By Jon Bloom, Desiring God In a week, most of us in the United States will gather as family and friends around a table and share in the lavish feast we call Thanksgiving. The tradition of setting aside a day to give thanks extends back to the earliest days of the U.S. The Continental Congress…
By Nancy Guthrie, Desiring God Let’s admit it, there are certain parts of the Bible we skim because . . . well . . . because we think they’re boring. They’re repetitive, overly detailed, full of names and places we can’t pronounce. So why bother with them? There are many reasons — not the least…
By Jon Bloom, Desiring God Some years back a good friend shared with me seven Scripture texts that he and his wife prayed for their two daughters from the time they were infants. The girls are now grown. And it’s beautiful to see how God has (and still is) answering the faithful, specific prayers of…
By Tony Merida, Desiring God Two things have me thinking about my personal prayer life: “Insanity” and Elijah. I just finished my seventh week of the max interval workout called “Insanity.” Every morning around 5:45, I head to my garage, roll out my mat, turn on my computer, and proceed to “dig deeper.” My pastor…