Am I prayerful enough?

Recently I ran into a friend I’d not seen in months. We smiled, clasped hands, and progressed with the typical salutations of a chance meeting. When I exclaimed that I had been thinking about her so much lately and praying for her, she grew suddenly serious. “Well, that’s no coincidence.” Um, okay. I kind of brushed…

Are we studying the Bible backwards?

It’s possible some of us (many of us) have a backwards approach to Bible study. We’ve been told forever that the Bible is “an instruction manual for life” but — Is it really? I’m not so sure, and I’d love to hear your thoughts.

A Prayer for those Treading Water

Do you have a regular prayer that you repeat over and over? Margaret Feinberg shared in her book Wonderstruck about a time she become so weary in spirit that all she could pray was: God is good.God is on the throne.Breathe in.Breathe out. These were the words she whispered while making snow angels in the…