Unedited Prayers

“Oh God, listen to my cry! Hear my prayer!” (Psalm 61:1 NLT) I prayed some emotionally unedited prayers yesterday, the kind where one scoops out the contents of their soul and lets the Lord sort through it when they’re done. It wasn’t pretty, but it…

Letting the Jar Settle

“At once the Spirit sent Him out to the wilderness.” (Mark 1:12 NIV) I suppose I’ve been thinking about wilderness since we first drove into the Negev (southern Judean wilderness) ten days ago. I had expected bleak, but my expectations hadn’t prepared me for the…

The Trouble with Sin

“For a branch cannot produce suit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in Me.” (John 15:4 NLT) Jesus brings up some uncomfortable truths. Sin cuts us off from Christ and we will remain fruitless until we…