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Fasting during Lent

  Fasting (going without something, usually food) is often connected with the season of Lent. Why?   Lent looks forward to Christ’s sacrifice on the cross and his resurrection from the dead. It’s considered a season of preparation. Joel 2:15 … Continue reading

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Kneeling in Prayer

I had a doctor’s appointment yesterday. I rearranged my schedule to make it work. That’s what we do with appointments. “Have an appointment with the Lord.” Rearrange your schedule. Make it work. Pray with power. You won’t be sorry.

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Standing in Prayer

  Two men stood in prayer:     Luke 18:9-11, 13 (NIV) Jesus told this parable: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, … Continue reading

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On Your Face in Prayer

  Today is Ash Wednesday, marking the start of Lent. Lent is the season of preparation, as we remember Christ’s death, burial and resurrection.   Lent is a time of prayer. Let’s start flat on the ground in humble gratitude … Continue reading

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Sitting in Prayer

  We sit on the couch and pray. We sit at the table and pray. We sit in the church pew and pray. We sit in the car and pray.   1 Chronicles 17:16-17 (TLB) Then King David went in … Continue reading

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Peace for the Nations

Let there be peace on earth.   So be it.  

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Nations Without a Prayer

  Psalm 2 is familiar to me. The words from Young’s Literal Translation catch my imagination.     Psalm 2:1-2 (YLT) Why have nations tumultuously assembled? And do peoples meditate vanity? Station themselves do kings of the earth, And princes … Continue reading

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Prayer for the Nations

Is there war on the horizon? God knows. Psalm 33:10-12 (ESV) The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples. The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of his heart to all generations. Blessed … Continue reading

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There’s Always Time for Prayer

  Back when I was a kid, I heard many a TV commercial claim, “There’s always room for Jello.” And yes, even a big meal left enough room for a bit of fruity sweetness.   Likewise, there’s always time for … Continue reading

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Rushed Prayer Time

  Yesterday we thought about sweet hours of prayer. Today we focus on frantic moments.     David shared one such moment: Psalm 70:1 (NIRV) Please, God, rescue me! Lord, hurry and help me! Long and sweet. short and frenzied … Continue reading

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