Open Mike

Monkified Prayer: Mike the Monk

I spent half my April vacation working as a monk. Which immediately brings to mind two questions - "why would you do something like that on vacation?" Well I'm me, you're you, and saying that God makes everyone different is another way...

Multiplicative Prayer: Start the Journey Today

There is power in prayer. When an entire family or an entire church prays together, there is multiplicative power. Mysteriously, Jesus taught there is persuasive power with our Father in heaven when we pray persistently (Luke 18:1-8). I...

My Growing Edge for the Fall: Ancient Prayer

Right about now is annually a time for fresh starts, new directions, renewed rhythms in our lives. I'm making a fresh start in my devotional life. Today the first day of public school began and college football kicks off Saturday - fal...

My Persistent Prayer

Hey LFC Directors and Elders – (I sent this as an email this morning, and invite all of you who read this blog to apply it to your ministry and the people God has for you to love) I listened to Greg TeSelle's July 4th sermon on ‘Pers...

Graduation Prayer Because We Love God's Word

When's the last time you went to a graduation ceremony? It's that time of year, so maybe recently. Well, at this one I was on the platform, so during the entire roll call there was no ability to 'let me check facebook' or 'what's a res...

Paper, Rock, Candle: Ask your father!

Something we did in church yesterday made a big difference in my life last night. I saw my Heavenly Father directly answer a direct prayer request of mine. I didn't even have to wait long (obviously, I didn't pray for world peace, the ...

Breath Prayer: "Abba, I belong to you"

Today I invite you to share a weekly prayer journey during Lent - each Sunday we will teach and 'try on' a specific type of prayer during the worship service. We will blog and Facebook those instructions on Monday, and I hope you will th...

Sacred Place & Incarnation

I am in Ireland right now, exploring new sites of ancient sacredness. Last Sunday's preacher at LFC-Huntersville, Byron Davis, assisted us in practicing something I learned from my first trip to Ireland seven years ago. I wrote this in...

LFC Prayer Trail & My Big 'EPC Moderator' Decision

Friends, would you please pray for me today? This week I'm in Orlando for our denomination's annual national gathering. I will be accepting and beginning a leadership position, Moderator, for the next couple of years in the Evangelical...

Healing Prayer with Paul Newman's Dressing

Yesterday after our 3rd worship service, I was part of anointing a friend with oil and praying for his healing from *&#$%$ cancer. In James 5:14, the brother of Jesus writes this to the young church he pastors: "Is any one of you sick? ...