Prayer Hacks

Don’t you just love it when a plan comes together? Isn’t it awesome when you try something and it actually works? I have little ability

Since we want to grow in our prayer life, maybe a good model for us is Jesus. What did He pray about while He was

The BLESS acronym is an easy way to remember five important ways to intercede for others. Use this pattern to pray for family members, friends,

Join the Army of Intercessors Seeking to Reclaim a Generation! By Cheryl Sacks Perhaps, like me, you are deeply concerned about what you see happening

The first area of prayer most of us develop is praying for ourselves—or prayers of petition. Even there we can learn to pray God’s will

3 Simple Insights on How to Do It By Jonathan Graf We know from the Scriptures, that to receive an answer to prayer we are

When my granddaughter Gabrielle was three years old, she lived with us for a time. Many times in the evening she played near me while

My six-year-old grandson Jack cracks me up! Recently my daughter (his mom) doodled some plans in pencil for a house they are thinking of building.

One of the most important assignments believers have is to pray family and friends to Christ. Jesus interceded for future converts when he said to

Longtime Presbyterian minister, Dr. Wilbur Chapman (early 1900s) was 26 when called to be pastor of Wanamakers Church in Philadelphia. His first Sunday, an old

When we enter a new year, many believers look for ways to deepen their relationships with Jesus. Taking steps to grow in your prayer life

By David Chotka We say it without thinking much about it. In fact, we say the words as a rote memory prayer to close the

Personal revival starts with thirst. God uses the desert to create an unquenchable thirst for Jesus. Nothing this world offers will satisfy. Nothing. Only Jesus.

As we begin a new year, taking stock of our prayer life can be a good thing. How can we improve? In what ways can

In an earlier “Prayer Hacks” I wrote about the purposes for prayer. (To read click here.) The primary purpose is to grow a relationship with

One of my favorite passages in Scripture is Luke 2:22-31, the account where Mary and Joseph took Jesus to the Temple for circumcision and to

One of my favorite quotes on spiritual warfare comes from The Kneeling Christian: “There is nothing the devil dreads so much as prayer? His great

By Alvin VanderGriend Have you ever thought about all the different ways that God has at his disposal to answer prayer? He can work naturally

By Dave Butts In every election cycle, American Christians face both amazing opportunities and grave dangers. We are privileged to be a part of those

By Alvin VanderGriend Sometimes when we pray we don’t know what God’s will is for the specific situation we are praying about. We don’t know

 In John 13-18, at the last supper, we have an interesting snippet into the life of Jesus. Like a parent who is leaving his child