Make Prayer Beautiful
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S3 Ep 287Praying for Invisible Spears and Other Thoughts on the Parallel Realm We Inhabit
Questions about healing and completion. Not necessarily resolved … but at least asked.
S3 Ep 286The One of the Five-Fold Ministry I Struggled with Most … Until a Definition Restored It to Me
A second example of the need to look more deeply at the words people speak over us, and not assume we know what they mean.
S3 Ep 285The Word That Made Me Recoil … and the Curiosity That Restored It to Me
An example of the need to look more deeply at the words people speak over us, and not assume we know what they mean.
S3 Ep 284The Hidden Message in the Ringing in the Ears
Lord, let us hear your voice … in all the ways you speak!
S3 Ep 283Movement to Prepare a Space
Cartwheels, shimmies, round-offs, running, twirling … does a space need a burst of joy?
S3 Ep 282Prayer: A Skill to Develop or a Relational Gift to Live Out?
Clearly, a relational gift … but even in relationships, I suspect we have a need for skill.
S3 Ep 281When You Feel Like You're in a Snowglobe
When all your interior furniture has been moved aside … a few practical ideas. (Including: get a tube of Ignatia 200C!)
S3 Ep 280Levels of Challenge in Giving Prophetic Words
Pay attention to what the Holy Spirit highlights on a person? Or put on a blindfold and listen carefully?
S3 Ep 279Running to the Presence of the Lord
The invitation to come to the altar to repent, and all the complexity around that.
S3 Ep 278Outrageous Stories of an Invisible Scalpel, an Invisible Doorway, an Unexpected Instruction, and More
Mind-bending stories to wrestle through.
S3 Ep 277A New Day Is Coming … and What That Might Mean
An invitation to the builders and the pioneers: the Lord has need of you.
S3 Ep 276Inflection Points on the Journey of Hearing from God on Behalf of Others
Two people on the journey talk about what's made a difference for them.
S3 Ep 275Not Settling for the Weather You Don't Want
And the three day rain that turned the Brown Mountains green.
S3 Ep 274The Deeper Meaning of What Jesus Said to Nathaniel
What a gift, to have glimpses of how the Lord looks at us.
S3 Ep 273The Surprise of the PB&J Comment
A possible format for speaking comfort and encouragement … with a surprising twist.
S3 Ep 272The Need to See Reality, to Preserve and Protect
A plea for more prophetic sight.
S3 Ep 271The Nastiness in the Children's Play Area, and What Came of It
A testimony, a challenge, a warning, and an encouragement.
S3 Ep 270Why the Body of Christ Needs the Prophetic
Several stories of the saints.
S3 Ep 269No Two Prophetic Voices Are Alike
At a conference with about a dozen speakers, what a gift to see the tremendous range of the prophetic at work in the lives of people.
S3 Ep 268The Journey Out of Cessationism
A study of scripture revealed some surprising insights into signs, wonders, and miracles.
S3 Ep 267Without the Gifts of the Spirit, We Can Have a Clean Plate … But We Might Get Hungry
Scripture is full of examples of the messiness of hearing from God … and God keeps on speaking.
S3 Ep 266A Gutsy Request to the Ancient of Days
And one of the most powerful stories I've heard of sowing in the Spirit.
S3 Ep 265A Healing Prayer Journey: From Wheelchairs to Headaches
Consistency and persistence … for seven years.
S3 Ep 264Healing Prayer for Financial Shadows in the Past
A dramatic story of healing prayer.
S3 Ep 263A Meditation on Vocation
Sometimes the Lord invites us to do things that horrify us. That doesn't mean you're doing anything wrong. Fourteen Greats is now on sale (and for a few days, available at a reduced rate for the launch!). https://happybooks.me/jonah
S3 Ep 262Why the Vine Grew Up to Shield Jonah
When the Lord is after the long-game in your life, and not just the short-term relief from suffering. Fourteen Greats is now on sale (and for a few days, available at a reduced rate for the launch!). https://happybooks.me/jonah
S3 Ep 261The Unexpected Reason Jonah's Message Might Have Been Readily Received
Thinking about the science behind the biblical story. And Fourteen Greats is now on sale (and for a few days, available at a reduced rate for the launch!). https://happybooks.me/jonah
S3 Ep 260The Necessity of Speaking Aloud in Prayer?
Some thoughts, though I also welcome yours. [email protected]
S3 Ep 259Communion for (Not Quite) a Month, and Three Times a Week Is a Habit
Once again, getting comfortable with my imperfection.
S3 Ep 258Two Examples of Hearing the Voice of God
Do I sometimes make it harder than it needs to be?
S3 Ep 257Intentionally Filling the Airwaves
A burst of inspiration while singing and prayerwalking the streets.
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!