Drum roll, please. The last of our six kids moved out yesterday. Yep, Tom and I haven’t had the house truly to ourselves for 38 years. Which means I’m knee deep in reorganizing drawers and such. Which also means I am re-posting a September 2010 popular post originally titled Don’t
All night women’s prayer gatherings have been a part of church life for many years. They may happen monthly, or only once a year, but such gatherings offer a time and place for women to gather, fellowship, and pray. This last Friday was our first all night women’s prayer meeting
Do you ever feel like your prayers just hit the ceiling and don’t go anywhere? Learning how to pray effectively is not as complicated as you might think. It begins with a simple cry for HELP! After that, the following 5 tips can help you gain experience as you learn
What are demons like? Knowing your enemy in spiritual warfare is not as easy as it sounds. And no, your enemy isn’t your frustrating boss or the IRS! Who’s Your Enemy? Actually, the greatest enemy is your own heart, for it is our hearts that drag us away from God
Christian spiritual warfare deserves a look when exploring the elements of prayer. So today, in part 5 of our series on prophetic intercession, we’re going to examine two of the weapons in our spiritual arsenal. The Word of God, as the sword of the Spirit, stands as the arsenal of
Those involved in prophetic prayer need to dress appropriately, and 21st century attire for an intercessor hasn’t changed over the last 2,000 years. So join me in this 4th post in our series on prophetic prayer as we go shopping for your spiritual wardrobe. Supplicant, warrior, or watchman—the attire is
For the third post in our series on prophetic intercession, I want to share briefly about what it means to be a supplicant, warrior, and watchman in prayer. To start, here’s a personal story: Holding my baby close, I paced the floor, praying. His fever was high as I again
Since we are in a series of talking about prophetic intercession, I thought I should mention that this means we will be talking about things outside of the conventional view of prayer. You know what I mean—liturgical and conversational prayers are awesome, but often lack a supernatural element. Prophetic prayer
Those involved in prophetic intercession are seeing things happen in unseen places that are impacting our physical world. I know that sounds like science fiction, but . . . really. In this series of posts I’d like to introduce you to the world of intercession and how you can leave
I hate to have to tell you this, but you have a multiple personality disorder. I know—people have been telling you that for years, but you just didn’t believe it.