Christian Love: A Puritan Prayer

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By Contributing Writer, Jeannette Paulson In our day of self-esteem and blame shifting, we are not good at repentance, and it would be well for us to practice more. I cannot recommend better mentors in this regard than the glad Puritans. In Valley of Vision, a book of Puritan prayers, they repent of their repentance [...]

Parenting on Your Knees Book Review

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By Guest Writer, Amber Ravatsaas Cross Focused Reviews sent me a free copy of this book to read and review.  Parenting on Your Knees by Vicki Tiede (only $.99 on Kindle right now) was a great resource full of valuable nuggets that moms of preschoolers {or younger} could use. I was so thankful for this [...]

When the Storms Hit: A Prayer for My Children

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By Natalie, Editress of Visionary Womanhood Dear Heavenly Father, I lift up these treasures that You have entrusted to my care during this brief life.  You are their Creator.  You are familiar with each cell in their bodies. You are familiar with each moment of their lives.  You know their strengths and weaknesses.  You know [...]

Blessing Our Husbands with Prayer

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By Contributing Writer, Jennifer Ross Contemplating this month’s theme got me thinking.  ”What is the best way to bless our husbands?”  There are so many good ways!  So many potential areas to focus on.  With my passion for homemaking, my default is to express the importance of being a brilliant help meet as one of the best ways to bless our husbands.  [...]

A Visionary Prayer for Your Children

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My Sovereign Joy, Through Christ Jesus I ask that You would put a willingness in my children’s hearts to bear the reproach Your Son endured.  May they grow to love the world less and love You more; to love me less and love You more. For here we have no lasting city, but we seek [...]

I Can’t. God Can.

By Contributing Writer, Bria Crawford During the past few months since the April Tornado, God has taken our family down a path of hardship. Many lessons have been learned and are still being learned. It is a difficult experience in the Refiner’s fire. I am thankful for this time of hardship, as crazy as that [...]

Five Inspiring Quotes on Prayer

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The opposite of planning is the rut.  If you don’t plan a vacation you will probably stay home and watch TV.  The natural, unplanned flow of spiritual life sinks to the lowest ebb of vitality.  There is a race to be run and a fight to be fought.  If you want renewal in your life [...]

Commitment of Persistence

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By Kim Doebler A friend’s son was struggling with anxiety over doing anything new. He was supposed to go to a meeting one afternoon, but spent the morning pacing and saying he didn’t want to go. As his parents tried to encourage him that everything would be all right, they offered to pray with him. [...]

A Few Gold Nuggets from the Sack

By Jeannette Paulson There are so many more things that I could write about Lady Colquhoun.  But this is the last post on her,  and I must be selective.   Therefore I have decided to treat you to some excerpts from her journal.   These will give you a further  glimpse into her heart which [...]

Why Pray for Your Children’s Welfare?

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I am LOVING the new prayer guide I’ve been using: Setting Their Hope in God: Biblical Intercession for Your Children by Andrew Case.  It makes prayer SO EASY and SO PURPOSEFUL!  It is rich with Scripture…and encouraged my own heart as I praise the Sovereign Preserver of my family!  This is a continuation of some [...]