Tag: faith
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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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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 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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A Formula for Prayer
I’ve been in church all my life. I’ve spent countless hours with Christian brothers and sisters both within the context of church gatherings, small groups, and in one on one relationships. But honestly, I can recount only a handful of times when the prayers of the saints impacted me in such a way as to…
Jacob Orr 