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- Praying Like a Broken Record |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Jul 06 2009
Looking back, it seems that life is full of answered and unanswered prayers.
It’s clear that, as a wise Father who for our good thinks in ways far beyond our ability, our God has every right and responsibility to say “Yes,” “No,” or “Not Yet.”
But how, as we live with unanswered requests, can we express our [...] - In the Name of Jesus |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Jun 17 2009
In the public trauma of 911, religious leaders gathered for an interfaith public prayer service. While Muslim clerics prayed for the United States in the name of Allah, some Christian leaders did not begin or end their prayers in the name of Jesus.
I remember a well known author and pastor who, in a 2002 college [...] - Keeping Secrets With God! |
Posted by Mart De Haan on May 23 2009
Go public with faith-based actions. Hide them. Which is it supposed to be?
Jesus taught his disciples to do both:To go public with the good that they did.
To keep their good actions as a secret between themselves and God.How are we supposed to sort that out?
In the Lord’s Sermon on the Mount he first taught his [...] - The Lord’s Prayer and the Devil |
Posted by Mart De Haan on May 10 2009
Paul’s strategy for spiritual battle ends with a call to intercede for one another in prayer (Eph 6:18).
It’s a humbling thought… to realize that we are dependent not only on God, but on each another-even to the point that, while being accountable for our wrong thoughts and choices, we cannot take credit for the best [...] - Passover Inventory |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Apr 05 2009
My computer went down yesterday. Tried to fix it myself. Made things worse. Now can’t even boot it up. Am hoping I didn’t lose a bunch of photos and articles I haven’t backed up. Using my wife’s now just to stay in touch.
Real smart. Wasn’t doing back-ups. Then too impatient to wait a couple of [...] - A Prayer for the End of the Day |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Aug 28 2008
“Our Father,
At the end of another day, we come to you not just by ourselves– but together.
Many of us will readily admit that you have given us again today far more than we deserve. But some of us find ourselves reeling with news that we have not yet been able to understand or even to [...] - A Prayer for a New Day |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Aug 27 2008
We recently talked about the fact that there is a logic to faith even as there is also a mystery. According to the disciple who not only walked on water for a few seconds, but later denied that he ever even knew Jesus, faith expresses itself first in a desire and choice for virtue…rather than [...]
- Is God Asking for Something in our Prayers? |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Jun 27 2008
When Jesus teaches us to pray, “Our Father, who is in heaven…,” he is encouraging us to bring our daily needs to his Father. The second half of this brief model prayer teaches us to say, “… give us, forgive us… and lead us…” (Haddon Robinson gives the most helpful summary explanation I have ever [...]
- A Case for Short Prayers |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Jun 26 2008
When it comes to prayer, less can be more.
A few words expressed from the heart, can be far more meaningful and timely than an hour spent covering a long list of praises, confessions, requests, and intercessions.
Who hasn’t been bored to death by long prayers that are less than heart to heart communication?
We’ve been told otherwise. [...] - Does Anyone Have Faith to Move a Mountain? |
Posted by Mart De Haan on May 29 2008
Jesus said that by faith his disciples could move trees and even mountains (Luke 17:5; Mark 11:22-23).
His words remind us of other things we find in the Bible.
If we start with Genesis and read through to Revelation, we see some pretty amazing miracles. Moses lifts a stick, and the Red Sea parts. The people of [...]
