Tag: prayer
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Prayer matters in a big way
Why would anyone choose to spend three hours a day in praise and prayers in a nation that arrests outspoken Christians? An unnamed El Dorado graduate did just that. He quit his engineering job a year after receiving his degree and signed up with the International House of Prayer (IHOP) where praise and prayers continue…
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When God sends someone your way for prayer …
Life had not worked out the way that the middle-aged woman thought it would. No longer married, no longer in her suburban home, her minor children had moved hundreds of miles away to a western state with their father and the hotel job she found to support herself paid the meager salary of $12,000. She…
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Prayer meeting in the park
The economic crunch of recent years hit real estate related businesses hard. The number of homes sold dropped along with the price of houses. Even the task of appraising houses for their market value declined. This job that had once supported my friend left her looking elsewhere for employment. Month after month calls asking for…
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pray for them?!
Praying for family and friends is easy. When my children hurt, need a job or a new home, I pray for them. Likewise, when friends enter a difficult time, I pray for them. I would like to say I naturally pray for all the people in my life, but I don’t – not the ones…