by LoriAHatcher | Mar 27, 2023 | Christian Living, Prayer
The First Question “Do you have a hymnbook?” pastor/teacher Sinclair Ferguson asked this question recently during one of his podcast episodes. Convinced I was going to win points in some mysterious spiritual life exam, I was pleased to answer, “Yes.”...
by LoriAHatcher | Mar 13, 2023 | Christian Living, Prayer
If Time magazine polled its readers, looking for the 950 B.C. Man of the Year, I’m pretty sure King David would have been a shoe in. A military man, he was handsome, clever, and brave. He had political smarts and charisma. He played an instrument...
by LoriAHatcher | Mar 6, 2023 | Christian Living, Prayer
In an attempt to hear God’s voice, the fiasco on the mountain was truly a pathetic scene. The prophets of Baal were desperate to prove the superiority of their false God. They worked themselves into a frenzy. They danced. They sang. They called out. ...
by LoriAHatcher | Feb 6, 2023 | Blog, Christian Living, Family, Prayer
Years ago, a friend challenged me to fast and pray one day a month for my adult children. When she suggested it, I had mixed feelings. I love my children. I want God’s best for them. I also love food. And I have a high metabolism that requires me to eat often. My...
by LoriAHatcher | Jan 23, 2023 | Christian Living, Prayer
When you grow up in a small town in New England, you don’t have much to brag about. Nestled on the shores of Narragansett Bay, the sleepy little town where I was born is home to about 23,000 people. But once a year, it goes from obscure to ostentatious. On...
by LoriAHatcher | Jan 16, 2023 | Blog, Christian Living, Family, Prayer
There’s a stray cat in the neighborhood, and for whatever reason, it’s homed in on you. It howls at your doorstep. You shoo it away. When you come home at night, it’s lurking in the bushes. You rush inside, closing the door firmly in its face, but the next...
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