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Husbands and Fathers – the Buck Stops With Us

Husbands and Fathers – the Buck Stops With Us

As issues arise in our families, whether it be our wives that are struggling or our kids misbehaving, it is very natural and easy to blame them. However, in my own experience i have found that one way or another it always comes back to me and my role as a man. As men,...
Hebraic Prayer Part 4: Conforming to God’s Will

Hebraic Prayer Part 4: Conforming to God’s Will

“Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word…” Acts 4:29 In this last and final instalment of our teaching series on Hebraic prayer, we discover that prayer is not about making God conform to our wishes,...
Hebraic Prayer Part 3: More Corporate than Personal

Hebraic Prayer Part 3: More Corporate than Personal

“Lord, bless me and my wife, my son, and his wife, us four, no more, Amen” Modern Christian prayers can easily slide into the trap of becoming all about me and my needs, rather than about God, or about the community in which He has placed us. In sharp contrast,...
Hebraic Prayer Part 2: Bible Based Prayer

Hebraic Prayer Part 2: Bible Based Prayer

“…who by the mouth of Your servant David have said: …The kings of the earth took their stand, And the rulers were gathered together, Against the Lord and against His Christ.’” Acts 4:25-26 NKJV In the first part of our series on Hebraic prayer, we began to examine the...
Moving a bit slowly?

Moving a bit slowly?

My wife and I were recently praying over a decision, and I really didn’t want to make the change. I had a number of reasons to hesitate, and I felt even saddened by the change, but deep down I think I knew that God wanted us to take this step. As I prayed, the...
Insights from Hebraic Prayer – Part 1, Exalting the Creator

Insights from Hebraic Prayer – Part 1, Exalting the Creator

We read in Acts chapter 4 how the disciples gathered to pray after receiving multiple venomous threats from the priestly authorities. The power of their prayer was such that when they had finished praying, the place where they gathered was shaken, they were all filled...