In a world like ours, wouldn’t it be nice if God intervened more often? Clear direction when we don’t know which way to go, a fresh start when we’ve made a mess of things, divine healing when medical science fails! If only! But here we are in a seemingly closed system, doing the best we can on our own.

“No!” the Book of James insists. “God is more eager to answer your prayers than you can imagine!” If that is true, what are we missing? What kind of prayers open heaven’s floodgates?The post When All Else Fails first appeared on White Pine Community Church.