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“Am I doing it right?”
That’s the question many of us ask about prayer. We desperately want to know if we’re “saying it right” or “thinking it right.” I do!
But Psalm 62 challenges our prayer norms. Verse eight says of God, “Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your hearts before Him; God is a refuge for us.”
That phrase, “Pour out you...
Five words.
No artwork. No fancy graphics. No bold colors. The tee-shirt displayed just five words: “Christ is all I have.”
I tried to wrap my brain around all the ramifications of that simple statement. More specifically, what would it look like to be stripped of every dollar, possession, hobby, ambition, pleasure, privilege, and health itself?
Five words.
No artwork. No fancy graphics. No bold colors. The tee-shirt displayed just five words: “Christ is all I have.”
I tried to wrap my brain around all the ramifications of that simple statement. More specifically, what would it look like to be stripped of every dollar, possession, hobby, ambition, pleasure, privilege, and health itself?
Checks are on the way out.
Surveys show that 46% of Americans did not write a single check last year. And almost half of Americans have never written even one. In an age of Venmo, Zelle, and debit cards, why would they?
But when my wife and I got married, there was no such thing as electronic banking. We used checks. Lots of checks. Which we’ve stored for ...