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Prayer, Plain and Simple
Praying Without Words
By
Mark and Jill Herringshaw
“And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.” (Romans 8:26) Prayer is often expressed in words, ours. God values words. Words matter and words mean things. In…
A Prayer Strategy for Business Leaders
By
Mark and Jill Herringshaw
“Not by might. Not by power. But my Spirit, says the Lord” (Zechariah 4:6) Careful planning and hard work are vital, but they have limits. Zerubbabel had an impossible job. So do you. He had to rebuild Jerusalem with a rag-tag group of ex-slaves; you have to build a business based on integrity and servant-hood…
Prayer as a Lifestyle
By
Mark and Jill Herringshaw
“Pray without ceasing…” (I Thessalonians 5:17) Seriously? I can barely keep focused 10 minutes. How can I “pray without ceasing?” Answer: expand my understanding of prayer! In 17th century France there lived a man known as Brother Lawrence. When Lawrence was denied the opportunity to become a monk he instead volunteered to work in the…
Prayer is a Contact Sport
By
Mark and Jill Herringshaw
“I will not let you go unless you bless me!” (Genesis 32:26) Prayer is“Chutzpah.” How audacious, to think that specks of stardust living on a pebble of stardust in a sidetrack galaxy on the backwaters of the Universe can mutter and mumble and grab the attention of the Master Creator! But we can. And he…
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