Our Daily Portion: Trusting Jesus Day by Day
Wading in unknown waters can be unsettling. Sometimes we are hesitant to take a step in any direction because the water seems too murky. We all find ourselves in these...
Looking Back: 30 Years in Children’s Ministry
As a long-time children’s pastor, the term “looking back” reminds me of Genesis 19 and the story about Lot’s wife. Without fear of turning into a pillar of salt, I...
A Life Filled With Prayer
Growing up in the home of an IPHC pastor, I often heard the phrase "prayer changes things." I have witnessed and experienced this life-altering phrase and know without a doubt...
Teaching Prayer in Children’s Ministry
In a typical children’s ministry, prayer is often an afterthought tagged onto the end of a Bible lesson or forgotten entirely. It seems we have given prayer a backseat in...
Are We Listening?
**This article is from the book Pause: The Secret to a Better Life One Word at a Time.** We talk to God. He listens. We read God’s Word. He speaks....
Altars and Prayer Legs
"Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat; but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail..." — Luke 22:31-32 NASB We often...
Recommended Resource: Praying God’s Word Day by Day
Beth Moore had this to say about this resource, “This book is a result of my unquenchable desire to share one of the most effective approaches to the liberated life...
Help Them Know How Much You Love Them
“Lord, help them love You a little more everyday.” This was the prayer I prayed most often for my children until just over a month ago, and while I still...
Recommended Resource: Something Happens When Churches Pray
Warren W. Wiersbe, a former pastor of the Moody Church and general director of Back to the Bible, traveled widely as a Bible teacher and conference speaker. Because of his...
Praying in the Spirit Pt. One
Prayer is one of the spiritual disciplines. Jesus practiced this discipline and instructed his disciples to do the same. He even gave them guidance on how and what to pray....