Posts by Spencer DeBurgh (Page 88)

I just hung up the phone. A ten minute phone call. You never know what will happen when that phone rings… This person called the church and asked to speak with me because, and I here I will just quote the caller: “Some friend of …

The best models for prayer are found in the Book. Here are several passages that you can open to in your efforts to pray. In our Shepherding Group on Sunday evening we talked about some of these passages. I really appreciated the testimony R…

If you fall asleep in church tomorrow… If your mind wanders… If your eyes glaze over… If your imagination flies away during the sermon… It might not be your fault. It might be mine. “Ministers have found it entirely too convenient and …

So I am home today working on my school assignment. I want have it in the mail to my faculty advisor by Tuesday. And I am actually working. Really I am. But I took a short break (don’t ask me to define short) and found something I liked on ano…

I have just one more prayer to post from The Valley of Vision. I hope that you long for the mortification (I love that old fighting word) of indwelling corruption and pride. And I urge you to pray for your life to be wrapped in divine love. &ld…

Our dear friends in Spokane just lost their 18 year old son. We know that he is with his Savior. Our hearts ache for his mom and dad, his brother and sisters. When I was a Pastor in Spokane, Hunter’s dad Mark was on the elder board at our church I am not exaggerating when I say that Mark taught me a lot of what I know about being a faithful man of God. I know that Mark…

This guy may be a bit pessimistic. I sure hope he is exaggerating. But he is certainly seeing a significant problem. His name is T. David Gordon and he teaches preaching in a seminary. “I would guess that of the sermons I’ve he…

This prayer is found in the beginning of Augustine’s Confessions: Great art Thou, O Lord, and greatly to be praised; great is Thy power, and Thy wisdom infinite. And Thee would man praise; man, but a particle of Thy creation; man, that bears …

Another outstanding prayer from Arthur Bennett’s “The Valley of Vision.” Use it when you find discontentment in your heart or when you find your affections toward Jesus growing cold. This prayer is simply titled “Happiness.&…

So lately, I’m trying to use this space to supplement the teaching on prayer. And I am hoping that it has been helpful. But I wanted to post something a little more personal today. If you are only interested in the next prayer model – …