Measure of Life – Conformity to Jesus
I have bad news! Because we crave acceptance, we permit parents, peers, pressures, and the public to define us. Consequently, Father’s original design is hidden beneath layers (like an onion)…
Maintenance of Life – Intimacy With Jesus
As there are basics for maintaining physical life (food, water, sleep, and exercise), so there are fundamentals for sustaining one's connection to Jesus. They are meditation (listening), prayer (conversation),…
Faith and facts
Abraham went on hoping in faith, relying on the promise of God that he would become “the father of many nations”. With undaunted faith he looked at the facts: his…
John Eldridge on prayer
“‘Papa, I come to you this morning’ has a totally different feel than ‘Almighty God and Everlasting Father.’ Even if you do not start out that way, addressing God with…
Bono on prayer
“I pray to get to know the will of God, because then the prayers have more chance of coming true—I mean, that’s the thing about prayer, isn’t it? We don’t…