Nothing can bring us to heaven, this side of eternity, like a spirit orchestrated, soul surrendered hour in prayer.  I wrote this during a time like that, where I entered the attic hot with concerns, tied up inside and wondering where my reason was heading, but then got up from my knees refreshed, as though…

True faith doesn’t feel good, like splitting the tape under 60 seconds in a gut busting 400 meter run. But there you are bent over,  numb, tight, gasping for air, and smiling from ear to ear.  We are designed by God to hold faith, so that if He wills, we move into the hot spots…

For several years I have written short devotionals on the subject of prayer.  The collection of 40 or so thematic writings on intimacy with God sit on my blog site undisturbed and gathering cyber dust.(Onshouldersoftheshepherd.blogspot.com)   Then last year while in Puebla, Mexico, I walked through the old town with my daughter Audrey, distracted by…

Sitting in Common Ground Cafe, Bed Stuy Brooklyn.  Misty overcast day, light cool breeze brushes my face, and I sip a fine Chai Tea Latte.  Suddenly, the Lord brings a question to my mind.  What are you afraid of?  This takes me by surprise, and as I ponder it’s implications, the idea of faith’s battle…