How to Pray for Your Enemies July 27, 2023 by: John Piper This article is part of the How to Pray series. “Pray for Those Who Persecute You” Jesus gives numerous examples of the kinds of behaviors involved in loving our enemies. The first mentioned in the Sermon on the Mount after the command to…
The Counterintuitive Path to Blessing July 27, 2023 by: Chris Castaldo You Are Invited When we pray for God’s kingdom to come “on earth as it is in heaven” (Matt. 6:10), we sometimes imagine the kingdom to be far away. It is, however, closer than we think. In the crucified and risen King, the two…
Your Prayer Life Might Be Better Than You Think July 26, 2023 by: Daniel J. Brendsel A Struggle with Prayer “I don’t pray often. When I do, I just don’t know what to say. I know it should be more than a list of demands, but I stall out. I wish I had a better…
Get off the Fence Those who follow and fumble, who fall but cannot rise again – there is hope and a Bright new future – a new life with the only true King. Fences are made to keep things out – which should not. Fences are put up to protect things that are inside. Fences…
I Surrender… I Pray to the one who completes me – the one who fills the void in my heart – please help! Liberate my desolate, lonely soul… serve me with your amazing presence and complete the good works in me. I am but a wanderer – a vagabond – the called prodigal son/daughter. Pour…