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Prayer Journal · 1M ago

Reflections on Isaiah 53

This past weekend was Easter and the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. One of the most famous Old Testament passages about Christ’s passion is found in Isaiah 53. Last week I spent an extended amount of time praying through Isaiah 53 in the HoPE prayer room. (For  those not fam
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Prayer Journal · 1Y ago

Looking on the Bright Side of Harold Camping

As many people are aware, in recent weeks there has been a great deal of attention paid to a Christian leader named Harold Camping and his group of followers who have predicted the end of the world on May 21 at 6 p.m. Certainly the man is completely off base in his predictions and there [...]
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Prayer Journal · 1Y ago

Apology from the author

As the author of Prayer Journal, I must apologize for the lack of content on the blog. I have allowed myself to get rather consumed by work related activities. If you are interested, I just wrote of blog entry on my website on the topic of why Christians should pray for the upcoming Canadian electio
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Prayer Journal · 1Y ago

The Glory of Ministering to God

One of the most glorious aspects of our identity as Christians is that we are allowed and invited to minister to the eternal God of all creation! It is also one of the least talked about and least understood aspects of our relationship with God. Revelation 5:10 says “You have made them to be a [...]
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Prayer Journal · 1Y ago

An Urgent Call to Kneel in Order to Stand

World events in recent days and weeks require a sober-minded response on the part of Christians and especially Christian leaders. There are many thoughts and responses by Christian leaders to the Japan earthquake, just as there were many responses to the earthquake in Haiti and New Zealand. In recen
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Prayer Journal · 1Y ago

The Impact of Singing our Prayers

I am currently at the International House of Prayer in Kansas City. If you are unfamiliar with IHOP-KC, it is a ministry in south Kansas City that has engaged in night and day worship and prayer for over 11 years. It is an amazing place and I highly recommend checking out their website that is [...]
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Prayer Journal · 1Y ago

Fixed on Beauty

Last week while I was at the House of Prayer Edmonton prayer room there was a specific phrase that I sensed the Holy Spirit highlighting to me. It was a spontaneous worship chorus that was being sung at the International House of Prayer in Kansas City (via webstream) I don’t want to be entertained b
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Prayer Journal · 1Y ago

Billy Graham’s Thoughts on Prayer Pt. 2

Recently Rev. Billy Graham, the famous evangelist, gave a rare interview during which he reflected on his life and expressed his desire to have spent much more time in prayer and worship. In my previous post I wrote about how stunning this quote was in light of all that God has done through his mini
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Prayer Journal · 1Y ago

Billy Graham’s Thoughts on Prayer and Worship

Ever since I became a Christian in 1990 I have been a huge admirer of Billy Graham. I would record his crusades on TV and eventually developed quite a collection of broadcasts. (a number of them are actually on Beta tapes rather than VHS, so that tells you something!) In 1997, the year I got [...]
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Prayer Journal · 1Y ago

Growing in Intimacy with God

In my last post I wrote that growing in the knowledge of God ought to be a top priority for us in 2011. One of the critical reasons why this is true is that our knowledge of God is dynamically connected to our intimacy with God.
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