From the rearview mirror, I saw my then-9-year-old praying again. After mouthing “Amen,” she picked up my phone and dialed her best friend’s number. After the initial greeting, she lit up: “OK, so I received my letter from the camp and have not opened it yet. Go get yours. As we decided, let’s open them together.” “Please let me be in the same club, please let me be in the same club,” I heard my baby girl whisper. She opened the letter and screamed: “Oh my goodness! I made it; I made Continue Reading
Prayer as a Constant Conversation with God {The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}
“Churches are good for prayer, but so are garages and cars and mountains and showers and dance floors.” — Anne Lamott Anne Lamott and I hardly have any commonality other than identifying as born-again Christians. But her quote about prayer resonated with me. Perhaps one of the verses in Scriptures that most challenges my flesh is found in Psalm 46: “Be still and know that I am God.” With a type-A, restless personality, I often struggle to sit still for a long time; therefore, in the Continue Reading
Pray Like You Believe There Is an Almighty God {The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}
Alexander II of Macedon, aka Alexander the Great, was arguably the wealthiest man who ever lived. A prolific military commander, he conquered a significant part of the civilized world in the 4th century B.C., accumulating a net worth estimated at around $500 billion in today’s currency. One of the secrets of his success was his generosity to his soldiers and commanders. He surrounded himself with loyal and yet greedy subjects, who received a hefty cut of the spoils of the king’s Continue Reading
Knocking on Heaven’s Door {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
I learned to be persistent in prayer when my children were little. If you have ever had a 7-year-old around, you can surely relate. Of all persistent children in the world, I believe my youngest daughter takes the cake. She always knows what she wanted. And asks for it. A lot. When she was little, she would not take no for an answer until mom got her attention, looked her in the eye and spelled out: “I said N-O!” for the 15th (and hopefully last) time. Still, after about five minutes, she Continue Reading
