Posts with the category “prayer”

When we talk about growing in communion with God through prayer, it’s easy to feel like we have to do something big. We make grand plans. We consider radical overhauls. We set our alarm early, imagining long stretches of uninterrupted devotion. And while those desires are often sincere, they can also become the very thing that keeps us from actually praying.  Read More

This prayer is from our November 1st Sunday gathering and reflects our heart for God to strengthen us and cause us to shine brightly in the midst of a polarized and charged election week.   Read More

DAVID WELLS This article originally appeared in Christianity Today magazine, November 2, 1979. You will be appalled by the story I am about to relate to you. Appalled, that is, if you have any kind of social conscience.A poor, black woman, living on Chicago's South Side, sought to have her apartment properly heated during the frigid winter months. Despite city law that demanded it, her unscrupulou...  Read More