Our group recently did a ski retreat. While snowboarding, one of our freshmen guys got seriously hurt. He ruptured his spleen and the doctors said it was bad — stage four out of five stages of danger. He wasn’t expected to recover without surgery, and even then, it was iffy. So iffy they medevacked him […]
Category: prayer
Praying for the World
When it comes to prayer, we often need a spark or catalyst to get us outside our self-centered box. Check out: http://www.operationworld.org A separate country is featured everyday, exposing various needs, the percentage of the population that is Christian and other unique aspects. I found it very helpful for specific prayer concerns.
Prayer and youthwork
We had a woman volunteer in September. She didn’t mean to, but there were five students without adult sponsors. For months she met with those girls on Sunday mornings, talking with them, remembering their birthdays, and saying a short prayer. But not much happened. They weren’t a group. They didn’t bond. So she prayed for […]
There’s Someone pursuing those you pray for
When I pray for friends who don’t believe Jesus is God, I search Scripture for ways to pray. Just today an encouragement from an old poem came to mind. It’s not Scripture, but you can trace its roots there . . . I fled Him, down the nights and down the days I fled Him, […]
If you were Jesus
Let’s say you were Jesus, come to earth as the Messiah. The Redeemer. Born at the appointed time and place, as prophesied, to a virgin prepared by angelic visitation, and confirmed at the Temple by Simeon and Anna on your eighth day, your life is the focal point of scriptural anticipation. Not to mention all […]
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