185 - Day 184 - Beware of Leaven

How relevant was the Bible to the Founding Fathers of the United States? Did you know that, during the Constitutional Convention, one of those leaders considered the least religious alluded to fourteen Scripture references in appealing for his peers to reunite in prayer?

Ever since the time Doug Small shared this simple message from Genesis 18 with our staff in Oak Brook, it has been a favorite, a kind of benchmark for beginning to begin to put in words the spirit of a personal prayer life. Praying is so much more than asking and acquiring answers.

Coming from the land of kangaroos, koalas, emus, wombats, and wallabies, Kylie travels internationally and knows what it feels like not to fit in—not to feel at home. It's a feeling we all know. It could be that we are left out or just plain lonely.

Life can be busy. Finding peace and order can feel like an impossible mission. The very pursuit of simplicity may seem to produce only complexity, intensifying your wish for one, all-important guiding principle.