Nine years ago, well known Christian author John Piper wrote a prayer in his book Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ that is powerful and timely as we continue to hear of the suffering and devastation in Haiti. I strongly commend this prayer to you, urging you to take a couple of minutes to read it [...]
Archive for January, 2010
A Prayer in the Midst of Suffering
Posted in Intercessory Prayer, quotes, tagged Christian, Christian prayer, Christianity, John Piper, prayer for Haiti, prayers for suffering, Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ on January 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
How to Pray for Haiti
Posted in Intercessory Prayer, tagged how to pray for Haiti, intercession, prayer, prayer for Haiti, spirituality on January 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In the wake of the incredible disaster that has befallen Haiti in recent days because of the earthquake I have been thinking a great deal about how to effectively intercede for the people of Haiti who are suffering in unimaginable ways. There is more information on the Haiti earthquake available, and some of the latest [...]
Developing the Presence of God in Prayer
Posted in Devotional Prayer, Intercessory Prayer, tagged communion with God, developing God's Presence in prayer, Holy Spirit, Jesus, prayer, Presence of God on January 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One of the great enemies of prayer is the feeling that we are simply talking to ourselves and that no one is listening. You know that experience of beginning to pray and having no sense at all that God is with you or that he is even hearing your prayer. The walls seem like brass [...]
God Cares about the Details of our Lives
Posted in General Discipleship on January 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
For the past week I have been in Kansas City at the International House of Prayer. God gave me an opportunity to go there at the beginning of the year and it was a tremendous time of personal renewal and strengthening. I’ve been going there for many years but usually in the summer months. This [...]