Category: Friday Devotionals

“Why didn’t you pray for yourself, Mom?”  My daughter and I were laying in bed together praying and, when we were finished, she asked me…

View More Prayers of Simple Faith

I am Jonah. It’s not a very flattering idea to think about, but it’s true.  Like him, I need to be saved, rescued out of…

View More More Like Jonah Than I Want To Be

After more than twenty-five years in ministry, I’ve found I’ve experienced two kinds of prayer. Reactive and proactive. Reactive prayer knows I need God. It…

View More Getting practical about praying through the dark winter of the soul – Part 2

Mommy, I’m scared! I woke up to those dreaded words in the wee hours of the morning somewhere between dreams. My incoherent mommy brain couldn’t…

View More God is Always With You   

It’s been quite the winter. Storm after storm has punished the land, bringing complications, delays, and cancellations. It’s also been quite the winter for my…

View More Praying through the dark winter of the soul – Part 1

On the day that Jesus died, three men hung on crosses. Three men that society had lumped together, men who deserved to die the worst…

View More A Thief’s Prayer – My Prayer

I’ve been reading backwards through the New Testament. There’s something about reading the letters to the early church first, and then diving into the history…

View More The Vertical Thread

Sometimes our prayers are too small.  Many of us keep lists of people and situations we pray for regularly. I am so thankful we can…

View More Praying Bigger Prayers