
The Secret Ingredients of Prayer and Gratitude
She’d already given up so much for her gluten-free diet. Would she have to stop baking her favorite Christmas treat, too?

She’d already given up so much for her gluten-free diet. Would she have to stop baking her favorite Christmas treat, too?

Since college, this architect had set his sights on designing a float for the Tournament of Roses Parade. His efforts, despite several rejections, ultimately helped him realize his goal.

In a moment of darkness, on the night before Thanksgiving, a daughter finds comfort in the unlikeliest of places…

Her son was frightened by the electrical blackout, but their prayers for comfort were quickly answered–and in memorable fashion.

We plan, we hope, we expect, we yearn. But in the end, “Only the Father knows.”

Prayer done in secret could help do wonders for a pastor who has a very public life.


Sure, household chores can be tiresome and exasperating, but just like prayer, doing them takes me right out of myself.

The one prayer God never answers is “Please, let nothing change.”

In this excerpt from Extraordinary Answers to Prayer, an expectant mom is reassured of God’s promise to provide.
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