Category Archives: Prayer

Can We Argue with God?

Posted on July 1, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

How would Jonah’s story have been different if he’d taken time to engage with God, to ask questions and even to argue? Could he have come out the other side in a better relationship with God and with a better … Continue reading →

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Wrestling in Prayer

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

God, the creator of the universe, invites us to join in what he’s doing. One key way we do that is in prayer. God lets us see people and situations from his point of view, fills us with love for … Continue reading →

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Contending with the “World, the Flesh, and the Devil”

Posted on June 11, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

Fathers’ Day is this weekend. If you’re an attentive Christian dad you’ve seen that the world, the flesh, and the devil are coming after your kids. As Christian dads, one of our essential jobs is standing against these powers for … Continue reading →

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Humility in Prayer

Posted on March 18, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

Dallas Willard, in The Scandal of the Kingdom: Humility is one of the main ingredients in prayer because humility shows dependence on God. When we’re not praying, it can be because we have more confidence in ourselves than in God, … Continue reading →

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Don’t Avoid Prayer

Posted on March 7, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

Tyler Staton in Pray Like Monks, Live Like Fools: To pray is to risk being naive, to risk believing, to risk playing the fool. To pray is to risk trusting someone who might let you down. To pray is to … Continue reading →

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Do We Want Revival?

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

When we talk about how revival might happen, we commonly turn to 2 Chronicles 7:14 – “If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, … Continue reading →

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Lord, I Want to Be a Christian

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Richard Heyduck

Do you know the song, Lord, I Want to Be a Christian? Consider the four claims we make in this simple song: The obvious thing about these claims is that they are good things for people like us – church … Continue reading →

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Living in Anxious Times

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Richard Heyduck

We live in highly anxious times. We might hear more about young people being anxious and the role social media plays in creating and exacerbating their anxiety, but increased anxiety is a reality for all groups. Here are a few … Continue reading →

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Easy Ministry in the Time of Coronavirus

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Richard Heyduck

Here are a few easy things you can do in this time of “social distancing.” Prayer Walk: You can walk through your neighborhood and pray for the families in each house/apartment. If you know their names & situations, you can … Continue reading →

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Praying for Egypt

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Richard Heyduck

Is your heart broken for Egypt yet? After a generation of authoritarian misrule the Arab Spring gave so many hope for a better future. Not able to agree on what that “better future” looked like – a return to the … Continue reading →

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