Today

A Prayer for Those Crushed in Spirit

Little Mary was certain she would play Mary, the mother of Jesus, in the Sunday school play. Her name was Mary. She knew the whole story. And when her teacher announced she would play Elizabeth instead, with very few lines, she smiled and clapped along with everyone else — and th ... Show More

6m 15s

Yesterday

A Prayer for Perseverance through Pain

When James wrote his letter to the twelve scattered tribes, the first Christians were being driven into poverty and hunger. They were not facing mild inconvenience — they were grappling to survive. And into that reality, James offered one of Scripture's most counterintuitive comm ... Show More

6m 52s

Jul 16

A Prayer to Sing in Defiance of the Darkness

The tension hadn't lifted. The problem hadn't changed. And yet a mother reached out, gathered her daughters' hands, and started to sing — smiling, dancing, filling the anger-stricken air with words about love. To an outside observer, it might have looked absurd. But the memory li ... Show More

7m 22s

Aug 2021

A Love Letter from God (1 John 5:11)

Listen to our newest show: Ask A Pastor! Pastor and writer Rayshawn Graves thinks through tough questions about Christianity and the church and how the truth of God's word applies to our lives. Listen and subscribe here: <a href="https://www.lifeaudio.com/ask-a-pastor/" rel="noop ... Show More

7m 14s

May 2021

Our Help in Times of Trouble (Psalm 121:2)