DEEP THOUGHT OF THE WEEK: UNITED PRAYER REFLECTS THE UNITY OF GOD.
I was thinking about unity this week as I prepared to lead our online study group through Chapter 8 of my book Prayer Matters. God Himself consists of relationships. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are all perfectly one. Our Christian doctrine of the Trinity defines God as being one god existing in […]
THAT THEY MAY ALL BE ONE
The scene is one of the most poignant ones in all of Jesus’ ministry. It is the eve of Passover, the most sacred of Jewish holidays, and the culmination of His mission. One last time, He has gathered His inner circle of disciples in an upper room for a meal and final instructions before giving […]
A PRAYER MANIFESTO FOR OUR DAY
As I mentioned in my previous post, a group of us prayer walked the Edgewood neighborhood in Atlanta on September 5th. Our guideline was a manifesto that four of us compiled while seeking the Lord. The feedback we have received from the growing number of people that have seen it and prayed through it seems […]
THE EDGEWOOD PRAYER INITIATIVE
On Saturday September the 5th, a small band of prayer warriors convened for a humble, but significant beginning: The Edgewood Prayer Initiative in Atlanta. It had been several months in the making. God orchestrated a connection between me, Pastor Will Francis, and Pastors Denard and D’Andre Ash – all Black brothers sharing a common interest […]