Prayer (2): God hears the prayers of the imperfect

pouring out tears

Synopsis: The answer is always God, but will God hear me? How many times have we felt like imposters? From the outside, everyone else seems to have “it” together. We show up with shame and guilt in our hearts and we just don’t know how to articulate our emotions. We’ve recently considered that God is […]

Learn the Prayer of Lament

Psalm 13 prayer journal

Turning pain into praise Feelings of heartbreaking sorrow once ruled my heart. More than anything I wanted to feel hope and joy again. Shockingly, I sincerely believed that I never would. God has shown me otherwise. Joy and praise now have a big space in my heart and God is enthroned once again. How was […]

And the second is like unto it

Good Samaritan

It has always fascinated me how different conversations can lead us to look at the Word of God in a way that, perhaps, we might not usually think about. This happened to me recently when two totally unrelated conversations caused me to think about two questions that they raised. Two important questions that affect our […]

A personal perspective on depression

depression

6     I am bowed down and brought very low; all day long I go about mourning. 7     My back is filled with searing pain; there is no health in my body. 8     I am feeble and utterly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart. 9     All my longings lie open before you, O Lord; my sighing is not hidden […]

2. Loving fathers

Father and child

The second in a series of articles on Family Life by Ben Pitcher. In a family that is built on the pattern of a loving Heavenly Father — with loving communication as a priority principle — the role of the husband is incredibly lofty and an exceptionally high calling. Mothers are typically understood to have […]

Doubting Thomas — or Thomas, a man of faith?

doubt or faith

Was Thomas really a doubter? Or, was he a man of faith? Wilderness Voice · Thomas: A man of faith by Glen Davies You can listen to this post, or if you prefer, you can read it below. The dilemma of a sceptical mind I often look on with envy when I see and hear […]

Growing and being refined by trial, to better find compassion

Winnowing chaff from grain

An interview with an older sister This sister grew up under very difficult circumstances, with her mother dying while she was a young adolescent and her family passing through very dark valleys of life. She has borne heavy burdens of grief, scarcity, pain, and chronic illness. God, through her experiences, has made her hand wise […]

The consolation of God, the antidote to the cares of this life

cares of this life

How do you feel in the ever-increasing complexity and pressures of life? I’m constantly exhausted and often find a multitude of thoughts running through my mind all day and intruding my resting hours as I lie in bed at night. Questions, problems, planning solutions. My hopes, my fears, and my desires all jostle each other […]

Music in the life of a believer

listening to music

Music is everywhere and unavoidable. It’s one of the most powerful influences in the world. Music is found in every known culture, past and present. Anthropologists suggest that it’s a “fundamental constituent of human life”. All cultures, from the most primitive to advanced—including the unique subculture that is the Christadelphian brotherhood—make music and listen to […]