Starting a Prayer Journal
Writing a diary or a journal is a habit that many people have. Journals can be used for different reasons: to record special events like a vacation, to work through the complicated emotions of difficult times, or to write letters to a future spouse. Keeping a prayer journal is a tool that you can use […]
Happy Birthday, Jesus
Merry Christmas, everyone. Happy birthday, Jesus. Christmas is a very important time in our house. Of course, there are presents. There are also cookies and more egg nog than should really be allowed. We sing carols and cook all day, and if we’re lucky we catch a Christmas parade on TV. There’s also the guilty […]
Teaching Children to Pray
Jesus had a special relationship with children. I love the verse that says, “Let the little children come to me…for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these” (Matthew 19:14). Jesus valued and protected the vulnerable. He used the “faith of a child” as a model for us to follow—faith like a child means […]