Category Archives: May 2021

Most of us are not wired to wait well.  We prefer immediate and tangible results.  We don’t expect answers to our prayers will come instantly, but we do hope that the answers will come rapidly.  Learning to live patiently with expectations and anticipations have not proven to be the “strong suit” for most of us,Continue reading “Waiting Patiently On The Lord”

James, writer under the Holy Spirit’s superintendence, of the powerful New Testament epistle of James, half-brother of Jesus, could not have said it more emphatically when, in urging his readers to practice praying persistently, he said “The effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” (James 5:16)   Literally, the word order in its originalContinue reading “Prayer Made Effectual”

One of the great pleasures of pastoring fifty years was the joy of entertaining evangelists in our church and home as they held meetings with us or when they were crisscrossing the U.S. from one meeting to another and needed a place to stay for a night or two.  I could mention many such asContinue reading “Nelle Reeves Shuler”