Several of our articles discuss "A culture of believing prayer and intercession," from our Seven Guiding Values.
We were rehabbing an old house for a new life. The house had been occupied by a long-time chain smoker. We scrubbed, disinfected, painted, etc., trying to restore it to a livable condition. But as we worked, I began seeing some positive lessons in our experience -- positive lessons about prayer. Read about it>>
We all believe in prayer. And most of us always feel that our prayer life isn't what it should be. That may also be true of our churches. Here John Kimball gives us six mandatory things that must be practiced for intercession to become the cultural norm in our churches. Read about it>>
Many healthy churches in small cities add a second pastoral staff member, hoping to bring in more younger families. But they don't always find a man who was raised in that town, and who has returned after stops in California (Hollywood), Texas, and Chicago, with dozens of trips to Russia, India and Africa, who has written and directed musicals. Read about it>>
It is quite likely that the psalmist was a defendant in a courtroom setting. It appears that someone is making some kind of civil or even criminal complaint against the author. Furthermore, according to the psalm, the charges are deceitful, without cause and totally fabricated. So how then does the psalmist (and how then should we) respond to such attacks? Read about it>>
