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Prayer, Plain and Simple
When the Goin’ Gets Tough… Pray Like Jesus
By
Mark Herringshaw
Weariness can kill the practice of prayer. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve decided to get up early in the morning or stay up a bit later at night to spend time talking with God. All the best laid plans… thwarted by sleepiness. Actually I’ve found that if I have trouble sleeping, I…
If and only if… part 2
By
Mark Herringshaw
There’s a second Biblical condition to answered prayer. Jesus makes some amazing promises about the power of intercession, then attaches some contingencies. You can check out Thursday’s post if you’d like to explore this more. Bottom line: God has put himself on the line with audacious promises! Yet as bold as these promises are,…
Enough is enough, but not enough is never enough…
By
Mark Herringshaw
Enough is enough, but not enough is never enough. On paper my income should be sufficient. I get a steady paycheck every month. We don’t spend what we have recklessly either. My wife Jill shops at garage sales. We’ve paid off both our cars. I think we work hard very hard to make the ends…
If and only if… part 1
By
Mark Herringshaw
We pray behind some remarkable promises from Jesus about the power of prayer. You can check out yesterday’s post if you’d like to see a few of those commitments. Essentially, the founder and CEO of the universe offers to put himself at our beckon call! It seems crazy and backwards, but he promises to serve…
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