28
Nov
2010
My Belated Thanksgiving Gift to You
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I love to express gratitude through gifts to people I value. Well, I value you, my readers. So, on thanksgiving day I decided to give you a gift. My belated gift to you is today’s podcast. It is a prayer model I have used for over a decade. I first learned this model through a... Read More
26
Nov
2010
Happy Thanksgiving.
I am so thankful for you, my readers. To say thanks, I created a special 30 minute podcast. In the podcast I walk you through a prayer model for giving thanks that I have been doing for over a decade. Unfortunately, I am on the road and cannot post it until Saturday at the earliest.... Read More
24
Nov
2010
Four Prayer Tips for Handling Prayers with Care
I received a comment from a reader this morning that really grabbed my attention. PD reader Jeanie Rose wrote, “So many churches assume everyone prays without giving any instruction on the many “how-to-s”. Prayer is just too powerful a tool to leave to chance.” Describing prayer as a powerful tool gave me pause to... Read More
14
Nov
2010
Benefits of Using a Prayer Model
Each Sunday for the past month I have been sharing a different prayer model with a group in our church that meets prior to Sunday School. We have been learning by doing. There is no better way to learn prayer than praying. Adopting a prayer model can be a quick and easy way to enhance... Read More
28
Oct
2010
An Easy First Step to Being a Christian Mentor
In yesterday’s post I shared that Paul mentored Timothy by adopting and investing in him. These are the two most basic things we must do in order to be a christian mentor to someone. But what is a practical way we can begin this process? Follow Paul’s Example–Write a Letter I issued the... Read More
27
Oct
2010
Basics to Becoming a Christian Mentor
Two Things you Must Understand to be an Effective Christian Mentor This past Sunday I completed a sermon series on Paul’s second Letter to Timothy. Paul was an amazing Christian mentor. Few people rivaled Paul in building the church. He did not have a big building to work out of, an elaborate advertising campaign,... Read More