Prayer is important — and sometimes difficult. Okay, maybe often? Here are 8 practical suggestions to help you with “the sweetest work of the soul.”
Author: MatthewRuttan
"A pulse doesn't mean you're alive." I'm a dad, pastor & "expert" pancake maker. Homebase is www.MatthewRuttan.co, and I write the "Up!" daily devo at www.TheUpDevo.com. One day I hope to own a rowboat. Just because it seems awesome.
Pray—as a first resort [Sermon]
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Good out of evil [Sermon]
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The Ingredients of True Happiness—according to Calvin
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Heaven’s Expats [Sermon]
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More of us are worshiping online. But there’s a risk. It can become something we WATCH instead of something we DO. Here are practical ideas to help.
Gasoline or Love in a Tinderbox [Sermon]
In many ways, our world feels like a tinderbox right now—and easily flammable. The COVID-19 pandemic—and all of it’s accompanying stress and stain—has pushed many
