May 2025 Issue
Closing prayers: Facing the end times on our knees
Randy Maxwell
You metaphorically have 89 seconds to live.1 Well, at least, until the world ends. That’s the opinion of the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists who, in 2025, moved the iconic Doomsday Clock—a metaphor for estimating humanity’s proximity…
Never walk alone
Don MacLafferty
Stop walking alone. Jesus didn’t. Nor should you. You may disagree, perhaps thinking, “You don’t know what I am going through.” You are correct—I don’t. But Someone does. On December 30, 2024, I began a new private study in the written Word on Jesus’ dependence on…
What is praying in the Spirit?
Ron Clouzet
When the 70 had returned from their evangelistic mission and shared with Jesus their success, “Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit and said, ‘I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to babes.…
When you are running on empty and looking for the nearest exit
Melody Mason
Do you sometimes feel as if you are living in a dry spiritual wilderness and wonder why God does not seem to be answering your prayers? Are you finding yourself overwhelmed with the responsibilities and challenges of ministry at times? Perhaps you feel as if you are…
Barriers to prayer
Dee Casper
Many years ago I conducted a series of meetings at one of our Adventist universities. A close friend was the musician for the meetings. We were staying at the same host’s house, and one night, while parked in the driveway after a meeting, we had a conversation that…