Category Archives: Prayer

Prayer Warriors

Posted on August 1, 2023 by Bob Bjerkaas

As some of you know, a couple of years ago I began a reading program to revisit the classics of Western literature – and it has been fun.  And sometimes convicting as well.  This weekend I purchased a very fine … Continue reading →

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A Mother’s Prayer

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Bob Bjerkaas

How are your kids doing?  As my kids are all transitioning into adulthood (ages 23,21,19, and 17), mine are all doing great!  For now…  I have found parenting to be the most rewarding, difficult, joyful, and heartbreaking calling imaginable.  The … Continue reading →

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November 4th

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Bob Bjerkaas

When I was a boy I had a dot-matrix printed image on my bedroom wall.  I do not recall when or how I got it, but it was a two page long printout that had, in x’s and o’s a … Continue reading →

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Spitting, Whistling, And Drinking Soda from a Can

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Bob Bjerkaas

Have you ever felt that your prayer requests were too trivial?  That somehow God would be offended if you brought unimportant matters to his attention? Over the course of my ministry, I have met with a number of folks who … Continue reading →

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An Audacious Prayer: Psalm 126:4

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Bob Bjerkaas

As those of you who subscribe to this blog – and others who read it regularly may have noticed, I have not been writing much lately.  As a matter of fact, beyond my basic pastoral duties I have really not … Continue reading →

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Praying for Rain

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Bob Bjerkaas

“April showers bring May flowers.” When I was growing up in Maryland, this little bit of a rhyme was doubly true. March and April were rainy months, and flowers started blooming in earnest in May. Out here in California we … Continue reading →

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Decisions to Make? Ask God!

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Bob Bjerkaas

There is a verse in the book of Joshua that gives us an apt, though sad summary of much trouble that we bring into our own lives. In Joshua 9, we read about what has been called the “Gibeonite deception.” … Continue reading →

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