The 5P’sof Prayer: Unlocking the Heart of the Lord’s Prayer
1. Praise: Recognizing the Father Scripture: Matthew 6:9– “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.” Jesus teaches us that prayer should begin with worship. Before we present requests, we turn our hearts toward who God is. Calling Him Our Father reminds us of His love and our place as His children. To hallow His […]
Comfort Zone!
I wrote this a few years ago, but it’s still relevant today. You’ve heard it said so many times, step out of it and do more. Be more. But God gave you something that you are comfortable and conversant with for a reason. Have you exhausted that reason? Have you excelled in that place of […]
THE MAN AMONG THE TOMBS — Part 3
Sleep found me that night, soft and clean, without nightmares scratching at the edges of my mind. When morning light pressed against my eyelids, I opened my eyes slowly, half expecting the voices to return. But all I heard was Medad’s steady breathing beside me. The oil lamp was nearly burned out, its last ember […]
THE MAN AMONG THE TOMBS — Part 2
The path from the tombs back toward the village felt unfamiliar, though I had walked it countless times in another life. The earth beneath my feet was softer than I remembered and the scent of wet soil still lingered from the storm. Each step made my mind clearer, as if the rain that soaked the […]
THE MAN AMONG THE TOMBS — Part 1
I do not remember the last time anyone called me by my name. Not the name the villagers used when they whispered about me in fear. Not the names the demons snarled inside my head. I mean the name my wife used to murmur in the quiet hours of evening, the name she would breathe […]