How to Give the Gift of Prayer for Christmas With all of the hustle and bustle of the season, it can be challenging to maintain a practical focus on the birth of Christ. Amid the parties, shopping, wrapping, baking, and fun activities, Christ can fade into the background if we Read more

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It was unbelievable. She had quit her job to be home with the kids when they were babies. The very same week, her husband lost his job. All of a sudden, they had a huge house and no income. And the utility bill was due. They only told a few Read more

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7 Ways to Pray for that One Who’s Drifted Away from God I had the chance to be involved in a couple of Christian parenting events recently. Much great information was shared, and lots of good discussions took place. It was a joy to be included in these events. However, Read more

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How to Make Philippians 4:6 Your Personal Prayer Over the past few months, I’ve started something new.  I’m assisting people with their marketing and social media needs. It’s my joy to work with small businesses and bloggers nationwide as they are just starting out and seeking to grow their reach, Read more

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Turning Psalm 23 into a Personal Prayer My friend Don Woodruff recently shared the most wonderful article about making The Lord’s Prayer personal. So many of you responded to this post that I decided to share more of these well-loved passages and turn them into personal prayers. Today, we take Read more

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How to Turn Jeremiah 33:3 into a Personal Prayer Do you ever find yourself wishing for more wisdom, insight, and understanding? Indeed, would you like to be more discerning? Honestly, one of the best ways to become wiser is to seek the Lord in prayer and reading the Bible. How Read more

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From time to time, people want to know how I got started writing books with my current publisher. It’s so baffling! My simple answer – I prayed and asked God to allow me to write with a wonderful publishing company. It was a request I made to the Lord over Read more

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Effective Praying to Change Your Life For Christians, prayer is a wonderful gift. Prayer is how we fellowship with God and enjoy a personal relationship with a personal God. It’s the sweet, amazing, and sometimes rather unusual way that we communicate with our Creator. Indeed, according to author Henri Nouwen, Read more

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When I see 11:18 on the clock, it’s my cue to pray for my marriage. Whether it’s morning or night, I pray blessings on my marriage at 11:18, because my husband and I were married on November 18. For years, I’ve used the clock as a reminder to pray. I Read more

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