“Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you. You must travel it by yourself. It is not far. It is within reach. Perhaps you have been on it since you were born, and did not know.” – Walt Whitman
“We realize that we are energized by the Holy Spirit for prayer; and we know what it is to pray in accordance with the Spirit; but we don’t often realize that the Holy Spirit Himself prays prayers in us which we cannot utter ourselves. When we are born again of God and are indwelt by …
“Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed. If you are insulted because of the …
This is another installment in a series on having a conversational relationship with our God by His Holy Spirit within us. The previous posts were published 2/6, 4/16, 23, 30, and 5/7 and 14. An important factor in growing in our ability to hear from the Holy Spirit is what I refer to as the …
This is the fifth installment in a series on developing a conversational relationship with our God by His Holy Spirit. The previous posts were published February 6, April 16, 23, and 30. The key to this entire process of conversational communion with our God the Holy Spirit is the absolute surrender of the person to …
Installment five in this series on hearing our God speak. Image: the author (bearded), the big yellow van in this story, and a few volunteers in the Sierra Nevada. The Holy Spirit of God speaks to us often each day, in a variety of ways for a variety of purposes. Often, people will try to …
This is the fourth installment in a series on developing a conversational relationship with our God by His Holy Spirit. The previous posts were published February 6, April 16, and April 23. Quote above from Della Reese. The first step in learning to have conversational communion with my God was realizing that He indeed speaks …
Image via Hippostcard.com On April 30, 1983, Lois Main returned from a conference to her home in Coalinga, California. Coalinga, an oil town of 6,757 people nestled in a small valley set in the Diablo Mountains, part of the coastal ranges of central California. These mountains lie along part of the San Andreas Fault and …
David’s prayers are often rendered to God with an air of confidence. What is the source of this confidence when we pray? We have been exploring Psalm 91 as a model for our praying during the Covid-19 pandemic. As we close out the discussion of praying in the midst of this pandemic, the final three …
The Psalms were written as prayers to God. In the Hebrew tradition the book was referred to as "The Prayers of David." Our God gave us this extensive collection of recorded prayers for a reason - they are patterns and models for our own thoughts and prayers every day. Paraphrasing the Psalms into prayers is …
Difficult passages in the life of a person, a community, or a nation often drive people to prayer. While prayer is always available to us, so many of us are not available to pray. We are too busy, to hurried, to distracted, and to selfish in our paradigms to stop to communicate with our God. …
