Hours in Prayer and Lettie Cowman
How did Lettie Cowman spend hours in prayer at a time? What did she find to pray about? What can “regular” people learn from her example? Lettie Cowman’s need to spend hours in prayer The conviction...
View ArticleProactive Prayer in Everyday Life
Lately, I’ve taken to proactive prayer in everyday life. It’s not I didn’t pray for people before, it’s just I’m now more . . . focused to pray. It took me by surprise the first several times. It’s...
View ArticleIntercessory Prayer in Troubled Times
What’s the role of intercessory prayer in troubled times? If you believe in intercessory prayer, it’s very important. How else can you “do something” when events seem to be spiraling out of control? I...
View ArticleWhat’s Your Intercessor Role in God’s Kingdom?
An intercessor role? What’s that? (The most read blog post on this website: What is an Intercessor?) How do you see your role in praying for others? Hours on end? Short prayers? On the spot prayers?...
View ArticleHow to Overcome Intercessory Prayer Challenges
How do you overcome intercessory prayer challenges? What is a challenge for the intercessor? (An intercessor is someone who prays for another person). Let’s let Moses count the ways. How Moses learned...
View ArticleIntercessory Prayer: What it Looks Like.
I’ve written about intercessory prayer a number of times on this website. My most read blog post, by a wide margin, is “What is an Intercessor?“ I have friends who are great intercessors. I’m hit or...
View ArticleIntercession and Sympathy, and My Utmost for His Highest
Intercession and sympathy are often addressed in My Utmost for His Highest. Sometimes with a warning. Oswald Chambers spent long hours in prayer. He knew, understood, and lived the power of prayer...
View ArticlePerseverance in Prayer with Lettie Cowman
Lettie Cowman was a master of perseverance in prayer. She spent hours a day in prayer. Why? She explained in Streams in the Desert‘s May 7 devotional. Perseverance in Prayer starts with the Scriptures...
View ArticlePraying in the Toothpaste Aisle
Praying in the toothpaste aisle for a stranger? How did that happen? And then what happened? How I found myself praying in the toothpaste aisle. I was minding my own business. But you know how...
View ArticleAn Unexpected Intercessor in Action
An intercessor doesn’t always expect to get involved. There they are, going about their business, perhaps merely reading a book, when they are called into action. But it can be surprising, all the...
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