In staff meeting this week, one of our administrative staff members ask that we pray for her children. The prayer request was nothing specific. The loving mother just wanted us to pray for her kids. Praying for our children is a huge responsibility. It may be more important than anything else we do for them. …

I would be curious to read your comments about the written prayer we used in worship last weekend at CrossPoint. I borrowed the idea from a pastor I follow on Twitter. He believes using a formal, written prayer unified his people in worship. He also commented that it had become a great teaching tool. I …

Have you ever said the phrase, “All I can do is pray,”? I’ve said it. And I think it’s one of the stupidest sentences to ever leave my mouth. Think about it for a minute. When I say, “All I can do is pray,” this is what I’m really saying: All I can do is …

I have referred to The Valley of Vision several times through the years. I have also quoted many of the written prayers from this great Puritan prayer book. Joe Thorn, lead pastor of Redeemer Fellowship in Saint Charles, Illinois, has developed a schedule of The Valley of Vision for his personal use. Thorn writes, I …

While Ryan is away on vacation this July, we are having guest bloggers here at JustOneMore.info. This week’s guest is CrossPoint’s Minister to Students – Dave Snyder. Dave and his wife, Brooke, have one daughter, Eden, and have been at CrossPoint for just over 6 weeks. Dave enjoys reading, disc golf, and hanging with his …

While Ryan is away on vacation this July, we are having guest bloggers here at JustOneMore.info. This week’s guest is Denny Burk. Denny is the Dean of Boyce College and Associate Professor of New Testament at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He is also the editor of The Journal for Biblical Manhood & Womanhood …

While Ryan is away on vacation this July, we will have guest bloggers here at JustOneMore.info. This week’s guest is Rick Lance. Rick is a state missionary and executive director with the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions. He recently celebrated 40 years of ministry, including pastorates at First Baptist Church, Tuscaloosa; First Baptist Church, …

The Lord’s Prayer reminds me that I am never alone Our Father in heaven… The Lord’s Prayer reminds me that God’s purpose for your life is always bigger than my life …hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven… The Lord’s Prayer requires I see myself as …

St. Bernard of Clarivaux said, “Dear brothers, you should never doubt your prayer, thinking that it might have been in vain, for I tell you truly that before you have uttered the words, the prayer is already recorded in heaven.  Therefore you should confidently expect from God one of two things: either that your prayer …

I shared responsibilities with a minister from Arkansas in a wedding last weekend.  Toward the end of the service he prayed a powerful written prayer for the newlyweds.  I asked for a copy of the prayer to share with you. We need more prayers like this prayed over our marriages – for newlyweds as well …