What’s In A Name? You must not misuse the name of the Lord your God. The Lord will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name. Exodus 20:7 Kids used to like rhyming my name. Heather Feather, how’s the weather? You can imagine how much this irked me. Names are personal. They are more than just words. One’s name becomes so embodied by the person it belongs to that mocking the name is synonymous with mocking the person. On the other hand, having a baby named after you is a great honor! God’s name, too, is personal.

  Love God Best You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea. Exodus 20:4 We often hear people lamenting that they don’t have time for daily Bible reading and prayer. They can’t make it to church because of sports and other activities. But it’s really all about priorities. If you have two things you need to do but only time for one of them, you’ll choose the one that is most important to you. Let me say that again: You will

It could easily be said that Christian ministry is, or at least should be, driven by prayer.  It seems fitting, then, that the first post on our blog is about prayer.  But does prayer actually make a difference?  If God already knows what we need, why do we need to tell Him?  If He is sovereign, why does prayer matter? When we ask these questions, and all of us have asked them, it’s generally because we’re looking at prayer from the wrong angle.  We’re asking “what good is prayer” because we think the only “good” that can come from prayer