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Make Prayer Beautiful
I quit praying for eight years because the amount of resistance wore me down. But prayer is so transformative, I want you to be able to pray in health and power.
Episodes
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How to Pray Knowing I'm Going in the Right Direction, Part 6
Learning to live a life where the future is glistening with hope.
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How to Pray Knowing I'm Going in the Right Direction, Part 5
The persnickety ways that God often doesn't answer in the obvious and apparent ways.
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How to Pray Knowing I'm Going in the Right Direction, Part 4
Peter and the gold coin in the fish's mouth, the sphere where we are called, and the dream in our hearts.
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How to Pray Knowing I'm Going in the Right Direction, Part 3
An unflattering story of my own season of magical thinking and presumptive prayers.
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How to Pray Knowing I'm Going in the Right Direction, Part 2
Listening to the Lord, doing what he says, looking at the current places of favor, and using what's in your hand.
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How to Pray Knowing I'm Going in the Right Direction, Part 1
Following the way of peace and praying the scriptures.
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On Skipping Date Night, Checking the Phone on the Sabbath, and Generally Entering into a Life That Works for Me
Resisting the good advice that doesn't create peace.
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Fasting, Feasting, and Just Living
Reflections on the importance of all three. (A theme I return to cyclically, it seems.)
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No One, on Summiting a Mountain, Decides to Live There Forever
Thinking about mountaintop experiences.
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Sending Popcorn to a Dying Man
When trying to be obedient feels incredibly stupid … do it anyway.
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My Realization About Why Some Prayers Don't Feel Right
I have wondered this for several years, and had no language for it.
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My Upsetting Dream in the Atlanta Airport … with a Sudden and Unexpected Turn
A reminder that, with the Lord, everything is entirely possible.
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The Freedom to Have No Plan
Ten years ago, I couldn't have imagined the life I've lived. So maybe we walk with God and listen to his voice?
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Fun New Considerations About Fasting
Stories and perspective from two faithful men of God.
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What the Coffee Grounds Were Speaking
Similar things to the plates on the counter, the boxers on the floor, the shoes by the front door….
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A Messy Business Problem and the Miraculous Turnaround
Such a fabulous testimony!
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The Lord Loves Contemplatives and Active People, Too
Enter into the freedom to enjoy God, whether in silence or in action.
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Does Everyone Have an Anointing? Are Some Anointings Larger Than Others?
Contemplating questions based on unusual experiences.
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You Thought the Walk of Faith Would Be Easy?
Continuing adventures in figuring out what we offer clients with Workplace Prayer. (See https://workplaceprayer.com.)
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Shutting Down Sudden Onset Headaches
The need to close any open doors. And the book Sudden Onset Headaches: https://happybooks.me/headaches
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Asking the Lord to Answer Questions on Command
Entering into the awkwardness of the natural give-and-take of relationship.
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The Emotions of an Intercessor
Laughter, tears, holy awe: yay for the feeler gift!
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Use What's in Your Hand
Who wants the Provisioner Anointing?! (Everyone should!)
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Reframing the Idea of the Yoke That's Easy
Because the word isn't the word used for a yoke of oxen….
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On Not Being Relationally Dysfunctional with the Lord
We get to talk to him all day long! Yay!
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Would You Prefer to Go to Coffee with Someone for Their Character or Their Personality?
A question from the Lord with an interesting insight. (Fabulous, fabulous story.)
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When Not to Sit Front and Center
A and B students sit in the first two rows in college … but the Lord can also direct.
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Telling the Truth, Not Telling Everything, and Refusing to Take Responsibility
A few more thoughts on praying for healing.
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When Not One of the Paths Open Before You Is a Happy Path
Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the need to hear for oneself.
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Refusing the Prayers for Resurrection
Because what's coming is actually beyond imagining.
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Praying, Preparing, and the Walk of Faith
A story that inspires me, and the reality of the practical.
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How to Pray in the Midst of a Challenging Diagnosis?
A coworker diagnosed with ALS: how to pray?
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The Gorgeous Specificity of the Lord
A word about balance beams (or, perhaps, more properly, a teeter-totter), and how deeply that touched me. And the link mentioned…
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Thinking About Famous People of Prayer
Another meditation on how the Lord gives each of us gifts.
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So Many Disparate Pieces Coming Together
A testimony of the needed guidance of the Lord (this time in the realm of food and rage).
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Angelic Visitations and the Lack Thereof: A Happy Perspective
Including the question: what's the better car? A Ferrari or a Toyota Corolla?
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Taking the Time to Replenish the Oil
Thank you, Lord, for the gift of your presence.
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Time Is Not Fungible
An hour at 8am is not the same as 4pm or 8pm. We don't have the strength to resist and to fight at all times.
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Full-Frontal Resistance and Resistance by Neglect
At some point, how much do I want to pay attention to either of these?
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An Unexpected Meditation on Grieving
I had been planning to go in another direction, but this was top of mind after a recent conversation.
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Futility, Hope Deferred, and Wild Animals Taking Over the Land
Reflections on the emotions and the challenges of delays and frustrations.
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Let's Not Assume "Higher Levels, Bigger Devils"
And some steps to take after a time of pouring out.
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Planning Ahead to Prepare the Way for a Return
A testimony from sports to remember that there's nothing God can't fix in 2026.
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A Celebration of Treasures
The joy of obedience to the call of God. And a link: https://actintl.givingfuel.com/pray
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The First Read-Through
Why I like a quick audio overview, even though it has its limits.
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When Teaching Doesn't Seem Immediately Applicable …
It might be because it's not yet the fullness of time.
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What Are the Themes That Stir Your Heart?
The Lord gives each of us specific desires to pursue. How fun is that!
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One of the Early Identity Profiles, and How It Helps
Almost every day right now, I'm struck with a new revelation in this one.
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Resistance and Starting Something New
Some reflections on the black swan events that often accompany the call of God.
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The Truck Driver and the Bright Light
A crazy story of protection. What a miracle!