Make Prayer Beautiful
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S3 Ep 256Willingness But Hesitation to Pray Over a Women's Shelter
Assorted thoughts on sensitivity and putting oneself out there.
S3 Ep 255Breaking Away from the Unkind Things We Say Over Ourselves
A story and a prayer to stop speaking curses.
S3 Ep 254A Gorgeous Reminder from the Life of Gideon
Whatever your circumstances, the Lord has a gameplan for you.
S3 Ep 253Navigating a Vulnerability Hangover
Several options for dealing with oversharing. (And get on the daily email list! https://praybig.me/email)
S3 Ep 252The Two Paragraph Anecdote in Middle School That Changed My Thoughts
Be released, sometimes, to make the unexpected gesture.
S3 Ep 251When Dreams Shift
Sometimes a dream compels you forward … and then the Lord redirects.
S3 Ep 250The Pain and Delight of Revisiting Old Dreams
Including a sense of being hit by a 2x4 … in the best way.
S3 Ep 249Hearing God But Also Not Abdicating Responsibility
Sometimes we hear better when we do the work required to help inform our questions.
S3 Ep 248Growing in Learning to Hear God's Voice
Thankfully, we can practice listening in a lot of ways that don't require life-or-death decisions.
S3 Ep 247What If You Ask the Lord a Question, But Aren't Sure You're Hearing Him Answer?
Plenty of horrible things have been done in the name of Christ. How can we listen carefully?
S3 Ep 246How Do You Pray Effectively If You Don't Feel a Request Deeply?
A question about fervency in prayer. (Also would be delighted for any discussion on this topic! Email [email protected].)
S3 Ep 245Are Hunger and Thirst in the Spirit Satisfied?
Thankful for a God who sits with us in the grief of the now and the not yet.
S3 Ep 244Dealing with the Grief After the Loss of a Pet
When our dog died, we talked about grief, and the son who was the most sad sipped homeopathic Aconitum 200C and Ignatia 200C, available on Amazon. To learn more about homeopathy, go to https://happybooks.me/homeopathyemails
S3 Ep 243Learning to Walk with a Limp
When the answer is waiting, but you'd prefer not to have it, thank you anyway.
S3 Ep 242The Invitation to Pray for a Situation When You'd Really Rather Not
I suppose the invitation is to be faithful.
S3 Ep 241The Canceled Flight and the Sense of Release
A lesson in learning to ask the Lord about everything.
S3 Ep 240How Do You Pray If Someone Makes a Bad Request?
An interesting question that had never once crossed my mind.
S3 Ep 239Living Under the Shadow of a Technology That Doesn't Work
Coming out from under a curse! Thank you, Lord!
S3 Ep 238Why It Matters That Only Joseph Could Be the Earthly Father of Jesus
With the related, and very beautiful observation: you are not fungible!
S3 Ep 237The Delightful Unexpected Connection
A practical example of a person being highlighted--in this case, for a few years--until the appointed time.
S3 Ep 236In Healing Prayer, What If Jesus Looks Disappointed?
Such an interesting question! I invite other comments or feedback!
S3 Ep 235A Guide for Dealing with End of October House Decorations
Defensive and offensive options to block the darkness and release light.
S3 Ep 234The Privilege of Visiting a Place with Vision
An example of making a part of earth fruitful and multiplying … along with a cry for more.
S3 Ep 233The City Where Traffic Is Manageable
I keep thinking about dreamers and big picture solutions. More, LORD!
S3 Ep 232How Much the Lord Loves His People
A sentence that shaped how I think about the challenges that other people face.
S3 Ep 231The Place I Go When I'm Overstuffed with Emotion and Simply Need to Cry for a Bit
Call it: an intercessor's coping mechanism.Look for The Wednesday Wars; Pay Attention, Carter Jones; Okay for Now; and The Labors of Hercules Beale by Gary D. Schmidt.
S3 Ep 230When I Started Paying a Son to Do My Dishes
Thankful for this book of fractals and unexpected ideas.
S3 Ep 229One of the Most Powerful Life Changes
My sister said, "After Jesus and homeschooling, this was the most powerful life changing experience." (We congratulate Rachel for finishing her session!) https://www.brainhighways.com/
S3 Ep 228The Young Missionary's Heart Attack in Spain
A deep cry of my heart, answered. To find out more, visit https://happybooks.me/homeopathyemails
S3 Ep 227My First Realization That God Cares About Business
How had I not realized this before? Somehow I hadn't!
S3 Ep 226So Much Thankfulness for This Dentist's Singular Research
A unique project at a unique time in history.
S3 Ep 225The Time I Burst into Tears When a Test Reported on My Strengths
My (eventual) favorite of the personality profile tests.
S3 Ep 224The Book That Most Changed My Thinking About Time
So thankful for the new perspective these last few decades.
S3 Ep 223A Beautiful Meditation on the Opposite of Generational Curses
What gifts are coming down to you through your generational line?
S3 Ep 222What If We've Got the Cherubim in Eden the Wrong Way Round?
Beautiful meditations on the Tree of Life.
S3 Ep 221Why Aaron, and Not Moses Had to Speak Three Plagues
A profound lesson hidden in the story of Moses and Pharaoh. (And my conjecture in this episode was afterward confirmed by the source.)
S3 Ep 220Why the Jews Don't Expect Perfection in Anything
The Lord and his sense of humor! Good grief! How he can hammer a point home!
S3 Ep 219What Does It Mean to Lose Control of One's Spirit?
We know about losing control of one's flesh…. An interesting thing to speculate on.
S3 Ep 218Redemption in the Face of a Personal Fail
How the Lord continues to guide and direct.
S3 Ep 217Making Decisions Without Full Knowledge
The standard fact of life … and how much we need prayer.
S3 Ep 216A Surprising Moment to Remember That Resistance Requires Something to Resist
How much we need God's wisdom in every area of our lives, walking with us in every decision.
S3 Ep 215Making Jokes in a Second Language
Although most of this episode is cheerful stories, it gets to a serious point in the end … a specific prayer I pray often in this season.
S3 Ep 214When We Don't Want to Receive the Guidance of the Lord (Because It's Too Good)
What if the Lord directs us, sometimes, in the way we would already really like to go?
S3 Ep 213What an Unnaturally Orange Face Taught Me About Mistakes
One of the most profound gifts this year.
S3 Ep 212Why You Should Give Free Verse Poetry Another Look
All the power and glory, with none of the rambling. Wilberforce book: https://www.sonlight.com/one-voice-the-story-of-william-wilberforce Heaven book: https://happybooks.me/heaven
S3 Ep 211The Devastating Photo of a Tattoo
How a skinhead sparked an outpouring of creativity. https://www.sonlight.com/one-voice-the-story-of-william-wilberforce
S3 Ep 210After Fourteen Years, a Partial Answer to a Why Question
This episode keeps making me cry. Because we don't always get the answer to our why … but sometimes we get a hint. And even a hint can be very beautiful.
S3 Ep 209Why a Manager Is So Important … and a Hard Right Turn Midway Through
If I re-recorded podcasts, this should maybe be two different episodes. But a shout-out to Jessica McIntosh at https://www.jessicamcintosh.net/With gratitude for her work on our new website, https://workplaceprayer.com
S3 Ep 208When the Holy Spirit Operates Through the Work of Your Hands
An example of how beautiful and glorious the work of our hands can be. To see an example: https://workplaceprayer.com
S3 Ep 207A Burst of Joy in a Hush-Hush Topic
So much of life depends on perspective … and not giving way to fear!