by Bob | Dec 31, 2024 | Prayer, Puritan Prayer
As we enter a new year, this prayer, drawn from the collection of Puritan prayers in The Valley of Vision, provides perspective on trusting God for what lies ahead… I Launch My Bark on the Unknown Waters of This Year “O Lord, I launch my bark on the unknown...
by Bob | Sep 9, 2024 | Prayer, Solitude
In the Gospels, Jesus and His disciples consistently practiced embodied-soul renewal. Jesus recognized, modeled, and taught the embodied necessity of rest, renewal, withdrawal, solitude, prayer, and sabbath. No matter how spiritually mature we are, our bodies are...
by Bob | Mar 9, 2022 | Prayer
A Word from Bob If you’re like me, you sometimes struggle for the words to pray. One of the most powerful and personal ways to pray is to pray prayers from the Bible. We can express the depths of our hearts by personalizing the prayers of the Apostle Paul. In my first...
by Bob | Mar 7, 2022 | Prayer
If you’re like me, you sometimes struggle for the words to pray. One of the most powerful and personal ways to pray is to pray prayers from the Bible. We can express the depths of our hearts by personalizing the prayers of the Apostle Paul. Here are two of those...
by Bob | Feb 15, 2021 | Prayer
There are so many reactions we could have when we hear the news of a Christian leader’s sin. I’ve been pondering the reaction of prayer. Here are seven people or people-groups we could pray for when a Christian leader sins in a way that disqualifies them for ministry....
by Bob | Apr 23, 2020 | Lord's Prayer, Prayer
There’s nothing more important in life than our relationship with God through Christ. This is, of course, true for our eternal life. It is also true for our daily life. This is why Jesus taught his disciples—and us—how to pray, how to talk to God. The Lord’s Prayer:...
