I rarely offer such a personal prayer in view of anyone else. But somehow it seemed right to do this time.

John Piper has an excellent paper discussing how to be devoted to prayer. His list will help you avoid a prayer life that F.A.D.E.S.

We all have times where opening the Bible can be difficult, let alone understanding scriptures within. I’ve been struggling with this for what seems like ages. All I had to do was ask for help.

My daughter brought home a rock with this poem from school. I got a chuckle out of it, and was reminded once again that I, too, need improvement in this area.