Christian Living

4 Prayer Practices of World-Changing Leaders

How often do our prayers reflect personalized care, beginning and ending with gratitude?

What We Don’t Trust We Will Try to Control

Sometimes I catch myself mentally running into the future where I fear there is impending doom and then trying to make wise choices today to steer away from trouble as much as I can.

If You’re Waiting for God to Make Things Right

Constantly thinking about what God doesn’t seem to be doing — and about my desire for my version of justice to come about — can become a focus, which, over time, can become an obsession and, if left unattended, can become a stronghold for the enemy of my soul.

When I Deny Jesus

Excerpted from 'Seeing Beautiful Again' (Thomas Nelson)

How Can You Feel Your Faith?

Excerpted from 'Journey of the Soul' (Revell)

4 Measures of True Spirituality

Excerpted from 'Yes! You Really CAN Change' (Moody)

Kyle Strobel & John Coe: Where Prayer Becomes Real

How Honesty With God Transforms Your Soul (Baker)

Learning to Pray in Our Worry and Anxiety

Excerpted from 'Where Prayer Becomes Real' (Baker Books)

Prayer for Those Who Are Bad At It

I ceased to pray because I thought God wanted me to prove my worth in his presence. That is where prayer goes to die.

Esau McCaulley: Reading While Black

African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope (IVP Academic)

Stephen Viars: Overcoming Bitterness

Moving From Life’s Greatest Hurts to a Life Filled With Joy (Baker)