I quit praying for eight years because the amount of resistance wore me down. But prayer is so transformative, I want you to be able to pray in health and power.
If you want to hear some crazy stories, this episode is for you! And an error correction: I named his podcast incorrectly. It is actually called "God Is Not a Theory."
And imagining if the Holy Spirit was more real to me than any human person.
Ministering like the loaves and the fishes to the Rainbow People, 500 miles to the gallon of gasoline, blue sky at the beach, and other modern miracles.
Judith, Francis, and a way of life that's better than the games.
Michael and Debbie Pearl, on child-rearing, marriage, evangelism, and believing the Bible.
Eugene Peterson's shock on going from academia to the pulpit, and his solution to encouraging more Bible reading.
C.S. Lewis' body of work: tremendous genius, written clearly enough and simply enough to understand.
Hudson Taylor's spiritual secret gave me a new look at my life of faith.
Corrie ten Boom, her father Casper, her sister Betsie: what a tradition of glory.
Isobel Kuhn, through her books, answered my questions and reminded me that there were people on the road ahead.
A year living with a family not my own … a gift of different thoughts and different actions.
A controversial figure, who nevertheless helped shape my thinking.
The difference between being a pioneer and a maintainer, kindness in mistakes, and demonstration of working things out. A love note to Scott and Connie.
The loving quest to be incarnational, evangelistic, creative, and kind. A love note to Wendy's husband Don.
A love note to my first official mentor, Wendy.
What an amazing exercise: to think about those who have mentored, discipled, or changed one's thinking.
Lord, teach us to pray!
The longest episode to date, because this testimony mattered to me so deeply.
How some bits of colored glass shifted my attitude and reminded me of the best treasure hunt.
For a time of refreshing that comes from the Lord … come and drink.
A startling realization from my own 5-year-old self.
A recommended read for women and daughters.
An excellent, helpful diagnosis.
A show-and-tell example of the beauty and discomfort of listening to the Lord's voice.
When the one who had been a severe dyslexic is invited to start a university.
This could be prophetic intel! How unexpected and fun!
I don't agree, and needed to break free of this unscriptural idea.
The surprising outcome, and some ongoing questions.
Because life goes better when you live in hope.
Whether cleaning up a college town, or flipping the tourism industry … testimonies of how prayer shifts things.
Lord, let us balance these different, contrasting ideas.
Wrestling through one of the heart-breaking stories in the Bible.
Though this podcast relates primarily to finances, I think it applies more broadly as well.
A big picture question I've been pondering.
They speak, they evangelize, they prophesy, they buy fields.... Just a reminder to release our young ladies into the fullness of their destiny.
Who held these roles? (I was stunned by the answer!)
External observation: energy naturally ebbs and flows! (How had I missed this?!)
What they are, and how we can get rid of them.
A message on celebrating who you are, not who you're not.
Those little surprises of joy and being known.
I had forgotten both the challenge and the grace.
Thinking about how David raised up leaders and warriors from the dregs … and how this might apply to the church today.
Mysteries and contemplations from 2 Kings 9.
Repent and believe! Be filled with the Spirit! What are we to do, and how are we to do it?
Any new creation requires bringing order out of chaos … how to determine the right amount of order, without going too far?
Trying to make sense of some sayings.
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