Category: Family Life

Prodigal Prayers: Week 3

1/20/2026

Welcome, friend.

If you’re here, it’s likely because you love someone who has wandered—or because your own heart knows what it feels like to wait, hope, and pray through the ache of distance. You’ve prayed. You’ve wept. You’ve waited. And today, once again, you are choosing to press in.

In 2026, we are walking this road together.

Each Tuesday, we gather here to work through Prodigal Prayers: 52 Weeks of Praying Over the Prodigal—one week at a time, one Scripture, one prayer, one promise.

There is no rushing here and no falling behind. Come when you can. Stay as long as you need. This is a place for steady faith, honest prayers, and hope that is anchored in our faithful God and refuses to give up.

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Prodigal Prayers: Week 1

1/6/2026

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#Prodigal #Prayers: Week 1--A Prayer for #Deliverance explores Judges 2-3 and God’s response to wandering hearts. #Discover how #God hears cries of distress, is moved by groaning, and raises deliverers. This #devotional encourages #faithful #prayer for #prodigals, reminding #believers that God is a #promise keeper, a jealous God, and merciful toward those who cry out to Him. Perfect for those #interceding for wayward loved ones and seeking #hope through #Scripture. #BibleStudy #ProdigalPrayers

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Greater is the Giver

11/7/2025

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#Discover the #true heart of #gratitude in Greater Is the Giver. This #inspiring #devotional reminds #readers that #God’s goodness isn’t defined by His #gifts but by His unchanging #character. Reflect on Job’s #faith and Paul’s #contentment as you #learn to #worship the Giver above the #gifts. Perfect for #Thanksgiving or any #season of gratitude, this post #encourages #believers to find lasting #joy in God Himself--the source of every #blessing. #ChristianLiving #Faith #Thanksgiving #Devotional

In just a few short weeks, families and friends will gather, food will be shared, football and parades will be viewed, and hopefully, thanks will be given. Like many families, I can long recall the tradition of going around the table while each person shares what he or she is thankful for that year. For most of us, our gratitude will be directed toward the many blessings in our lives — family, friends, resources, experiences, etc. It is good and right that we acknowledge and show gratitude for the many gifts that God gives us. But how many of us will simply say we are thankful for God?

God is far more glorious than any of His gifts. And while it would be wrong not to lift up these good gifts in praise, I think we can miss the mark of true gratitude when our thanks for the gift doesn’t lead us to the real prize — worship and adoration of the Giver.

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4 Cultural Myths God's Word Refutes

10/17/2025

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The Bible: Our Roadmap for Life

God’s Word—the Bible, Scripture—is more than just a book. It’s our roadmap for life. Think of it as the GPS of the soul. It never fails, never gets outdated, and always points us in the right direction. Like Google Maps, it reroutes us when we wander, whispers “recalculating” when we drift off course, and lights up our path with stop signs, yield signs, green lights, and red lights that protect us and guide us forward.

The Bible is not optional—it’s essential. In a world flooded with noise, opinions, and shifting values, Scripture is our anchor of truth. It exposes the lies of culture and replaces them with God’s unchanging wisdom. Today, let’s look at four cultural myths that Scripture directly refutes.

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Finding Strength to Pray Without Ceasing

10/3/2025

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Discover #ProdigalPrayers, a 52-week #devotional designed to encourage #parents #praying for a #prodigal child. Rooted in #Scripture, this #resource offers weekly #prayer prompts, guided #meditations, and space for #journaling. Find #hope, strength, and perseverance as you intercede for your son or daughter. #Learn how to #trust #God’s timing, embrace His #faithfulness, and keep praying with confidence--even in seasons of waiting. #PrayerForProdigals #KeepPraying #HopeInGod #GodAnswersPrayer

Introducing Prodigal Prayers
52 Weeks of Praying Over the Prodigal

Have you ever wept and prayed over a loved one who has wandered far from the Lord? Perhaps it’s a child, a sibling, a friend—or even your own heart in a season of drifting. If so, you know the heartache, the waiting, and the temptation to lose hope.

That is why I wrote this new book, Prodigal Prayers: 52 Weeks of Praying Over the Prodigal. This book was born out of my own seasons of praying for prodigals, often with tears, sometimes with faint hope—but always with the deep conviction that God is faithful even when we cannot see what He is doing.

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3 Things a Tsunami Taught Me About Disobedience

9/5/2025

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Discover 3 powerful #lessons from a real-life #tsunami about the dangers of disobedience to #God. This #faith-filled #Christian blog post explores how disobedience ignores consequences, hardens hearts, and cheapens #grace. Drawing on #Scripture, #biblical examples, and #wisdom from voices like #Bonhoeffer, it challenges #believers to heed God’s Word, embrace repentance, and live in joyful obedience. A timely reminder that God’s commands protect, #guide, and lead us into #true life in #Christ.

This past July, there was a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia, which set off tsunami alerts and evacuations across the Pacific. Living in Hawai’i, we received emergency notifications on our phones and sirens sounded throughout each neighborhood, alerting us of an impending tsunami that was predicted to arrive by early evening, giving us islanders about 4-5 hours to prepare and move to higher ground if need be.

Thankfully, we live far enough inland to be outside of a possible flood zone, but people who live or work near the coastal areas were told to evacuate immediately. Hotels and resorts told vacationers to move up to higher floors. Officials cautioned people to stay off beaches. Warning sirens sounded every hour to remind people to get somewhere safe as quickly as possible.

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Hope For The Bitter Heart

8/1/2025

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Discover #Gospel-centered #encouragement in our new blog post Hope for the Bitter Heart. #Learn how to uproot #bitterness and embrace #healing through #Christ, with #wisdom from #Hebrews 12:15. This post offers #biblical insight, #hope for hurting hearts, and #practical steps to guard against resentment. Perfect for those seeking #Christian encouragement, #faith-based healing, and #emotional #restoration. #Read now and find #freedom through #God’s #grace. #ChristianEncouragement #BibleStudy

The last several months, I have had to watch and walk alongside someone I love dearly as they go through a prolonged season of hurt, discouragement, and difficulty. It isn’t as simple as one event or circumstance that has brought about this period of pain, but rather a series of situations that have slowly worn this person down.

Thankfully, they haven’t lost faith, but that doesn’t mean they are not still weighed down by what has become a weighty burden. And it has been made all the harder because there doesn’t seem to be an end or easy answers in sight.

That’s the thing about carrying heavy things — we can do fairly well when the duration of bearing the load is short, or we can see that relief is near.

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