With the contemporary church so relatively prayerless, it can be hard to imagine what it looks like to be a praying community. You can get a glimpse of it in this story from my friend Dennis, who remembered a moment with my father, Jack Miller, on a Sunday morning in 1987. Read More...
Robert, Paul and Liz wrap up this series by stepping back and looking at Jesus' range of love.
Four years ago, I was hard pressed on every side, perplexed, persecuted, struck down. And I did feel crushed, in despair, abandoned, destroyed! But Jesus led me to the J-Curve book, and since then, I am truly amazed at how He has used seeJesus to lift me up in resurrection. Read More...
Jon, Paul and Liz continue their conversations on how Jesus' love is shaped by his dependence on his Father.
Paul, Jon and Liz look at how Jesus' pattern of loving by way of "gentle intrusion" includes drawing near physically and touching people.
Jon, Robert, Paul and Liz continue their conversation about how Jesus intrudes into Zacchaeus’s life.
James Pavlic, pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashua, NH, joins Paul and Liz to talk about “doing church through prayer.” “What we want as pastors is we want to see God’s people on fire and enthusiastic for Christ -- but there comes a deat
Adam Barker, a member of our A Praying Life staff who served for many years as a pastor in Texas, joins the team to talk about the weight of leadership.
The podcast team continues their series looking at Jesus and how his dependence on the Father shapes his love. Today, we spend the first of two episodes watching Jesus love Zacchaeus.
In this episode, the team reflects a bit on where we are in our Jesus & Dependence series and what we’ll be moving into in our next few episodes.
When you think of Las Vegas, you may think of the famous motto, “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” But Summit Ridge Church in Las Vegas, Nevada is hoping that's not the case when it comes to what the Spirit is doing in their community. We sat down with Pastor John Caprine, a former marine who refers to himself as the CRO, Chief Repenting Officer, to learn more. Read More...
Paul, Robert and Liz look at how Jesus says no to the first of Satan's three temptations.
Paul, Robert and Liz take one last look at how we see Jesus as he relates to his mother, Mary, at the end of his life and in the last glimpses we get of Mary in Scripture
After three years of doing the Lord’s work in the power of the flesh rather than of the Spirit, Kieran Carr had a major health collapse. He told his boss, "I can't do this anymore," but his boss encouraged him to take a break. In God's providence, Kieran "met" seeJesus during that break. Read More...
Paul, Robert and Liz continue their discussion of Jesus’ dependence on the Father, as we see it at play in his relationship with his mother, Mary.
Paul, Robert and Liz continue their series on Jesus’ dependence on his heavenly Father, looking at how Jesus gets separated from his family and winds up in the Temple when he is 12 years old.
A high school sophomore who lives in Arizona, Caroline, meets weekly with a group of students and a mentor to work through lessons in the "Person of Jesus—Student Edition" study on honesty. The new study will impact many students like Caroline. "Jesus' honesty surprises students in a thousand good ways!" Read More...
Paul, Robert and Liz continue this series on learning dependence from Jesus, focusing specifically on the role that Scripture plays in helping us discern God’s will.
Jesus spends the last six months of his life going lower, down to Jerusalem and to his death on the cross. At same time, we begin to see the disciples wanting to go higher. We see this starting right after the Mount of Transfiguration, as they are returning to Capernaum. Read More...
Jimmy Agan, author and pastor at Intown Community Church, joins Paul, Jon and Liz to talk about A Praying Church.
It’s been a hard few years for the church. There’s a sense in which the pandemic sped up a transition we were already in. It took out old solutions that were propping things up, making room for new ones. I’m hopeful for the church in this season. Read More...
Robert Row joins Paul Miller and Liz Voboril in this new series looking at how, paradoxically, dependence on the Father frees Jesus to love.
When the pandemic began, the Miller's kitchen renovation went on indefinite pause. They were living in the basement, and their well-ordered lives, like their well-ordered kitchen, were now in complete disarray. "I needed to remember that God was in charge of every detail," shares Jill Miller, "and that drew me to Esther." Read More...
"A lot of us are asking the question, How do Read More...
