If I’ve written about prayer
or posted a prayer,
you’ll find it on this page.
(With the exception of prayers
within the devotionals I’ve written.
Devotionals are found HERE.)
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peace in uncertainty. faith in doubt. trust in fear.

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Sometimes, even when it’s not your fault, it’s still your problem.

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If You Want to Recognize Opportunity, Pay Attention.

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Hard Work Beats Talent When Talent Doesn’t Work Hard
When you are talented in some area and doing a job that you are overqualified for, it may seem like you don't need to work as hard to be half as good as everyone else involved in the job.put another way,When you are really good at something and you are working with people whose skills are average or less, it may be tempting to coast.but what if you didn't? ...
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Repentance vs. Guilt reACT or reSPOND?
Repentance leads to positive change, but guilt is self-destructive, counter-productive and and a waste of time.
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step outside your comfort zone.
Some of you know I serve as a career coach. Just last week I found myself in a Panera Bread ...
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#IreadthereforeIquote: Brother Lawrence ~ on forgetting God
the quote:
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speak life.
When PinkGirl and I go to Disney, we often pray and look for opportunities to "speak life" to the people ...
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“Not by Might. Not by Power. But by My Spirit” says the Lord
In my previous blog post, practice God’s presence. forget. remember. repent. (repeat, ad infinitum), I talked about practicing the presence ...
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never underestimate the influence of little things.
I had a horrible, horrible dream a few weeks ago. horrible. In this dream, my daughter was being stalked. And ...
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say what you mean, but don’t be mean when you say it.
I've been saying that for years. To my kids, to students and to myself, whenever the situation calls for it ...
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giving grace.
Both my daughter and my son are having a full and stress filled week. A VERY full and stress filled ...
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“churched”
The other day, someone asked me if my kids grew up "churched." The pause before my reply was noticeably long ...
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toxic concoction.
After arguing with God for months, I had finally taken the terrifying step of obedience by sharing something I believe God was revealing to me. Something I tried to ignore. Something I didn't want to see: That I was part of a church which marginalized grace, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, prayer and relationship with Christ . . . I had argued with God, finally doing what I believed He was prompting me to do and I was faced with closed hearts, closed minds and slammed doors. So I did what anyone "mature" in their faith would do. I ran into a cave and hid ...
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lessons from the book of Job: you can say anything to God

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therefore I quote: overcome? or on the wrong tract?

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the dark night.
and no. I'm not talking about Holy DARK KNIGHT, Batman. I had never even heard about the dark night until ...
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two steps forward. one step back.
If you read my last post, "growing pains" you know I've been having trouble seeing God's hand in my life ...
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I want me to want You.
yes. I did just sing that to the tune of a Cheap Trick song. But I'm talking to God:
Lord, ...
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Holy Veruca Salt, Batman.
If you've been following along for the last week, you're probably wondering what the heck is wrong with me. yeah ...
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reading. thinking. cleaning. painting. purging.

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letting go.
God. Four years ago, I was content to sing by myself. in the seclusion of my mini-van. Leading worship never ...
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with white knuckled fists.

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church: THERE. IS. MORE.
I'm going to say hard things. I've spent a week writing this particular post and I've prayed about it for hours. and hours. and hours. and HOURS. Hard. Things. I promise you I'm saying them in a spirit of edification ...
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four minutes with God: Joshua 24:15

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conversations with a born-again atheist: the beginning
I have to admit. I prayed for this.
I think.
I asked God to provide an opportunity for a conversation about faith and that He would equip me for it.
Be careful what you pray for. Because I am in WAY over my head ...
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not more from God, more of God.

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It’s Not the Least We Can Do, It’s the Best We Can Do.
(a short excerpt from the book I'm writing - and WILL eventually finish)
Why is it that when faced ...
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I don’t want to sing a solo.

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Dear PinkGirl: don’t copy me.

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the things I cling to.
Lord, I submit to you my heart, my soul, my mind, my time, my service and my voice, whether written, ...
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song? or seed?
I recorded my version of "Waiting Here for You" last month. Here's what I wrote on my facebook page earlier ...
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four minutes with God: 1st Thessalonians 5:17

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please let this be a shared blessing.
I had another mountaintop recording experience last night. So profoundly thankful to the Lord for equipping me to do what ...
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I don’t want to sing a solo.
Something’s been on my mind. While rehearsing a song for praise team, someone referred to it as a “solo.” solo ...
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and that’s all I have to say about that: Charlie Sheen
So far, I haven't seen or heard any Charlie Sheen interviews. I haven't read any of his quotes. I've only ...
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therefore I quote: John Grisham
(It's been a loooong time since I've published a "therefore I quote" post, I almost forgot the format...) I read, ...
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Lord, fill me with your Holy Spirt. or the spirit of a large black woman.
YESTERDAY, I agreed to sing this song with someone TONIGHT at a Bethune-Cookman Gospel Choir concert at First United Methodist ...
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let go of your darlings, John Piper
I watched a replay of John Piper's message at Passion 2011 last week and he began by saying that he ...
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four minutes with God: Romans 8:37-39
a Quote: ". . . somehow he [Paul] had the faith to believe that these "things" - surely not good ...
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grace in a tire.
Thank you Lord for the tiny little screw that embedded itself in my tire. Without that impetus, I wouldn't have ...
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