My Soup Kitchen Prayer

Saturdays, when I can, I volunteer at our church’s soup kitchen. It’s an amazing operation. Volunteers prep all…

My Prayer to Find a Job

My employer’s words struck terror in my heart: “I’m sorry, Jock, but we have to let you go.…

Meet the Real People Behind the Movie ‘Breakthrough’

Letting God Do His Work as We Do Ours

Someone recently told me that God answers prayers in one of three ways: yes, no, or not now.…

Learning to Trust God

I’ve been stressing a bit lately. Maybe more than a bit. Since the beginning of the year, it…

Joel Osteen: God Is Answering Your Prayers

One of the best prayers that we could ever pray is “God, not my will, but your will…

Jesus on the Subway

I’d been thinking for a couple of days about what it means to pray with Jesus and pray…

I’ve Been Praying for You

I’ll start by warning you that you might want to grab a tissue for this one. I’ve watched…

Inspired to Go the Distance

That Saturday morning I slept in. Not like I had anything to get up for anyway. But I…

How ‘Unanswered’ Prayers Draw Us Closer to God

Sometimes prayer doesn’t work.  That may be an unpopular—even blasphemous—statement. But it’s more or less true, from our…

How to Wait for an Answer to Your Prayers

Not all prayers are answered in the way we hope, but still we continue to pray and trust…

How to Find God When You Feel Depleted

Have you ever felt like the world is caving in on you, like you didn’t have the strength…