Ways To Pray For An Enemy

1. “Lord, please make this idiot stop being a moron.”   2. “Lord, please help this person stop doing terrible things.”   3. “Lord, please turn this person’s heart towards you so he can change.”   4. “Lord, help me show this person your ways through how I deal with him.”   5. “Father, if it fits with your will, please bring a miracle to … Continue reading Ways To Pray For An Enemy

Anxiety -> Prayer -> Peace

 – Paul to the Phillipians Life is stressful.  Remembering to pray is hard.  So, some years ago, I read this verse and decided to kill 2 birds with one stone.  From that point on, I decided, being anxious or worried would be the universe’s cue for me to check in with the divine (you know – pray). Sometimes the prayer was just a “hey – … Continue reading Anxiety -> Prayer -> Peace

What I think God would say about abortion

I am not God (just in case you were confused – lol), but based on what I know about God and how he works – which admittedly may be all wrong – I have certain hypothesis about what God would want us to be saying about a variety of topics.  And although it may seem blasphemous to those who think that we already know all … Continue reading What I think God would say about abortion

What to do when you wake up in hell

Today, I want to share a bit more about a short story from my book The Upside Down World – A Book of Wisdom in Progress.  In the story, I imagine a conversation between the resurrected Jesus and one of his disciples when the question, “what was it like being dead?” gets asked.  From the story: As he stared into the fire in front of … Continue reading What to do when you wake up in hell

A New Fundamentalism

I, Rebecca Trotter, hereby declare that the time has come for a new form of Christian fundamentalism.  It is my belief that this new fundamentalism is needed in order to preserve what is most sacred and true to Christianity against assaults from without and within the Christian church.  Although there is freedom in Christ which allows for a variety of ideas and understandings to be … Continue reading A New Fundamentalism

I asked God to hit my husband with a bus

It has long been a practice among those who want to learn how to pray to pray a psalm each day – preferably by starting at the front and working through them in order.  When you do this, you find that some days the psalm speaks to you and some days you are praying someone else’s prayer.  Which is as it should be.  The point … Continue reading I asked God to hit my husband with a bus