by Kevin Murray | Oct 14, 2015 | Prayer
There are many times when I begin to pray from an earnest place of deep-felt need, only to find that the words bloat into superficial adornments meant to sway God to my point of view. What a low view I take when I try to flower my petitions and thanksgivings with...
by Kevin Murray | Apr 16, 2015 | Prayer
I can’t get enough of nature: silver-gold sunrises from green mountain tops, irrepressible seas with moon-powered tides, shady oak trees and striped dragonflies. Shall I go on? Not just yet. We’d be here awhile. God loves nature. It is the mirror of paradise. He made...
by Kevin Murray | Nov 12, 2014 | Prayer
“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” (Psalm 119:105) I remember as a young boy hoping I would find a million dollars. Wherever I walked I’d imagine looking under some nearby object and finding a hidden treasure, envisioning all the while what...
by Kevin Murray | Apr 16, 2014 | Prayer
When we say God speaks to us through a particular song, movie, or painting, we don’t mean to infer He is the one actually creating the music, acting the role, or generating the image. We recognize these are the works of poets, performers, and artists, who may or may...
by Kevin Murray | Mar 28, 2014 | Prayer
Not long ago, I found myself to be in what can best be described as a spiritual slumber. In the film, Awakenings, Robin Williams gives a brilliant portrayal of Malcolm Sawyer, an American neurologist who discovers the benefits of a new drug, L-Dopa. He discovers that...
by Kevin Murray | Dec 11, 2013 | Prayer
Solomon opens Ecclesiastes with a dismal pronouncement: “Everything is meaningless!” (Eccles. 1:2) After spending much of his life in pursuit of monuments, fortunes, and pleasures, his all-out effort to fabricate meaning out of his own existence failed. Fast-forward...
