Tag Archives: Prayer

Pray Your Tears

About ten years ago I got a phone call that no one ever wants to get. My wife called me to tell me that my nephew and youngest son Caleb’s best friend, Josh Bixler, had put a handgun to his … Continue reading

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The Power

In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed. And Simon and his companions hunted for him.  When they found him, they said to him, “Everyone is searching … Continue reading

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Overcoming a Joyless Christmas

Let every heart Prepare Him room ~ Isaac Watts I love to laugh, tease others, and delight in life—but as a rule I run a low-grade melancholic fever.  I suppose it’s part of my temperament. Or it might be the … Continue reading

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Mary Lou Retton and the Southern Baptist Convetion

“Psssst! You better get off of that stage, Chambers.  Security is going to come get you.” I struggled to recall how I knew the familiar face; then it dawned on me that we had both attended Howard Payne University in … Continue reading

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