I want to continue the thought I started in my God of Secrets post about Luke 11. I don’t know how most people interpret the parable of the friend at midnight, but for me, it is one of the most significant passages in the Bible about prayer.
“And [Jesus] said to them, “Which of you shall [...]
Posts Tagged ‘faith’
Persistent Prayer
Posted in Life, Prayer Room Life, Theology, tagged Bible, Christ, Christianity, faith, faithfulness, favoritism, fellowship, friend at midnight, humility, illustration, Jesus, John, kingdom, knowledge of God, Lord's prayer, Luke, meditation, parable, persistence, prayer, Sermon on the Mount, shepherd, The Word, Theology on September 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The God of Secrets
Posted in Prayer Room Life, Theology, tagged asking, Bible, enigmas, faith, God, hunger, knowledge of God, Luke, mysteries, persistence, prayer, prayer room, puzzles, questions, secrents on August 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I just read this fascinating article published by the New York Times back in June called “Mystery on Fifth Avenue”. It got me thinking. As humans, we love mysteries. I don’t think this is a character trait or quirk; I think we all love solving puzzles, riddles, enigmas – whatever you want to call them [...]
Faith Grows Exceedingly
Posted in Life, tagged bicycles, faith, faithfulness, finances, money, prayer, prayer room, road bike on August 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A few weeks ago, I posted that I was asking for more faith specifically in the area of finances. God came through in many ways and I hope it’ll encourage you to hear what He’s done for me lately.
Just a couple days after I began to focus on praying for faith, I received anonymous cash [...]
A Different Kind of Faith
Posted in Life, Prayer Room Life, tagged coffee, depression, faith, finances, God, money, prayer on July 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
A couple weeks ago, my boyfriend decided to quit working at a coffee shop and be full-time staff at my prayer room. It’s cool because we will “work” at the same place and be on the same schedule (9pm-4am), but there are a lot of other factors too. When I told one of our friends [...]
