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As noted in a previous post, I never ask questions, never ask directions, and awkwardly flail about until I finally arrive at some...

This, for me, has been the crucial habit to cultivate for maintaining regular, daily communion with the Lord, no matter what else happens...

Throughout my life, I have consistently failed to ask for help. I don't ask directions, I don't ask which aisle the baked beans are in, I...

My faith journey may have a lot in common with those of other people. I share it only to highlight that I was once relatively without...

The world is incredibly broken. So many of the gifts you have given us have been overused, overdone...

... 1 Samuel 1, and the prayers and faith shown by Hannah. Her misery was all-consuming, her hopes were few, but she continued to pray ...

I am so grateful for your patient mercy and lavish grace. I am like a child, repeatedly falling off my bike. You patiently help me up,...

In life, there are many times of transition. Last spring, I was able to watch a group of eighth graders, with whom I had been working,...

Lately, I ask myself more and more, "Can you imagine being so-and-so?" A person in a difficult situation. An awkward exchange. A...

In today's world, we see examples daily of how we reward 'toughness' and ignore decency. In our politics, social lives, business...

Lord, I’m troubled by so much that is being done in your name. Things that it doesn’t seem you would bless. Requiring gay kids to be...

Excerpted from "Call Him, He's Home: A Regular Person's Guide to Prayer" by Jim Donaher, 2021. Despite the ease, simplicity, versatility,...

As an observer of how the world and societies are evolving, it occurs to me that fear seems to be stirring much more attention than it's...

Lord, so many things are going awry in the world. Recently, he former prime minister of Japan was assassinated. They have few guns in...

As I observe the world and particularly the challenging state of the U.S., I'm struck by how much of the conflict and animosity between...