Category: Christian Living
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Childlike Faith or Spiritual Maturity?
Embarrassing Memory Alert: In middle school, I was a part of the National Junior Beta Club. Our school was invited to take part in an event where some of us competed in athletic exercises. I was assigned to participate in the creative writing exercise. The administrators gave us two different essay topics but we were…
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Creating Godly Family Rhythms for the School Year
Well, it’s official. We now have an elementary schooler, a middle schooler, and a high schooler in our household. Our kids, (9th grade, 7th grade, and 4th grade) started school again this week. It’s always difficult to regain a family rhythm for this time of year. I mean, we just spent roughly 3 months creating…
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The Discipline of Fasting
As we close our blog series on prayer this week, I want to cover a discipline that is closely related to prayer. It is one that is not always widely talked about but Scripture mentions many times in cooperation with the exercise of prayer. It is a discipline we must learn how to use for…
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Ask. Seek. Knock.
During the Pandemic when we were all stuck inside the house, some people used the time to develop new skills or take up new hobbies or interests. I, myself, learned one new skill also. I wish I could say that it’s useful and helpful and earns me a lot of money and recognition. It doesn’t.…
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Intercessory Prayer: A Lesson from Nehemiah
Have you ever prayed for someone in a way that you were absolutely desperate for God to intervene? This type of intercessory prayer is not like seeing a friend in passing and telling them you will pray for them and then going about with your day. It is not the casual prayer you voice for…
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A Prayer in Times of Crisis
Have you ever experienced a crisis? Of course, you have. We all do. I once heard that the average family experiences at least one medical emergency or some type of crisis every ten years. I thought, “That’s extremely conservative.” We seem to have some sort of crisis every ten days! Sometimes every ten minutes! The…
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Solomon’s Prayer for Wisdom
All of us at some point or another come to a place in our lives where we just don’t know what is next. We are on the cusps of a decision and there is no clear right or wrong answer. Or we are in a situation and don’t know how to best proceed. We are…
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David’s Prayer for Repentance
We are continuing our series on prayer. Remember, Humility + Faith + Intimacy with the Father equals Powerful Prayer. My wife and I met in college at the end of fall semester on the side of the road. When I tell this story, she is always quick to point out that it sounds more dramatic…
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A Mother’s Prayer
As I’ve shared with you previously, Humility + Faith + Intimacy with the Father = Powerful Prayers. In this post we will unpack a story that includes a prayer life that reflects this process of prayer. The story of Hannah is ultimately a story of how prayer and obedience go hand in hand. While In…
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Israel’s Song of Victory
If we want to pray with faith that moves mountains, we need to understand what prayer is. I believe there’s a simple formula for a powerful prayer life. Humility + Faith + Intimacy with the Father = Powerful Prayers. It is my hope that we become people that prays powerfully. We are all testimonies of…
Jacob Orr 