Tag Archives: Prayer
Praying Through the News
The other day, I had the evening news on. The kids were home, so the evening news on the TV is worse than not having the TV on. Abbie, our oldest, asks, “Why do you watch the news?” There are … Continue reading
A Child’s Prayer
The other night at dinner our eldest daughter, Abbie, prayed this line as part of her dinner blessing- “Help us to be proactive in loving our neighbors.” I was caught off-guard for a few reasons. First, that she used proactive … Continue reading
On Sunday, we continued our series on The Lord’s Prayer called “Pray Like Jesus” by looking at the phrase “Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.” Forgiveness is central to the Biblical narrative. Jesus died on the cross, … Continue reading
Pray Like Jesus: Give Us This Day
In our series, “Pray Like Jesus” we have been breaking down the phrases of The Lord’s Prayer and seeking to understand how we can move beyond saying/praying these lines to living out the model prayer that Jesus gives us. You … Continue reading
Pray Like Jesus: Your Kingdom Come
In week two of our series, “Pray Like Jesus,” we looked at the phrase “Your Kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven.” The Kingdom is a phrase that is central to what God is doing from Genesis to … Continue reading
Pray Like Jesus: Our Father in Heaven
A few weeks ago- we began a series on The Lord’s Prayer called, “Pray Like Jesus.” In the first week, we looked at the phrase “Our Father in Heaven” as a starting point- and subsequently will look at the … Continue reading
New Series: Pray Like Jesus
The Lord’s Prayer is a beloved part of the Christian life. I can remember growing up in the Presbyterian Church in the small town of Hadley, PA reciting The Lord’s Prayer each Sunday. As child, when I memorized The Lord’s … Continue reading
Why We Fast
The first time I remember fasting was as a teenager doing an event called the 30 Hour Famine- now this wasn’t “real” fasting as we’ll see, but it was my first experience and exposure to the concept. I remember going … Continue reading
Praying for Peace in Syria
I know that I am not the only person appalled at the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria against their own people. This breaks international laws “regulating” warfare (which sounds strange- but that is essentially what it is) and … Continue reading
Holding Up One Another’s Arms
This past Sunday, friends Scott and Meg Rambo stopped by Hope Church to share about their work in Uganda and where God is leading them. They both shared about the importance of intercessory prayer in the lives of missionaries- and … Continue reading
Exiled Community 