Over the last several years I have become convinced that gathering as a family for daily devotions is a vital element of the spiritual development of my children and the spiritual unity of our family. We started 10 years ago with a prayer journal, a Bible story book and a baby. Since then we have [...]

So many times I have gone to a book on prayer looking for encouragement in praying only to come away overwhelmed with all I am not doing in prayer. Miller’s A Praying Life is different. This book increased my desire to pray and helped explain to me why prayer is often something I am tempted [...]

Again we come back to our survey of the New Testament with special focus on what it teaches about the local church.  In Acts 12, we again see some key points of emphasis to be considered as we think about what the New Testament directs the church to be today. We are reminded first of [...]

Borrowing from the apostle Paul, I am adopting this prayer as my own for our church in 2011 . . . 16 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of [...]