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I recently read in Exodus chapter 17 about Moses telling Joshua to go to war with the Amalekites. Moses told Joshua, “I will stand at the top of the hill, with the rod of God in my hand.” So, Joshua and his men went to fight the army of Amalek, and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went to the top [...]

Tremendous power is unleashed by God when the Body of Christ gathers to pray! Prayer is one of the most active things you can do as a grandparent. It demonstrates that you rely on God’s strength and not your own. Praying the Scriptures is powerful because we are praying for the will of our [...]

Suggestions to pray for Pre-school through College For Preschool-age, pray they will: Develop a well-balanced personality. Learn problem resolution skills. Play well with others. Learn to obey quickly and to respect authority. Explore and create without fear of failure. Develop a soft heart [...]

Will you join me to pray the 30 – Day Prayer Challenge starting August 12, 30 days before Grandparents’ Day of Prayer? Spiritual battles require spiritual weapons. The most potent weapon in our arsenal is prayer.  We need to get on our knees, humble ourselves, seek God’s [...]

Recently, a friend of mine spent the weekend with her grandchildren. She told me, “It was shocking to see how fast my four grandchildren are growing up and the challenges they are facing.  I am experiencing a lot of heartache over the world they are growing up in and concerned over their [...]

I think we are living a cultural shift. In his book, Cultural Shift, R. Albert Mohler, Jr. writes, “Mass media and technology are exploding. Popular entertainment relentlessly pushes the envelope. Biomedicine stretches boundaries. Political issues shift with the polls, and Christian [...]

Do you get discouraged when God doesn’t answer your prayer in your timing or the way you asked him to answer? When I am discouraged, that God isn’t answering my prayers, I am reminded of Mary and Martha at Lazarus’ death (John 11). Jesus had a purpose in not going to Lazarus when [...]

Grandparents Day of Prayer is only 59 days away. You may have thought it was a good idea to join in prayer with other grandparents, but what would that look like? How would we accomplish that? I want to share suggestions for things you can do for Grandparents Day of Prayer on September 11. [...]

As the children are out of school during the summer months, many grandparents can go on vacation with their grandchildren or do special activities.  A number of years ago my husband-built birdhouses with our nine and eleven-year-old granddaughters. He pre-cut the pieces of wood ahead of time, [...]

In the book of Nehemiah, we meet a man of God with a broken heart because of his broken nation. He searched and sought evidence about its condition from people who had been there, seen its destruction, and those in “great distress” living in the shadows of its rubble. His response [...]