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44 Hours

Three years ago this month I went on my first international mission trip. And it lasted 44 hours. No, that wasn’t the plan. Our small team from Providence intended to spend five days in Haiti ministering to a group of orphaned children. Instead, I spent one day traveling to Haiti, one day with the children, [...]

by on May 15, 2012 in Bible, Missions

Blessed Be

Before moving to Knoxville, John and I lived in Maryland for six years, where we attended a small church plant. After we’d been involved a few years, my friend Valerie began volunteering as worship leader. She played keyboard and sang while her husband played guitar. Val also had a group of three or four vocalists [...]

by on May 11, 2012 in Bible, Community

Joy In The Journey

Before Providence began The Journey I had read the Bible once before. I confess, however, that I went about it the wrong way. I read through the entire Bible so that I could show how spiritual I was. This time is so very different because I have a deep desire to really know God and [...]

by on May 8, 2012 in Bible, Prayer, Uncategorized

Powerful Prayer

When asked, Christ gave his disciples an outline for praying powerfully. We call it the Lord’s Prayer. I learned it at an early age, surprisingly enough, while playing sports. Several different coaches I had would end practice or pre-game speeches by calling everyone in close to recite the Lord’s Prayer. In Matthew, Jesus warned us [...]

by on May 4, 2012 in Community, Prayer

Passionate Prayer

Today is the National Day of Prayer. I started the day (as I do each Thursday) by going to the church to pray. I’m convinced that we will not see a great movement of God in our time until Christians pray for God to pour out his Spirit. As I write this morning, there is [...]

by on May 3, 2012 in Community, Prayer

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