Sometimes when our prayers are answered with a “no” it can feel like God is not taking everything into account. Does he know how I feel? Does he know what this means? Does he really think there is good in what has just happened?Read More →
My adult children live their own lives, which can drive me crazy. Maintaining a healthy relationship with them when they make wacky decisions is challenging. But I’m able to restrain myself from nagging or offering unsolicited advice when I talk about it all to Jesus instead of them.Read More →
I have admired Lyli Dunbar’s writing and her passion for prayer for a long time. So, I was thrilled to meet her (virtually) at a conference we both attended this summer. And, equally thrilled to have her share her wisdom today. Be ready to find strength if you feel inadequate for the tasks and trials ahead of you. Last May, I unexpectedly became a first-time parent to an almost potty trained 3-year-old. I had never purchased a box of diapers in my life, nor could I ever have imagined reading bedtime stories to a toddler at age 52. When friends ask me how I amRead More →
When I’ve prayed for a solution to a problem in my secular work and God has answered my prayer, I tend to keep it to myself rather than try and explain it to my colleagues. I may, like Daniel, thank God for his answer in my personal times with him. However, when I talk to other people who have a different belief system to me, then I’m not sure how to approach it and put it into words. I need to be more like Daniel. Daniel had prayed. God had answered his prayer. Now Daniel had the opportunity to not only interpret Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, butRead More →
But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure. James 3:17 (NIV) We sat on roughly hewn marble slabs in the shade of a tree and out of the scorching heat before we climbed the Acropolis in Athens. Our guide made sure we had water with us. Then, she began to tell us the history. The Parthenon temple on the hill of the Acropolis was built for Athena, the goddess of wisdom. A huge statue in gold and ivory stood in the temple. “The Greeks believed wisdom came from the head,” she said. The story is Zeus gave birth to Athena from his headRead More →
