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Prayer, Plain and Simple
A Prayer for Faith and Love
By
Mark and Jill Herringshaw
What is important is faith expressing itself in love. (Gal. 5:6) Fight the good fight of faith. (1 Timothy 6:12) Without faith it is impossible to please God. (Hebrews 11:6) If faith expresses itself in love, then we must become experts at love to become experts at faith. Note the times Jesus applauded the faith…
A Prayer for the Embittered
By
Mark and Jill Herringshaw
Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many. (Hebrews 12:15) Then I realized that my heart was bitter, and I was all torn up inside. I was so foolish and ignorant— I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you. Yet I still belong to you; you…
The Cost of Not Forgiving
By
Mark and Jill Herringshaw
Much has been said about the cost of following Jesus, even by Jesus Himself. But what isn’t heard as much (unless you’re listening to Dallas Willard) is the cost of not following Him. Jesus instructs us to forgive all offenses against us. He modeled this continually on the planet even to his last few minutes…
Suffering Physical Abuse: A Prayer
By
Mark and Jill Herringshaw
Jesus suffered at the hands of expert executors, professionals with vast experience, knowledge, and skill in the “art” of torture. Watching a person being led away to crucifixion was a common occurrence in Jerusalem in the 30’s AD. But Jesus was anything but a common criminal. Yet he took on that horrendous curse. Yesterday we…
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