North New Zealand Conference
North New Zealand Conference
Prayer and Relationship Ministry
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Confronting the Dark Side
Years ago when I was a student in a boarding school, a fellow student described for me a night of terror. All night long in his dormitory room, he had felt tormented by evil spirits. -
Prayer at the Hospital Bedside
The hospital bedside is a holy place. There, trivial things make way for significant issues of life, death, relationships, pain, hope, and salvation. "Through faith and prayer the sickroom may be transformed into a Bethel."* -
Is God in Your Greeting?
"Hey!" "What's up?" "Hello." "How are you?" "Hi." "Good morning." Every language and subculture has its greetings. "G'Day"—common Down Under, in Australia and New Zealand. Greetings open gates that are otherwise closed and locked. -
The Joy of Partnership in Prayer
There's a story about a small boy who was trying to lift a heavy stone, but he couldn't budge it. His father, passing by, stopped to watch his efforts. Finally he said to his son: "Are you using all your strength?" -
Companions in Pain
Recently I received painful news. The wife and mother in a family I love was diagnosed with a serious form of cancer, and the outlook was grim. Night and day, these people—the husband and wife and two teenage boys—were on my mind and in my prayers. -
Action Steps for Powerful Praying
There is no formula for powerful praying. Prayer is a mysterious action of the Holy Spirit, and our attempts to define it fall short. Even if your words are stumbling and weak, know that "The prayer of the upright is God's delight." See Romans 8:26; and P