Category Archives: Prayer

Further Encouragement from the Founder of the Red Envelope Project

Christ Otto, the founder of the Red Envelope Project , sent me this email today: As I was praying this morning, I had the sense that these envelopes were one way the God wants to reinvigorate a nationwide prayer movement. I have begun asking people to pray the “life prayer” while they send their envelopes. …

February 18, 2009 – 6:50 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Deep Social Change, Life and Choices, Prayer, The Faith | Tagged , | Comments Off

Deep Social Change: Four Priorities (Condensed Reprise)

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Deep Social Change

Here in condensed and more convenient form is a reprise of four priorities for the church in 2009. I will continue to blog on all four of these throughout the year. We need deep social change. Few of us need convincing of that. It seems to me, though, that we have not taken seriously enough …

January 2, 2009 – 6:56 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Knowing God, Prayer, Service, The Faith, Thinking Christianly | Comments (1)

Deep Social Change: Four Essential Priorities for 2009

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Deep Social Change

We need deep social change. The U.S. election cycle that just ended has once again reminded all Americans of that. For Christians, three issues at the forefront are the economic pain spreading across much of our country, the pending “Freedom of Choice Act” that could open a much wider door for abortion to be practiced, …

December 30, 2008 – 8:08 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Knowing God, Prayer, Service, The Faith, Thinking Christianly | Comments (2)