Tag: prayer

  • 2025—What Difference Will You Make?

    2025—What Difference Will You Make?

    The beginning of the year is the time of self-evaluation. We look at things like health, clutter, spiritual disciplines, and our age. When we do this, we can begin to think “what-if” or “if-only.” Those two phrases are not beneficial to us because they can lead to self-condemnation and anxiety. We must find a better…

  • So, It Begins

    So, It Begins

    You don’t even have to ask what the “it” is, do you? We all know that “it” refers to the Christmas season with all its busyness. As I think of how fast each one of these days go by, I wonder how in the world I can muster up enough energy to accomplish my list.…

  • How Do I Handle Dread?

    How Do I Handle Dread?

    The experience of dread is one we have all tasted.  If we were to compare it to an actual taste in our mouth, it would be bitter.  What makes dread so bitter is revealed to us in the definition of the word.  Dread is “to fear greatly, be reluctant to do something, or apprehension of…

  • God Uses Our Prayers

    God Uses Our Prayers

    How many times have you said, “I’ll pray for you”?  How many times have you walked away from that conversation and forgotten to pray?  If you’re like me, you have forgotten far too often.  One of the ways to prevent that is to pray right then and there with the person.  Another thing you can…