What should we do when you can’t seem to pray? Or when we don’t know what else to pray? Let’s own up to it. Even in this journey with a prodigal, there are so many things we can cover in prayer for them, but there are days that prayer just doesn’t seem possible. We feel … Continue reading When You Can’t Seem to Pray
Bound and Boundaries
No. That isn't a typo. I only meant Bound. I thought of how bound our prodigals are. But then I thought of Job and how God only let Satan go so far. I thought of oceans and how God determines their boundaries. I thought of Deuteronomy 33:27 that says “underneath are the everlasting arms” and … Continue reading Bound and Boundaries
The Pig Pen Is a Place of Hope
You are very familiar with the story. The prodigal son leaves the home of his father to live what he believed to be his best life, but he ended up in a filthy pig pen, starving, envying the pigs their slop. Prodigals today do the same thing. They leave relationship with their heavenly Father to … Continue reading The Pig Pen Is a Place of Hope
The Magi and Prodigals Find Jesus
Two things about the Magi: 1) they spent their lives studying the skies, looking for truth and how it affected life on earth; and 2) it is possible they heard about the coming King from Daniel.[1] The Bible tells us that when they saw the star, it moved them. They obviously made preparations, gathered supplies … Continue reading The Magi and Prodigals Find Jesus
Three Clouds
I would like to share a few thoughts with you about three different clouds in the Bible and how they point us to truths for this journey with a prodigal. The first cloud is part of the story of Elijah that we find in 1 Kings 17 and 18, when he proclaimed a drought during … Continue reading Three Clouds
Prayer for Prodigals 