Today the nation sits in shock, once again, as a lone gunman went into a school and opened fire, killing 20 students, 6 adults, and the shooter. As the details continue to trickle in, CEN encou
“If it is true that people tend to imitate the life of someone who ministers to them, what kind of prayer example are we as leaders providing for those we lead? Do they see the importance of prayer reflec
I request prayer for a Chinese theological student, 1st name Juan. She is in the US for 1 semester studying for her dissertation. Her goal is to return to China to assist pastors of house churches. Her parents were killed in an earthquake 3 years ag
Jennifer Kennedy Dean's book, 'Power in the Name of Jesus' is life changing! Truly life changing!
Her book is a study ~ a beautiful journey to walk through the Gospel of John. This book is broken down by day, and by week which is excellent for a stud
On Saturday, June 23, the Waldo Canyon Fireerupted on the northwestern part of Colorado Springs - a city and region that is home to more than 600,000 people and the headquarters to more than 100 ministries including the National Day of Prayer (ND
I recently wrote a blog post for Pray! Network on how churches in Austin, including ours, are using social media to help involve more people in meaningful, real-time prayer. In fact I've copied that post below.
A book review on prayer I thought I'd share with the Pray! Network
How does your personality type affect the way you pray? That's the subtitle of my latest read: Praying with the Grain by Dr. Pablo Martinez. And of course I loved that John Stott wrot
“...it is easy to put the idea of Christ’s resurrection into the 'Easter weekend' box and somehow pack it away until next year. Rather, He wants it to be the central power and passion of our lives every day of the year.”
A lot of times our jobs or ministry can get us down. Here's a prayer to rejuvenate you at the end of your shift. People will sometimes become Christians to take advantage of this prayer:
When someone comes to Christ out of a demonic religion, they still have permissions they gave the demons of that religion. Those permissions will either last for the rest of their lives or until they are renounced and commanded to leave. I prefer t
2nd stop, great little turnout got this town's First Annual National Day of Prayer. This year it was organized by Kenny Grubbs and Gary Hartman (both are pastors in this area). Next year Jimmy Culpepper, another local pastor will participate in the p