Josh Patrick

Rebooting Your Prayer Life (Part 2)

Prayer has been anything but easy for me. I struggled in silence for many years… wondering why it was so difficult to connect with God in the most basic way. Prayer was an entry-level Christian practice, I assumed.

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The Gift of Pain

Josh PatrickSeptember 5, 2017 1 Peter 4:12 gift of pain Hebrews 5:8–9 James 1:2 Romans 5:3–5 why does God allow suffering

The realities of living in a broken, twisted world will pounce on us without warning. Probably more than once. Suffering will strike us and the people we love. I’m not talking about minor irritations or momentary discomfort. I’m talking about heart-wrenching, life-altering, faith-testing trials that bring us to the end of our resources.

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7 Qualities of Life-Giving People (Part 3)

Josh PatrickSeptember 1, 2017 Prayer

This is part three of a three-part post that identifies and fleshes out seven characteristics of life-giving people.

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7 Qualities of Life-Giving People (Part 2)

Josh PatrickSeptember 1, 2017

This is part two of a three-part post that identifies and fleshes out seven characteristics of life-giving people.

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Rebooting Your Prayer Life (Part 1)

Josh PatrickAugust 31, 2017 how to pray Prayer why won't God answer prayer

Not long after I was diagnosed with cancer, I was compelled to reexamine the topic of prayer and totally reboot my prayer life and start over. I dedicated a full year to this – I read classic books on prayer, sought wise counsel from more mature believers, and experimented with different forms of prayer.

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7 Qualities of Life-Giving People (Part 1)

Josh PatrickAugust 23, 2017 12 ways your phone is changing you Hebrews 12:1-2 josh patrick Psalm 139:1-3 Psalm 46:10

When a think of the phrase life-giving people, my mind immediately shows me the faces of several friends who fit that description. These are the people I absolutely love being around. They bring encouragement, joy, and life into my life. Who are the faces that come into your mind?

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Satan’s Primary Strategy Is…

Josh PatrickJuly 21, 2017 Ephesians 6:10-18 Satan Spiritual Warfare

One of Satan’s primary strategies for harming American Christians is to convince them that he doesn’t exist. But that’s not all…

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“Feed your flesh… starve your soul.”

Josh PatrickMay 2, 2017 anger josh patrick Peace

That’s the prevailing message of our day. All the money and pleasure and comfort and security and Netflix and technology in the world can’t ultimately satisfy a person’s soul.

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Lessons From Dr. Martin Luther King

Josh PatrickMarch 7, 2017 discipleship josh patrick make disciples martin luther king

If the life of Martin Luther King teaches us anything, it’s that racial reconciliation is not a fad to try out or a bandwagon to…

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5 Decisions That Liberate The Soul

Josh PatrickFebruary 21, 2017 josh patrick

I will be intentionally grateful. Every single day. The goodness of God is on display 24/7 in my life. I don’t deserve the life he has graciously given to me.