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Weekly Prayer Tips

Weekly Prayer Tips

Every week in my email inbox I receive a "Weekly Prayer Tip" from the National Day of Prayer Task Force.  Each prayer tip includes a scripture and a suggested prayer related to the selected scripture. Thus far, I have found every one of these... »

The Prayer-Saturated Church

The Prayer-Saturated Church

One of the central themes in my prayer ministry seminars and the online prayer ministries course that I teach at the seminary has to do with cultivating a culture of prayer in the local church. Until I am able to publish on the subject, here is a resou... »

Prayer Focus: Rapid Spread of the Good News

Prayer Focus: Rapid Spread of the Good News

While reading 2 Thessalonians 3:1 this morning, I was reminded that it is okay to pray for the rapid spread of the Good News (a.k.a., the Gospel). In fact, Paul requested that believers would pray for him--"that the message of the Lord may spread rapi... »

Pray for Haiti

On Tuesday I had just arrived at the Minneapolis airport after conducting the Minnesota prayer gathering with the Church of God. There it was on every flat screen: the earthquake in Haiti. My friends, let us pray for God's mercy to be showered over th... »