Sometimes people ask if I’d ever write a non fiction book. After all, I did major in journalism at the great Ohio State. But I loved writing features more than the hard news. I prefer to make things up rather than writing “just the facts.” When I was in journalism school, the facts were very important. I understand truth not critical …
Be Devoted To Prayer
I love this quote from Spurgeon. Because hidden in the layers is the true struggle of the Christian walk. Prayer. The apostle Paul continually admonished the Churches of the New Testament to pray. Yet, prayer meetings continues to be the least attended meetings in the modern church. I wonder how much we could do for our families and our country …
Building a Culture of Prayer Part 3
These book titles sound familiar, right? “A Purpose Driven Life.” “Your Best Life Now.” “Become A Better You.” “Eat, Pray, Love,” which isn’t much abour prayer as one might think. “The Shack.” We are quick in our culture to run to gimmicks, to jump on the band wagon of, “Quick solution. Easy answer. Short cuts galore.” Remember the “Prayer of …
Building A Culture of Prayer Part 1
In the summer of 2002, several youth pastors in our county gathered to begin what we hoped would be a House of Prayer in our central Florida region. For six and a half years, we labored in worship and prayer two hours, one night a week. Fire Dweller, as we called our group, grew in numbers. We shrunk in numbers. …