Worship When You’re Anxious
Philippians 4:6 is a redirect, not a prohibition, and Peter’s verb means to hurl. What to do when you cannot feel a…
The Journal
Tag: Prayer
Praying when it is working, and praying when it is not. Unanswered prayer, lament, and worship in the seasons that do not resolve.
Psalm 51: A Confession Handed to the Choir
David’s worst act became a song the nation sang. No self-defence, a request to be created rather than repaired, and a reason…
Psalm 42: The One That Argues With Itself
A panting deer, a taunt, and a refrain repeated three times that never quite convinces him. What to do when you cannot…
What Does “Amen” Mean?
Not “the prayer is over”. It means firm, reliable — it belongs to the people listening, Jesus put it at the front,…
Worshipping at Home When You Can’t Get to Church
Jesus removed the venue question at a well in Samaria. What worship actually requires, shapes that work, and the days you cannot…
Lament Is Worship Too
A third of the Psalms are laments and almost no church sings them. What a lament is, why Psalm 88 never resolves,…
Worship in Spirit and in Truth: What Jesus Meant
Jesus says it to one woman at a well, and it is not about music. What “in spirit and in truth” removes,…
When Prayers Aren’t Answered
Unanswered prayer is all over Scripture, in the mouths of people God plainly loved. What the Bible says is happening, and what…
Chosen, Not Forsaken: What the Phrase Means
“Chosen, not forsaken” is not one verse but two promises Scripture keeps side by side — 1 Peter 2:9, Hebrews 13:5, and…