Articles published in the monthly Together in Prayer newsletter.
December has snuck up on us again. One minute we can be planning a trip to the lake and then suddenly the weatherman tells us that to expect snow tomorrow, and then its December, and the end of the year. … (read more)
Just a reminder that this is the last month to take advantage of Thrivents matching gift program called GivingPlus for the year 2006. If you are a member of Thrivent, the company will match 50% of your donations up to … (read more)
It was, it seemed, “a day of small things” (Zechariah 4:10). Have you ever had days like that? The setting was big enough – enormous, in fact. God himself was writing a Story – the broad and beautiful story of … (read more)
After I completed High School I moved to southern California to attend Bible School. Until then I had my entire life in Minnesota and North Dakota. Now I was heading to California to do a couple of things that I … (read more)
God is at work! He is writing a wonderful story throughout the pages of human history – a story full of love and mission, high adventure and great daring. It is a story that involves you. “You can learn something … (read more)
Many are the plans in a mans heart, but it is the LORDS purpose that prevails. Prov. 19:21 Financial donations to the Prayer League can be categorized in many different ways. Recently I undertook a study that categorized all operating … (read more)
The prophet Zechariah appears on the scene in the year 519 before Christ, approximately – and in the nick of time. Twenty years earlier, the people of Israel had returned from a long captivity in Babylon, full of vision, enthusiasm … (read more)
Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesars, and to God the things that are Gods. (Matthew 22:21) When I was a young Christian making my way through the Bible for the first time these verses in Mathew 22 … (read more)
I have been thinking lately of the prophet Zechariah. I return to this older brother from time to time. Zechariah was a servant of mission, filled with passion and conviction, vision and power. His passion and vision encourage me. Zechariah … (read more)
A few weeks ago, on a lovely Saturday morning, I sat down in the kitchen to read the newspaper with a second cup of coffee. It was a fine way, I reckoned, to unwind after a very busy week. But … (read more)