Sam Bates, our friend and coworker at WorkMatters, who has been faithfully writing to you during this 60 Days of Prayer, needs prayer! Without going into detail, Sam’s Father has had three separate significant health failings in the last three weeks, the latest of which is a major hip break two days ago. Sam is [...]
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60 Days…Special Prayer
Posted in 60 Days of Prayer, Faith, Healing, perseverence, Prayer, Wisdom on December 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
60 Days…The Enemy of Prayer
Posted in 60 Days of Prayer, Prayer on December 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Friends, I share in the struggle to pray consistently and deliberately. Here are a couple of thoughts I ran across that you might consider as you wrestle with all the obstacles keeping you from building a powerful prayer life. “The one concern of the devil is to keep Christians from praying. He fears nothing from prayerless [...]
60 Days…Update
Posted in 60 Days of Prayer, Prayer on December 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We have received so many encouraging emails from many of you regarding this “60 Days of Prayer” ministry! Sam Bates has done an excellent job empowering you, hasn’t he?! The purpose of this 60 day prayer ministry was to feed you during this Thanksgiving and Christmas season, and to have you pray for us as we worked to meet [...]
60 Days…How Much Do You Care?
Posted in 60 Days of Prayer, Attitude, Encouragement, Excellence, Influence, Prayer, Relationships on December 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Friends, Over the past week I have found myself in a unusual setting. I have spent the past five days caring for my Father in a hospital and as of yesterday in a skilled nursing facility in southeastern Ohio. These kinds of facilities are unique in that you get to watch people doing their work [...]
60 Days…The Word on Prayer
Posted in 60 Days of Prayer, Instruction, Jesus, Prayer on November 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on the street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I tell you the truth, that is all the reward they will ever get. But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray [...]
60 Days….It’s All YOUR Fault!
Posted in 60 Days of Prayer, Confrontation, Encouragement, Honesty, Judgment, Prayer, Relationships on November 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday I was thinking about “The Blame Game” again. In a rare moment of insight, it struck me that I also have many people to “blame” for what I have accomplished in life. Think about it. We tend to only think of blame in the negative context, but I turned it around and began to [...]
60 Days…Wandering Around
Posted in 60 Days of Prayer, Encouragement, Friendship, Influence, Prayer, Relationships on November 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Friends, No doubt many of you will be in your offices very early this morning hoping to get a head start on the day. As an early riser myself, I have enjoyed it when I could get in the office and have some undisturbed alone time. Jumping right into the pile of work I made [...]
60 Days…Even the Small Stuff?
Posted in 60 Days of Prayer, Encouragement, Honesty, Humble, Prayer on November 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Good Morning, Do you realize that we have an intercessor that is constantly petitioning God on our behalf? When you pray for the big meeting or the major project that is behind schedule, or for the wisdom to know how to respond to a co-worker who has just experienced an unexpected setback, be encouraged that [...]
60 Days….Go Away!
Posted in 60 Days of Prayer, Change, Patience, Perspective, Prayer, tagged Solitude on November 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“….. commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Psalms 4:4 Solitude. The word brings to mind several thoughts, some good and some not so good. But, solitude is necessary. I have known many who in silent seclusion have made significant decisions, altered values, reversed directions and become faithful servants of the [...]
60 Days…Praying at Work?
Posted in 60 Days of Prayer, Faith and Work, Leadership, Prayer on November 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Evening and morning, and at noon, will I pray and cry aloud; and He shall hear my voice.” Psalms 55:17 Day after day has gone by and with much regret, I must confess that prayer has been a small part of my work day. I wonder what might have been accomplished had I consistently presented [...]