The exact origins of The Midshipman’s Prayer aren’t well known. It’s said to date back to World War II, in a letter from a Sailor writing home. “Almighty Father, whose way is in the sea, whose paths are in the great waters, whose command is over all, and whose love never faileth: Let me be […]
Town Hall Meeting with the President (Rev. Larry Davies)
In the midst of a crisis of violence, ABC News invited three people from our church to attend a National Town Hall meeting where President Obama was asked questions by people from around the country. We didn’t get a chance to ask our questions but came away knowing we were meant to be there. The 15-year-old […]
Same Same, But Different (Jennifer Miller, LPC)
I had a friend who had a saying: “Same same, but different.” It used to drive me crazy. I’d tell her, “If it is different, then it can’t be the same!” And yet she would go on using the saying. I don’t know if she was secretly Yoda, waiting for me to discover the truth […]
Healing Family Divides (Patricia Raybon)
They didn’t talk. Not for ten years. Not about faith anyway. Instead, this Christian mother and her Muslim daughter tiptoed with pain around the deepest divide in their lives—the daughter’s choice to leave the Christian faith, convert to Islam and become a practicing Muslim. Now in their new book Undivided, the mother journeys with her […]
Power Plan (Jory Fisher & Kim Crabill)
We may start out with a plan for our lives, a dream of how things will turn out. That dream empowers us. But then life happens. Small things throw us off—a condescending look, a snide word, an interruption to our schedules—and suddenly we’ve lost our sense of empowerment. Big life events overwhelm us—marriage, children, abuse, […]
A Favorite Prayer Partner (Mike Van Vranken)
You pray for your business, right? You ask God to bless it, find the best employees for you, steer customers your way, and help you be the best leader in the world. Consider for a moment your favorite prayer partner: that go-to believer you run to whenever you need someone to agree with you in […]
Faith, Forgiveness, and Answered Prayers (Mike Van Vranken)
Today’s workplace has changed in so many ways from those of the past. But in many ways, it is very similar. For instance, since that first person at the dawn of history decided to be a business owner, he or she probably asked God for supernatural blessings on their endeavor from the start. You and […]
Unwrapping the Wonder of Christmas (Jory Fisher & Kim Crabill)
It’s Christmas Eve. You have shopped till you dropped, made enough food to feed a small city, wrapped what seems like a trainload of gifts, and earned overtime pay for postal workers because of all the Christmas cards you sent. Now you are frazzled and weary and feeling strangely dry. You are thirsty for a […]
Focus Your Daily Thoughts (Mike Van Vranken)
As believers, we know this life is temporary and there is an eternal home that follows. On what or whom do you focus your daily thoughts? And how important is it to dwell on our everlasting lives? Jesus looked at Peter and told Satan to get behind him because he had become a stumbling block. […]
Leaders, Give Thanks! (Jory H. Fisher, JD, PCC)
Give Thanks. Give Thanks in All Circumstances. Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart. Leaders, Give Thanks in All Circumstances with a Grateful Heart! “Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” ~1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 That’s all circumstances. Not just the good ones. Not […]
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