by David Macmillan WingspanPrayer | Sep 26, 2019 | Blog
Habakkuk is a herald of coming disaster. The Babylonian invasion of Judah would bring death, desolation and captivity. Jerusalem would be ravaged and its temple ruined. He is in lament mode and has reason to be. But the prophet’s complaints and questions (chap 1-2)...
by David Macmillan WingspanPrayer | Sep 12, 2019 | Blog
Jesus’ disciples were attracted to his prayer life, so they asked him to coach them. He started immediately, and in lesson one put the Kingdom at the top of the wants list (Luke 11:1). Admiration prayers are a priority, but they must overflow into missional praying:...
by David Macmillan WingspanPrayer | Aug 29, 2019 | Blog
Ever since veil tearing day, the Spirit has been pointing people to the Throne. Our right to Throne access isn’t a gift of coupons for occasional visits. Access is a permanent, high-priced living space (costing Christ’s life) where prayer is a lifestyle response to...
by David Macmillan WingspanPrayer | Aug 15, 2019 | Blog
Earlier this week I returned from a church camp (mostly young gen) in North Thailand where the theme was ‘Hunger for God’s Glory’. They did more than listen and take notes; they put words and actions to their hunger for him. Anyone with a prayer connection to this...
by David Macmillan WingspanPrayer | Jul 31, 2019 | Blog
A shuffling sound woke me. Sandra and our three small children were asleep; the only noise was the whirr of the ceiling fan…and the shuffling sound. I jumped up, looked through the window onto the gated driveway below and saw three figures moving around our vehicle....
by David Macmillan WingspanPrayer | Jul 18, 2019 | Blog
Lines get moved and boundary markers are explained away. Wrong is called right and the impure becomes normal. There is pressure to conform; to step back into the crowd and blend in. But that means losing our set-apart identity and being reflectors of the world rather...
