | 20 comments

What do you pay more attention to during the day—God or the body? Hmmm…I mean honestly…count the minutes, the hours that are absorbed by body-thoughts versus God-thoughts. The cleaning, bathing, grooming, feeding, eating, clothing, sleeping, stretching minutes and hours are

Worry Less and Love God More

January 23, 2014 | 5 comments

“Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.” I Peter 5:7, NLT What you worry about, God has solved. Redirect the energy wasted in worry to listening for God’s solution. You’ll get further faster!

Live in Affluence

January 17, 2014 | 13 comments

Do you live in affluence? You can. It’s a choice you make. Affluence is commonly measured in material wealth. If a person has a big house, a luxury car and an oversized paycheck, he is labeled affluent. But looks are