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Can You See? This past week my wife and I were blessed beyond measure to travel to the Holy Land with Passion to see where Jesus lived, loved, died &…



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Moved to Pray

Original Intent When what is intended as one thing becomes a different thing we have to ask ourselves if it’s the right thing. I was reminded of this recently when…



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The lives of those that belong to God matter to God.

The lives of those that belong to God matter to God. Part of what we do in prayer is turn to God with life’s most difficult questions.  And our goal…



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12 Tips to Deepen Your Prayer Life

#JUSTASK At Riverside where I am so blessed to preach we have been talking about prayer & wrestling with some pretty deep questions.  Questions like, Where are you God?  If…



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A Prayer for our Country & the Church

Abba Father, Sovereign Lord, I pray today for my friends who have served in the military, law enforcement or as first responders.  For those who are democrat, republican, independent or of…



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Before you approach the heart of God in prayer…

Have you ever thought about how you approach God when you pray? Some of you know my son Will loves to play baseball. This summer one of his coaches pulled…



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Always Pray and Never Give Up

Sometimes it’s good to be reminded that we need to always pray & never give up. When you were a kid, did you ever play the game MERCY? You know,…



5 Reasons to Journal & How it Changed Me

Do you journal? For the longest time, I hated journaling.  I wasn’t much for writing.  But there came a point, & I’ve had multiple points like this over the course…



“God honors bold prayers because bold prayers honor God.”

Bold Prayers The other day a good friend texted me this quote: “God honors bold prayers because bold prayers honor God.” —Mark Batterson [Tweet “”God honors bold prayers because bold…



Praying for Paris and the Syrian Refugees

Today, may we continue to join our voices in prayer for Paris and for the Syrian Refugees. Much has been said over the recent events in Paris.  My heart breaks…