“To have found God and still to pursue Him is the soul’s paradox of love.” – Aiden Wilson Tozer
James Montgomery, (1771 - 1854) was the son of Moravian parents who died on a West Indies mission field while he was in boarding school. Montgomery inherited a strong religious bent, a passion for missions, and an independent mind. One to speak his mind in person and in print, he was often troubled by the …
Our God has seen fit to fill the scriptures with prayers of praise and petition for others. There are so many of these prayers that it is clear that the Lord is trying to show us how to pray according to His will. Here are a few of these prayers by general topic. Worship and …
George MacDonald (1824-1905) was a Congregational minister for roughly seven years before leaving the professional ministry and turning his attention to writing. His faith was fearless, the very center of his life and work. He continued to speak in congregations when needed, and wrote several books of "unspoken sermons." These unspoken sermons are a treasury …
Here is the conclusion from the "Promoted to Pray" post from Monday, 1/27. If you have not read that post, go check it out as it is the lead-up to the events in this post. This is story about a miraculous event that happened in my birth town, Coalinga, CA, in 1983. The earthquake that …
Here is an interesting story about prayer and our God speaking to people. I wrote this true story several years ago for my business website, Level 5 Services.com On April 30, 1983, Lois Main returned from a conference to her home in Coalinga, California. An oil town of 6,757 people, Coalinga is nestled in a …
Wisdom from those who have walked with their God in a New Covenant relationship. These words are from Amy Carmichael, a missionary first in Japan and then in India, where she gave her life to rescuing young girls and boys from Hindu temple prostitution. ""But when he was yet a great way off, his Father saw …
Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, English abolitionist and statesman, on prayer. Buxton was a part of an extended family of missionaries around the world that included C.T. Studd and Norman Grubb. He was a strong advocate against slavery and for the rights and self-determination of indigenous people around the world. "When I am out of heart, I follow …
In the previous post, I wrote of our God's larger purposes for us and how when we pray for those as our most urgent priorities our lives will begin to align with His life and will in us. There are many purposes our God has in mind for us, purposes that fit under the three …
If we were honest about the prayers we tend to pray most often, they are prayers that attempt to get out God to alter our temporal circumstances. There are very few of that type of prayer recorded in the scriptures. Prayers in the Bible are primarily focused on the greatness and glory of our God, …
Our modern view of prayer in the religion of the institutional church is very weak and one-dimensional. For so many, prayer is characterized by the following fallacious attitudes and beliefs: Prayer is an event - we "do" prayer, usually at specific times and in specific settings. Over a meal. Before a meeting. For a few …
One Pursuit 