One of my most popular blog posts is entitled “No Flinching.” In it I describe a posture that I developed throughout my time as a leader in higher education. Essentially, […]
Praying as Jesus Prayed
The theology of the prayers of Jesus You may have heard the common phrase, “God is not a vending machine,” but why is that? Should I not ask for what […]
Finding comfort in the cross
“…I hope you will look to Jesus for comfort. Go to your closet in secret prayer and there you will find peace to your soul.” – D.L. Moody By all […]
When prayer doesn’t feel like enough
Hard work in the kingdom of God Over the past couple of years, I have rediscovered the power of prayer. While I have always recognized the importance of prayer, spending […]
A Prayer of Thanksgiving: Grateful for the Giver
“I am so thankful that I have a joy that the world can not rob me of; I have a treasure that the world can not take from me; I […]
Praying for peace in times of trouble
In The Life of D.L. Moody, William R. Moody (D.L.’s son) records his father’s reflections on his experience aboard the Spree, a passenger ship that was to take him from […]
Prayer for times of fear—Putting fear in perspective
“… believers are oftentimes exposed to the most horrible dangers in their journey to heaven; but, so long as they are ‘rooted and grounded’ in the Rock of Ages, they […]
Let Us Pray
Dwight L. Moody was familiar with hardship. He lost his father when he was quite young, grew up in poverty, worked rather than going to school, and lived through the […]