16 years ago, I wrote this in my journal: Last week my brother and his wife joined 1st Baptist Church of Nowata. He said the pastor is great and that they teach good classes. In fact, the pastor just finished teaching “Masterlife” (a great discipleship course). So we decided … [Read more...]
LTMFS Part 28: Prayer and Justice
16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: There was an F-5 tornado in OK city last night along with a bunch of other tornadoes north of there and through Kansas. Dozens of people have died and hundreds of homes have been destroyed. It’s awful! We've been praying for the … [Read more...]
LTMFS Part 22: Praying and Believing
16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: Mom finally found a decent job, and she seems very excited about it. See, I told her God would be faithful. I found out there's tons of stuff by Finney, Wilkerson, Ravenhill, and Whitefield on the Internet. There's also lots … [Read more...]
Prayer is a Waste of Time
During my evangelical Christian phase, I prayed a lot. And I mean a lot. I'm talking an hour a day on my knees, another hour while I was driving to and from work, and even while I was doing other tasks that didn't require too much concentration (things washing dishes or folding … [Read more...]