by David Macmillan WingspanPrayer | Jul 9, 2020 | Blog
Forgiveness did more than free us from the old; it freed us for the new: close-up enjoyment of God. He didn’t wave his scepter over us like a magical wand to change our status from sinner to forgiven. The high cost plan was Christ! We were “overwhelmed” by sin, but...
by David Macmillan WingspanPrayer | Jun 25, 2020 | Blog
An earlier post (The Seeker) left Siddhartha sitting in the shade of a pipal fig tree, determined to stay there until he got answers. He had an ‘awakening’ that launched him on a new path and gave him a global profile as the Buddha (‘awakened one’). Awakened under a...
by David Macmillan WingspanPrayer | Jun 9, 2020 | Blog
The mind is a busy work site. Construction either follows the world’s pattern, or the Spirit’s ‘likeness of Christ’ blueprint. Our grasp of mercy influences our choice. Awareness of how kind the Lord has been to us inspires us to stick with his blueprint for all...
by David Macmillan WingspanPrayer | May 28, 2020 | Blog
Joel’s message had good news and bad news. The bad: a mega-judgment is on the way. The good: it can be avoided. The good news route involved repentance in a massive prayer gathering marked by humility and re-consecration. It was for all. Children and nursing moms...
by David Macmillan WingspanPrayer | May 14, 2020 | Blog
The willing-but-weak story: we all have a few to tell. The disciples walked out of Gethsemane with one. Jesus had left his prayer spot to visit the disciples in theirs, and found them asleep. They had no idea how significant that garden prayer session was (the one...
