Resources

Designed for Divine Words

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.

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Love Goes Low

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...

An Open Letter to the Prayerless 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...

The Secret to Love

Robert Row joins Paul Miller and Liz Voboril in this new series looking at how, paradoxically, dependence on the Father frees Jesus to love.

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Looking for Fingerprints

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 Time to Shut Up

"Sometimes we’re strangely surprised when we've given someone an honest word and they don’t say ‘Oh, thank you for that rebuke.  I have felt pride welling up in my heart all morning and I've just been waiting to be humbled.

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The Anticipatory Waiting of Advent

The most easily missed person in the Christmas story is the last one mentioned. Where did the gift of Jesus, which led to the destruction of all evil and to a new heavens and earth, begin? With Anna in the temple praying. Of course, the gift of Jesus began from all eternity, and yet, it needed a human instrument, a conduit. Anna’s praying was one of the sparks that led to the incarnation... Read More...

God Sees You & Has Compassion

When missionary, Tracey Eide, arrived in Krakow, Poland, she was asked if she'd be willing to start a Bible study for moms. The group of Ukrainian refugees, some believers and some not, used the newly Russian-translated "Person of Jesus" study. Read More...

No Pretense

Paul, Jon and Liz continue their conversation about Jesus’ honesty, looking in particular at what we can learn about Jesus and honesty from the disciples he chooses.

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5 Simple Ways to Teach Anyone about Jesus

I try to adapt Bible study materials so that people affected by disability can go beyond where they ever have before in studying the Bible. I want to make sure all of “the gang” (as I lovingly call the kids and adults I teach who are affected by disabilities) can learn the Bible. Read More...

The Gift of Honesty

We’re at the start of a new podcast series called “Jesus & Honesty.” In these episodes, we’ll be focusing on Jesus’ stunning, others-centered honesty. In today’s conversation, we start by looking at this strange “Gift of Honesty.

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Marinating in A Praying Life

As we experience ongoing growth and new opportunities, we are very pleased to announce a much-needed addition to the "A Praying Life" team! Adam Barker has joined us as our new Southwest Coordinator. Read More...

On Knowing Christ and the Power of His Resurrection

For many years, my favorite Bible passage has been the Apostle Paul's words in Philippians 3:10 - "I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of sharing in His sufferings, becoming like Him in His death."… But somehow, in the blindness of my flesh, I forgot or ignored the words which told me how my Father in heaven would make it happen. Read More...