La Von (Petey) Prater
Petey Prater is a Beaverton, OR writer and speaker who can be reached at peteyprater@yahoo.com. She writes poetry and devotionals and contributed to two books: Prayers for Troubled Times, compiled by Jeannie St John Taylor, AMG Publishers, and 101 Stories of Answered Prayer by Jeannie St John Taylor and Petey
Prater, AMG Publishers
Articles by La Von (Petey) Prater
Pray God’s Word into Your Darkness
Experiencing darkness? Let us pray with you. “Let him who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the LORD and rely on his God.” Isaiah 50:10 All of us experience crisis. Pits as well as peaks are normal for everyone. Some worldly-wise fellow said, “life is a series of [...] Read More >
Tags: darkness, Devotional, distress, encouragement, faith, God, hope, Men, Petey Prater, Scripture, trouble, trust, worry
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Pray God’s Word into Your Darkness
Are your days filled with loneliness? Do you dread getting up and facing another day? Join us for our Daily Devotional Chat today in our Women’s Chatroom at 10:30 am EDT. “Let him who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the LORD and rely on his God” (Isaiah [...] Read More >
Tags: crisis, darkness, depression, discouragement, grace, heavyhearted, Petey Prater, pray, read of Life, Scripture, truth
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Prayer Helps for Worry Filled Nights
Are you struggling with anxiety? Facing loss and disappointment? This study talks about that. Join us for our Daily Devotional Chat today in our Women’s Chatroom at 10:30 am EDT. “He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will continue [...] Read More >
Tags: anxiety, bills, blaming, demon, enemy, insomnia, Jesus, Journal, pacing, payers, Petey Prater (La Von), prayer, problem person, satan, television, worry, worship
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Prayer Is Fruitful Not Futile
Check out the new CWT site and let us know what you think! 12 PM January 21, 2006 Two miners are trapped hundreds of feet underground in Melville, West Virginia, for the second day. Fire and smoke in the coal mine has kept rescuers from reaching Don Brag and Ellery “Elvis” Hatfield. No one knows [...] Read More >
Tags: anchorwoman, Beth Moore, captive, enemy, evil, faith, intercession, Melville, prayer, praying, spiritual realm, television, tragedy, warring, West Virginia
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Prayer Power
Prayer Patterns – Ask, Seek, Knock Are you asking God for something? Can we join you in prayer? What do you need today? Scripture invites us to ask our Father in Heaven for everything. “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to [...] Read More >
Tags: ask, death, doubts, faith, faithfulness, Father, heaven, intercessor, Knock, Petey Prater, Prayer Patterns, salvation, Scripture, Seek
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Prayer Power – Discovering Authority In Surrender
Don’t know what to pray, or just need someone to pray with? Our online mentors are always available to pray with you! [display_podcast] As a Christian are you tired of the “same ol’ same ol’”? I am. Do you want to see God’s wonderworks? I do. My spirit cries out for miracles, signs and wonders, [...] Read More >
Tags: Devotional, La Von (Petey) Prater, Men, power, prayer, submission, surrender
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Prayer Power – Discovering Authority In Surrender
Don’t know what to pray, or just need someone to pray with? Our online mentors are always available to pray with you! As a Christian are you tired of the “same ol’ same ol’”? I am. Do you want to see God’s wonderworks? I do. My spirit cries out for miracles, signs and wonders, healings, [...] Read More >
Tags: Devotional, La Von (Petey) Prater, power, prayer, submission, surrender, Women
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Praying the Name of Jesus – I Am Who I Am
Are you sick and tired of messing up your life? Share your prayer requests with a mentor. Join us for our Daily Devotional Chat today in our Women’s Chatroom at 10:30 am EDT. It’s important to study Jesus’ names and why knowing His names helps us in prayer. This month’s name study is from Exodus [...] Read More >
Tags: angel, character trait, Egypt, eternal, Ever-present, I am, Jehovah, Jesus, Living One, Lord, moses, Petey Prater, praying, Self-existent, self-revelation, trust
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Praying the Names of God
LORD (Yahweh); Lord (Adonay) Are you seeking God? Does He seem far away? Talk to one of our mentors about that. Join us for our Daily Devotional Chat today in our Women’s Chatroom at 10:30 am EDT. What god are you seeking? What consumes your day? Wise men say whatever we spend our time on [...] Read More >
Tags: Abraham, Adonay, bondage, character, confidence, consumes, Egypt, fellowship, generation, Isaac, Lord, names of God, Obedience, old testament, prayer, reward, Scripture, slavery, Yahweh
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Pure Heart? – The Life Is In the Blood
Watch this video to learn more about living a Spirit-filled life. Join us for our Daily Devotional Chat today in our Women’s Chatroom at 10:30 am EDT. Heart transplants are extremely rare. They take hours of planning, sterile technique, and incredible expertise. Although I’m a nurse I’ve never seen even one patient have their heart [...] Read More >
Tags: Adam and Eve, chemical, DNA, forgiveness, Great Physician, heart transplants, hospital, Jesus, Lamb of God, Mayo Clinic, Petey Prater, sin, spirit filled
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