Intercessory prayer sounds like a complicated thing, but it is not difficult. Intercession is praying on behalf of someone else. Webster’s 1828 dictionary defines it as “prayer or solicitation to one party in favor of another.” It is bringing someone else’s need before the throne of God. It is a privilege to be able toRead More
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Celiac/Food Allergy
Taking the Lord’s Supper With Celiac Disease or Food Allergies
If you are gluten-free, it can become stressful to think of how you’ll do certain activities. When you are a born-again Christian and want to obey the ordinance to observe the Lord’s Supper, it can bring on even more stress! It doesn’t have to be stressful, though! If you have Celiac Disease, or other foodRead More
Christmas
Our 2020 Christmas Advent Countdowns
Christmas is a wonderful, joyful time of year. I don’t really get into the Christmas spirit until Thanksgiving is over, but then I listen to as much Christmas music as I can, enjoy browsing sales looking for fun gifts for my family and friends, make homemade gifts where I can, take the month off ofRead More
Devotional
Who Are You Doing Things For?
As a stay-at-home mom, I do a lot of mundane tasks during the day. There are things I do frequently that I’ve been doing for almost 10 years that can easily be thought of as negative. Changing diapers, doing dishes, making meals, helping to clean up toys AGAIN! It can be discouraging for sure andRead More
Christian
Why Is It Called Polishing Arrows?
Are you wondering about the site’s name? What does Polishing Arrows mean? Why would I call anything that? Am I into archery or something? (That answer is no because I’ve never done it.) I have sat on this name and idea for a few years now. It stems from the concept that the Bible refersRead More