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…
By Alice Mannette (Reuters) – In deeply religious Moore, Oklahoma, God and prayer are frequently mentioned as sources of strength for residents reeling from the fourth damaging tornado in 15 years. “My family and God is what’s helping us through this,” said Vickie Myers, 39, whose husband Brent, a disabled military veteran, is now recovering…
God is our refuge and our strength – a very present help in the midst of trouble. – Psalm 46 The people of Moore, Oklahoma, their families and friends need our prayers and our help this day. Grieving with those who grieve and rejoicing with those who rejoice, we bow our knees before the Father…
By Katherine Weber As Christians in Syria continue to suffer persecution in the midst of an ongoing civil war, Open Doors USA is encouraging Christians worldwide to pray for the war-torn country on May 11. “As Christians in Syria continue to suffer from the devastating effects of the two-year-old civil war including killings, kidnappings, homelessness,…
Christian Newswire Churches in Syria will unite in prayer on Saturday, May 11 in many places around the war-torn nation. This will be an extraordinary show of unity of Christian denominations in Syria, where the on-going civil war has claimed over 70,000 lives. Syrian Christians are asking their brothers and sisters around the world to…
By Louis DeBroux “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” –2 Chronicles, 7:14 (Holy Bible, KJV) At times, it seems hard to…
By Alex Murashko Christian leaders in the U.S. responded quickly to the bomb blasts at the Boston Marathon on Monday that left at least 3 dead and more than 130 injured, by sharing their own grief over what is being called a terrorist attack, and calling for prayer. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they…
By Nicola Menzie As North Korea’s official news agency ramped up its rhetoric and declared on Thursday the possibility of war breaking out “today or tomorrow” with the West, Christians living in the oppressive communist country have verified that preparations for war are being made around the clock, and are asking fellow believers worldwide to…