I watch Christians head down dead end roads in prayer. I’ve driven there myself.

We’re told early on, “God will answer your prayers.” No disclaimers. So we try it out. Sometimes it works. Sometimes not so much. We think, “Maybe I just need to figure out the right formula.”

So we keep throwing out prayers hoping some stick. And you know some do. Just enough to give us a little encouragement and keep us mostly confused. [Read more…]

Let’s face it. We all get slammed at times with the unexpected and the difficult.

We’re cruising along peacefully and suddenly wham we’re blindsided.

It may be a challenge in our marriage.

We get laid off from our job or our business contracts.

We get a dreaded phone call from our doctor.

And suddenly our world turns upside down.

So we pray but the sky seems like the underside of a frozen lake. [Read more…]

I can tell you all about prayer that doesn’t work. I know, just what you’re looking for.

Before I committed my life to God I prayed sometimes.

I’d screw up (not that unusual). Get in a jam. Try to finagle my way out. Screw it up worse.
And finally think, “Well, why not try praying? What have I got to lose?” [Read more…]