Quotes from The Circle Maker, by Mark Batterson Is there some dream that God wants to resurrect? Is there some promise you need to reclaim? Is there some miracle you need to start believing for again? The reason many of us give up too soon is that we feel like we have failed if God doesn't answer...
I liked this book. It gave me a lot of suggestions to increase the power of my prayers. Praying long...a concept I need to think more about this. He also writes about goals at the end and how setting high goals and praying through them (praying long) is beneficial. It explains how his high go...
As a parent, praying for your kids is one of the most, if not the most important thing you can do. Mark's book inspired me to keep circling in these very important, formative years in the life of Jesse and Cole.Here are some take-aways: * Make sure your Heavenly Father hears about your kids daily...
I loved Batterson’s book, “The Circle Maker,” so it seemed obvious that I should read the prayer devotional based on that book. “The Circle Maker” drastically changed how I viewed prayer, and immediately impacted my prayer life. This book, “Draw the Circle,” is good in the sense that it reinfor...
Jack’s eyes shot open as thunder roared from somewhere outside his window. Pulling the covers up past his nose, he stared out his bedroom window at the darkening sky. Something about the boiling clouds terrified him. He wasn’t sure, but he thought it must be morning. When ...
The Memory Stone had taken her to the kitchen of the house she’d grown up in. Her breath caught when she saw her mother standing at the kitchen table, spreading frosting on a strawberry cake. Her father stood behind, wrapping her in a loving embrace. Tears sprang to Alexia...