A Simple Prayer to Increase Your Energy
It’s only 12 words, but it’s a powerful prayer. It can activate your emotional intelligence so you’re more loving and more effective in your work.…
Success is Facing Your Fear of Failure With Jesus
It was a defining moment when I faced my fear of failing and looking foolish in the most important purpose of my life. Before I…
The Wounded Healer as a Spiritual Guide (Henri Nouwen)
Henri Nouwen in his book The Wounded Healer laments that most Christian leaders are not prepared to be spiritual leaders for hurting people. “Our service will not be…
How to Feel Your Emotions with Jesus
To become like Jesus we need to befriend his emotions. It’s important to appreciate that Jesus is a feeler who experiences and expresses deep and…
Jesus and Abba at the Cross
Where was God the Father when Jesus was being crucified? Where is God when you and I are being mistreated? We know that Jesus cried out…
Be My Rock of Refuge
Have you ever prayed in a cave? David did. Probably Jesus did. I have. A cave is a powerful experience and symbol that the Lord…
In a Dark Night of the Soul I Saw Jesus!
The summer before my senior year of college I worked as an apprentice butcher. If you know me you’re laughing right now: Bill a butcher! But…
Jesus is My Refuge
On Palm Sunday, Jesus wept over Jerusalem because the people didn’t recognize him (Luke 19:41). Later in Holy Week, Jesus cried out for us all:…
Jesus, in Your Name I Hope
The way to life and freedom is to trust in the name of the Lord. The wise man says: “The name of the Lord is…
Waves of Love
Psalm 42 is a psalm of lament and longing for God. We pray it and feel God's waves of love, like a waterfall, wash over us, in us, and through us. It's the Spirit of Jesus.
One Thing (Psalm 27 Prayer)
In the Bible David is called a man after God’s own heart (Acts 13:22). What does it mean that David had a heart for God?…
Rising to High Places with Christ (Psalm 18 Prayer)
David's Psalm 18 prayer (especially these favorite verses) helps us experience divine life and victory with Christ. It's true, "The glory of God is a person fully alive!"