Encouragement to prayer from a distressed mother

In Mark 7:24-30, we have the moving account of the Syro-Phoenician (Gentile) woman who humbly and persistently implored Jesus to heal her demon-possessed daughter. Commenting on this account, J.C. Ryle makes this application: InĀ  the first place, this passage is meant to encourage us to pray for others. The woman who came to our Lord, [...]

Prayer–is that all?

Have you ever thought this way: “Yes, prayer is important, but giving / doing / serving is where the action is really at…”? It’s easy to think this way, but the more I read, the more I am convinced it’s exactly backwards. The Apostle Paul had this to say, concluding the chapter on spiritual warfare [...]