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Your will be done

The two requests in verse 10 of the Lord’s Prayer are two sides of the same coin (Matthew 6:9-13). When we pray for God to rule as king, we’re also acknowledging that we will obey the King and do His... read more »

compartments

I was talking with a friend the other day about how easy it is to live our life compartmentally. For instance, on Sundays we can enter the compartment of going to church and worshiping God. But the rest... read more »

coyote wild

I live in a neighborhood where people mow their lawns, plant flowers, and clean up after their dogs. But sometimes at night, we hear eerie noises. I’m not talking about the neighbor’s beagle yelping... read more »

August 9, 2010

What answer to prayer has God given you recently?

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give me wisdom

While driving Ian and Wasswa (the 6-year-old Ugandan orphans I’m helping to raise) to school one morning, the discussion turned to the boys’ future jobs.

Quickly chiming in with his career... read more »

risk takers

One of the saddest accounts in the Bible is recorded in the Old Testament book of Numbers (chapters 13–14). It’s the story of the Israelites who had previously been miraculously delivered from a life... read more »

true view

Researchers Christian Smith and Melinda Lundquist Denton have coined a term for the religious beliefs of many teens—Moralistic Therapeutic Deism. Their view of God and faith—shared by a good... read more »

run the race

One of my favorite television programs is The Amazing Race. This reality show takes up to a dozen couples (people in pre-existing relationships) and places them in a foreign country where they... read more »

divine tripping

In 2 Chronicles 25 we read about the reign of King Amaziah, the twelfth king of Judah who took over the throne after his father was assassinated. For the most part, Amaziah was a good king who “did what... read more »

godly wisdom

Yogi Berra, former Major League Baseball player and manager, demonstrated the linguistic gymnastics that earned him eight entries in Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, when he addressed graduates... read more »
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