I’d been praying for a husband for a long time. In fact, I adapted Hannah’s request for a son in I Samuel 1:11 to my situation: "O LORD of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your servant and remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a [husband], then I will give him to the LORD all the days of his...

Have a specific prayer on your heart this Lent season? Share your requests with a mentor. For many of us, our churches have moved away from the more austere traditions of the past. Our pastors don’t wear suits.  Our worship teams have drummers and you can download a podcast of the sermon.   In many ways church has become more relaxed and...

If you are a military member and would like some prayer, we are ready to listen and pray. My daughter and I were flying to a family wedding in Pennsylvania and were waiting for a connecting flight in the Atlanta airport. We sat and observed the people as they passed. Most were laughing and visiting with family and friends as they too, waited...

Introduction At the mention of prayer, many times people are bored with pious-sounding clichés or put under a tremendous load of guilt. I trust in our time together prayer will be a joyful liberating experience and if you have not already experience it – your time in prayer will become so refreshing and enjoyed. Our goal To learn...

Editor's Note: In 1999 John Baerg was diagnosed with cancer. It remained contained for a little over three years and then began to spread. He went to be with Jesus on Sunday, November 24, 2002.  John served with Campus Crusade for Christ, Canada (now Power to Change Ministries) for 30 years.  Shortly before his passing, the prayer room in the Campus...

The purpose of prayer Group prayer was a characteristic of the early Christians. We read in Acts 12:12 that Peter went to the house of Mary where many were gathered for prayer. Earlier in Acts, we read that the disciples “went up to the upper room, where they were staying.... These all with one mind were continually devoting themselves to prayer,...

Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I can accomplish. ~ Michelangelo, 1475 -1564 O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart.  Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams. ~ St Augustine In the name of Jesus Christ, who was never in a hurry, we pray, O God, that You will slow...