As members of Christ’s body, we ought to be of the same mind, maintain the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. The Apostle Paul writes that, if only the church at Philippi would do these things, his joy would be perfected (Philippians 2:2). This unity is the unity of one body, the Church. The Church ought to be one, as a body is one. This concept implies twofold: first, Christ is the head of the body of the Church, so the Church ought to be unified in its pursuit of His will; in the same way, a marriage is the unification of two persons into one flesh, so a husband and wife ought also to exemplify this unity. Read more »
Where Is Your Egypt?
God often asks us to do things we don’t understand. Often, we fear where we must go, or what we must do. We worry for our own lives or the lives of our loved ones. This fear is not irrational; our lives may truly be at stake to obey God’s commands. But at the same time, we must obey. How can we doubt the LORD? He has fulfilled every promise He has ever made, and He will protect those who serve Him. How do we know this? Let us look at the example of Jacob. Read more »
Healing and Peace
One of the things I address in “31 Prayers for Healing” is the idea of peace. It goes hand-in-hand with healing. Because if there’s one thing the secular world has taught us in films and books and stories and comics and TV shows… it’s that good people, in spite of being good, suffer… a lot. People get sick, and sadder still for those of us left behind, they die. So why pray for healing from the Lord, when He may choose to take you home instead of repairing your broken body?
Because of peace. Peace is important for our troubled mortal souls. Grief torments us, and when we think of ourselves and our loved ones being subjected to physical suffering… we suffer emotionally, too. The turmoil that injuries and illnesses can bring forth in our hearts is sometimes too much to bear. Depression, a very real psychological danger, can set in and send us spiraling down into the depths of our consciousness until we believe the lie that we have begun to tell ourselves: that God doesn’t really love us. Read more »
“31 Prayers for Marriage” Published!
The third book in the series, “31 Prayers for Marriage,” has now been published! It is available from our eStore and for the Kindle. It will be released in print on Amazon soon, and that information will be on our purchase page as soon as it is available. The price is $8.99 in print and $2.99 for the Kindle.
“31 Prayers for Marriage” differs from previous titles in this series in one way in particular: it is intended for couples to pray through together. Whereas “Courage” and “Healing” could be prayed by an individual, a couple, a family, even a church, “Marriage” is intended specifically for a married couple consisting of a man and a woman. The prayers are worded to be prayed by “us.” “We” are praying to the Lord in these prayers. A note of caution: the singular does show up, and it’s a little odd to see at first, since it doesn’t always make sense in context. I explain all of this in the Author’s Note at the beginning of the book. The short version is, in prayers where I talk about “him” and “her,”I want you to pray for each other. Read more »
“31 Prayers for Marriage” Cover Finished!
The cover art for “31 Prayers for Marriage” has been finished!
You can see it over there to the right. It’s a little bit different this time; you can see that it has a lighter, silver background, instead of the usual dark background that fits in with the cover image. I found that using red for the background put far too much red on the cover altogether, and the imagery was lost. So instead, I went with silver, which fits the image very well, since the rings have some white gold as well as yellow gold in them; plus, the yellow-gold background had far too much yellow and far too little gold. And it’s all in God’s hands, because I think this cover works perfectly.
The red rose, of course, is a symbol of love and passion. The two rings are the symbol of lifelong commitment in a marriage. Passion is both tempered and sustained by intimacy and devotion, even if passion is what first leads us to love. “31 Prayers for Marriage” should be released within a couple of weeks, so keep an eye out either here or on Amazon for that.
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