Purposeful Prayer & More

Some of us have branches that reach to the sky and provide shade and cool rest for those below. Others have roots that have grown deeper in search of the water of life. We serve and rest in our seasons to be a display of God’s...

In a hazy brain fog, Peter did as he was ordered. As the pair passed the comatose guards, the normally rackety iron gates swung open noiselessly. On the street, the angel...

If ever we needed to trust in God, it is now. We are living in a very solemn time. Things have changed so drastically in our world. Things have turned upside down with the reality of the COVID-19 crisis. So many deaths. What are we to do? How are we to cope?

As I was praying, I watched the steering wheel spin left to right as my car was navigated through the pile of cars that had already crashed into each other on the ramp. After I made it down the icy ramp and all those cars that had crashed into each other, I grabbed the...

We’re excited to share some new Reader Resources with you and to announce that we’re going to give away, for free, 100 books to the first 100 folks that request* a hard-copy of the book: One Minute with God: A Devotional Prayer Journal by Jaël Naomie. In a busy world, it is easy to overlook...

I wish I could sing special music by myself, but that isn’t one of my talents. I love to sing in groups. It’s uplifting and inspiring to sing hymns or other Christian songs. When I sing with others, I feel close to God. The Lord encourages us to...

Many are learning how to pray as they hear the prayers of others. And many are experiencing revival which is the renewal of spiritual life and the resurrection from spiritual death. People that come to the Boiler Room say they are blessed, refreshed, and changed by the experience of united prayer. Here are seven testimonies that sum it up best:

Jesus said that discipleship is a daily matter. To deny oneself means giving Jesus the control over my life. Carrying a cross doesn’t mean that we will have difficulties every day. Here it means: to daily deny our egos and...

I think God prefaced the sound of the gentle whisper with the bright noise to provide contrast and recall to Elijah the memory of how God spoke to him. Elijah knew the gentle whisper like an intimate friend. He had been seeing and hearing God through the gentle whisper for years. However, the stress and chaos became so loud he had a case of amnesia until…

Conviction. That is a powerful word. Conviction is a firmly held belief or opinion. It drives one’s purpose in life and directs one’s worldview. It undergirds the fortitude needed to stand for what you believe in when no one else shares that belief. It pushes through obstacles because something in you believes it’s worth fighting for. Conviction drove...

“Did I just dream that or did that really happen?” I thought to myself. That was so real! Everything I saw was colorful and like it was actually happening. Has this ever happened to you? A few weeks ago, I had a dream that I’ve often...

What makes ordinary people extraordinary? Recently, I read an article about the many qualities that do this. First on the list — aim, vision, and...